Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Hockey Canada has announced the 197 athletes that will attend the National Teams’ Summer Showcase in Calgary starting on July 22, 2017 with the U17 Development Camp. Twelve BC Hockey players were selected to attend the U17 camp.
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Under-17
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Name:
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Position:
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Hometown
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2016-2017 Team
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Roman Basran
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Goaltender
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Delta, BC
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Yale Hockey Academy (CSSHL)
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Layton Ahac
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Defence
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Victoria, BC
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West Vancouver Hockey Academy (CSSHL)
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Jacson Alexander
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Defence
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Victoria, BC
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Shawnigan Lake School (CSSHL)
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Mitchell Brown
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Defence
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Salmon Arm, BC
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Okanagan Hockey Academy (CSSHL)
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Jackson van de Leest
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Defence
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Kelowna, BC
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Okanagan Hockey Academy (CSSHL)
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Tag Bertuzzi
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Forward
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Vancouver, BC
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Oakland (USU16)
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Dylan Cozens
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Forward
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Whitehorse, YT
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Yale Hockey Academy (CSSHL)
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Sasha Mutala
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Forward
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Vancouver, BC
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Greater Vancouver Canadians (MML)
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Massimo Rizzo
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Forward
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Burnaby, BC
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Burnaby Winter Club (CSSHL)
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Henrik Rybinski
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Forward
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Vancouver, BC
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Greater Vancouver Canadians (MML)
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Alex Swetlikoff
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Forward
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Kelowna, BC
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Yale Hockey Academy (CSSHL)
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Josh Williams
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Forward
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Langley, BC
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Yale Hockey Academy (CSSHL)
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Canada will send three (3) teams to the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge that will be hosted by Dawson Creek and Fort St. John November 5-11, 2017.
Five (5) BC Hockey athletes have been invited to the U18 camp to vie for spots on Canada’s National Summer Under-18 Team which will compete at the 2017 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup in August.
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Under-18
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Name:
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Position:
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Hometown
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2016-2017 Team
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Luke Zazula
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Defence
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Langley, BC
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Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
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Luka Burzan
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Forward
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Surrey, BC
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Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
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Nolan Foote
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Forward
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Kelowna, BC
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Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
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Jackson Leppard
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Forward
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North Vancouver, BC
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Prince George Cougars (WHL)
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Jackson Shepard
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Forward
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West Vancouver, BC
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Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
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Four (4) BC Hockey players will attend Canada’s National Junior Team Summer Development Camp in Plymouth, Michigan, in preparation for the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship taking place in Buffalo, New York.
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Under-20
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Name:
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Position:
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Hometown
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2016-2017 Team
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Dennis Cholowski
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Defence
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Langley, BC
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St. Cloud State University (NCHC)
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Dante Fabbro
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Defence
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Coquitlam, BC
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Boston University (HE)
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Cal Foote
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Defence
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Kelowna, BC
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Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
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Tyson Jost
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Forward
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Kelowna, BC
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Colorado Avalanche (NHL)
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Several more coaches and support staff from BC Hockey will also attend the showcase. At the U18 camp, Mitch Love (Quesnel/Everett Silvertips, WHL) will serve as a camp coach while Gord Cochran (Williams Lake/Regina Pats, WHL) will be the team’s equipment manager and Khore Elliott (Victoria/Victoria Royals, WHL) will be the team’s athletic therapist.
At the U17 camp Spencer Carbery (Victoria/Saginaw Spirit, OHL) and Luke Pierce (Merritt) will be team assistant coaches while Jamie Jackson (Vancouver/Vancouver North East Chiefs, BCMML) will be a guest coach and Dan De Palma (Kamloops/Kamloops Blazers, WHL) will serve as goaltending coach.
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