11 CHL players invited to USA Hockey NJT Evaluation Camp
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Hockey announced the 40 forwards and defensemen including 11 from the CHL that have been invited to the National Junior Evaluation Camp, Aug. 3-10, in Lake Placid, N.Y. The players will be auditioning for spots on the U.S. National Junior Team that will take part in the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship, Dec. 26, 2013-Jan. 5, 2014, in Malmo, Sweden. Goaltender invitations to the camp will be announced later this month.
The United States has medaled in three of the last four IIHF World Junior Championships, including gold 2013 and 2010 and bronze in 2011.
Of the 40 players attending, 23 have won medals in IIHF world championships including Patrick Sieloff (Windsor Spitfires) who was part of the gold-medal-winning 2013 U.S. National Junior Team and 2012 U.S National Under-18 Team, and Connor Carrick (Plymouth Whalers) who also won gold at the 2012 IIHF Men’s Under-18 World Championship in Brno, Czech Republic.
Henrik Samuelsson (Edmonton Oil Kings) helped the U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team win the gold medal at the 2011 IIHF Men’s Under-18 World Championship in Crimmitschau, Germany.
The camp, which will be held at Lake Placid’s Olympic Center utilizing the 1980 Herb Brooks Arena, includes practices and international games against Canada, Finland and Sweden.
CHL Players invited to 2013 USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp:
Defensemen:
Dylan Blujus (North Bay Battalion)
Connor Carrick (Plymouth Whalers)
Anthony DeAngelo (Sarnia Sting)
Nick Ebert (Windsor Spitfires)
Patrick Sieloff (Windsor Spitfires)
Forwards:
Justin Bailey (Kitchener Rangers)
Adam Erne (Quebec Remparts)
Jimmy Lodge (Saginaw Spirit)
Stefan Matteau (Rimouski Oceanic)
Henrik Samuelsson (Edmonton Oil Kings)
Brady Vail (Windsor Spitfires)
Click here to see the full Evaluation Camp roster and complete event schedule