Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team Selection Camp Roster Includes Twelve QMJHL Players
CALGARY, Friday, June 11, 2011 Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Hockey League, announced Friday the 38 players who have been invited to attend Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team selection camp, which runs from July 31-August 3 at Father David Bauer Olympic Arena in Calgary, home of Canada’s national teams.
The roster includes 14 defencemen and 24 forwards. Four goaltenders will be added to the camp roster following the June 17-20 Program of Excellence goaltending camp in Calgary. Five U18-eligible goaltenders will be in attendance for that camp.
CHL Players:
<b>Defencemen:</b>
Myles Bell, Regina Pats
Cody Ceci, Ottawa 67’s
<i>Dillon Donnelly, Shawinigan Cataractes</i>
Dougie Hamilton, Niagara IceDogs
Scott Harrington, London Knights
Ryan Murphy, Kitchener Rangers
Ryan Murray, Everett Silvertips
<i>Jimmy Oligny, PEI Rocket</i>
<i>Xavier Ouellet, Montreal Juniors</i>
Stuart Percy, Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors
<i>Jonathan Racine, Shawinigan Cataractes</i>
Reece Scarlett, Swift Current Broncos
Duncan Siemens, Saskatoon Blades
<i>Stephen Woodworth, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles</i>
<b>Forwards:</b>
<i>Brent Andrews, Halifax Mooseheads</i>
<i>Olivier Archambault, Val-d’Or Foreurs</i>
Austen Brassard, Belleville Bulls
David Broll, Erie Otters
<i>Raphael Bussieres, Baie-Comeau Drakkar</i>
Daniel Catenacci, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Michael Curtis, Belleville Bulls
<i>Phillip Danault, Victoriaville Tigres</i>
<i>Jonathan Huberdeau, Saint John Sea Dogs</i>
Boone Jenner, Oshawa Generals
<i>Jean-Francois Leblanc, Val-d’Or Foreurs</i>
Adam Lowry, Swift Current Broncos
Mark McNeill, Prince Albert Raiders
Garrett Meurs, Plymouth Whalers
<i>Bryce Milson, Acadie-Bathurst Titan</i>
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Red Deer Rebels
Matt Puempel, Peterborough Petes
Alan Quine, Kingston Frontenacs
Ty Rattie, Portland Winterhawks
Brett Ritchie, Sarnia Sting
Carter Sandlak, Guelph Storm
Colin Smith, Kamloops Blazers
Michael St. Croix, Edmonton Oil Kings
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The players, born in 1993, were selected by Hockey Canada head scout Al Murray, in consultation with head coach George Burnett (Port Perry, Ont./Belleville Bulls, OHL) and assistant coaches Ron Choules (Montreal, Que./Acadie-Bathurst Titan, QMJHL) and Jim Hiller (Nelson, B.C./Tri-City Americans, WHL). Murray evaluated these players over the course of the 2009-10 season, following them along with numerous other candidates for the program during league play, as well as during the 2010 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge held from December 29-January 4 in Timmins, Ont.
The upcoming National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team selection camp will be competitive and exciting, Murray said. These players represent the future of Canadian hockey and are a testament to the strength of the Canadian Hockey League and the skill development taking place in minor hockey across the country.
The camp roster includes 12 skaters from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, 15 from the Ontario Hockey League, 10 from the Western Hockey League and one from the Central Canadian Hockey League (Junior A). In total, 36 of those 38 skaters (14 defencemen and 22 forwards) competed at the 2010 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge.
Of the 43 players who have been identified for the selection camp, 22 skaters and two goaltenders will be selected for Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team that will play in the 2010 Memorial of Ivan Hlinka tournament, scheduled for August 10-14 in Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
For more information on Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team, please visit www.hockeycanada.ca.
