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CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada, in partnership with
the Canadian Hockey League, announced Tuesday the 22
players who will play for Canada’s National Men’s
Summer Under-18 Team at the 2011 Memorial of Ivan
Hlinka tournament, August 8-13 in Breclav, Czech
Republic and Piestany, Slovakia.
CHL Players Named to Team Canada:
Goaltenders:
Domenic Graham, Drummondville Voltigeurs
Defencemen:
Mathew Dumba, Red Deer Rebels
Slater Koekkoek, Peterborough Petes
Adam Pelech, Erie Otters
Derrick Pouliot, Portland Winterhawks
Griffin Reinhart, Edmonton Oil Kings
Morgan Rielly, Moose Jaw Warriors
Forwards:
Andreas Athanasiou, London Knights
Mathew Campagna, Sudbury Wolves
Brendan Gaunce, Belleville Bulls
Felix Girard, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Charles Hudon, Chicoutimi Sagueneens
Scott Laughton, Oshawa Generals
Jarrod Maidens, Owen Sound Attack
Matia Marcantuoni, Kitchener Rangers
Sean Monahan, Ottawa 67’s
Kerby Rychel, Windsor Spitfires
Hunter Shinkaruk, Medicine Hat Tigers
Gemel Smith, Owen Sound Attack
Thomas Wilson, Plymouth Whalers
The roster was finalized Tuesday following Hockey
Canada’s four-day selection camp at Father David
Bauer Olympic Arena in Calgary. The camp included
daily practices and three Red-White intersquad
games.
Canada’s roster is made up of 13 forwards, seven
defencemen and two goaltenders. Head coach Steve
Spott (Waterloo, Ont./Kitchener, OHL), assembled the
roster with support from assistant coaches Mario
Duhamel (St-Bruno, Que./Drummondville, QMJHL) and
Don Nachbaur (Kitimat, B.C./Spokane, WHL), Kevin
Prendergast, Hockey Canada’s head scout for the
men’s Program of Excellence, and Brad Pascall,
Hockey Canada’s vice-president of hockey
operations/national teams.
“It was a very competitive camp, and choosing these
22 players was by no means an easy task,” said Spott.
“All of the players named today have earned their
spot on the roster, and we look forward to getting
to Europe and continuing Canada’s great tradition at
this event.”
Canada has won the Memorial of Ivan Hlinka
tournament three straight years, and has won 15 of
20 summer under-18 tournaments since 1991. It will
play in Group A in Breclav with the Czech Republic,
Sweden and Switzerland. Group B, which consists of
Finland, Russia, Slovakia and the United States,
will play out of Piestany.
Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team
breakdown
Two goaltenders, seven defencemen, 13 forwards
20 players from the Canadian Hockey League
12 players from the Ontario Hockey League
Five players from the Western Hockey League
Three players from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey
League
One player from the Central Canadian Hockey League
One player from the Ligue de hockey midget AAA du
Québec
20 players with experience in Hockey Canada’s
Program of Excellence
Canada will face Slovakia in a pre-tournament game
in Piestany on Saturday, August 6 before opening the
tournament against Sweden on Monday, August 8. The
top two teams from each group advance to the
semifinals on Friday, August 13, with the gold medal
game scheduled for Saturday, August 14.
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