Thursday, June 26, 2008
Seven BC born players have been invited to attend Hockey Canada’s National Under-18 Team Selection Camp at Calgary’s Father David Bauer Arena from August 1-6, 2008.
The camp will be used to finalize a 22 player roster who will represent Canada at the 2008 Memorial of Ivan Hlinka tournament, scheduled for August 12-16 in Piestany, Slovakai and Breclav, Czech Republic. Canada has won gold at the tournament three of the past four years.
BC Born Players
|
Player
|
Height
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Weight
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Birthdate
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Hometown
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07-08 Team
|
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Nathan Lieuwen
|
6’3”
|
174 lbs.
|
08/08/91
|
Abbotsford, BC
|
Westside (BCHL)
|
|
Stefan Elliot
|
6’0”
|
175 lbs.
|
01/30/91
|
North Vancouver, BC
|
Saskatoon (WHL)
|
|
Matt Mackenzie
|
6’1”
|
185 lbs.
|
11/15/91
|
Maple Ridge, BC
|
Calgary (WHL)
|
|
Landon Ferraro
|
5’11”
|
165 lbs.
|
08/08/91
|
Vancouver, BC
|
Red Deer (WHL)
|
|
Curtis Hamilton
|
6’1”
|
188 lbs.
|
12/04/91
|
Kelowna, BC
|
Saskatoon (WHL)
|
|
Ryan Howse
|
5’11”
|
183 lbs.
|
07/06/91
|
Prince George, BC
|
Chilliwack (WHL)
|
|
Evander Kane
|
6’0”
|
170 lbs.
|
08/01/91
|
Vancouver, BC
|
Vancouver (WHL)
|
All of the BC players selected to try-out are former members of BC Hockey’s High Performance Program and Major Midget League.
Al Murray, Hockey Canada’s head scout for the National Men’s Team programs, selected the 40 players in consultation with coaching staff along with numerous CHL and NHL scouts and general managers. Bill Peters (Spokane, WHL) will be Canada’s head coach and will be joined on the bench by assistants Steve Spott (Kitchener, OHL) and André Tourigny (Rouyn-Noranda, QMJHL).
“I expect this to be a competitive camp,” says Murray. “There is a lot of talent at each position in the 1991-born age group. We’re all looking forward to the selection camp.”
Players will arrive in Calgary August 1, with on-ice sessions beginning on August 2. Players selected for the team, along with team staff, will depart Calgary for Europe on August 6.
For more information about the BC Hockey High Performance Program, please visit the BC Hockey website at
www.bchockey.net
or email
highperformance@bchockey.net
.