44 invited to Canada’s National Jr Develop. Camp

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CALGARY, ALBERTA û Forty-four of Canada’s best junior-aged hockey players (born in 1985 and 1986) have been invited to attend Canada’s National Junior Team Development Camp from August 12-19, 2004 at the Father David Bauer Olympic Arena in Calgary, AB, Hockey Canada and the Canadian Hockey League announced on Tuesday.

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The forty-four players will be attending the National Junior Team Development Camp from August 12-19, 2004, under the supervision of Head Coach Brent Sutter (Red Deer, WHL) and assistant coaches Jim Hulton (Kingston, OHL) and Peter DeBoer (Kitchener, OHL). The schedule and details regarding the August camp in Calgary will be announced in July.
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rThe forty-four players, including 12 players from the silver medal winning 2004 National Junior team, were selected by Hockey Canada’s Head Scout Blair Mackasey who spent the 2003-04 season monitoring and evaluating the top Canadian junior-aged players. Mackasey and the coaching staff will oversee player evaluation at the August Camp and will continue to monitor these players and other eligible players prior to inviting a list of players to Canada’s National Junior Team’s Selection Camp in December, 2004. The 2005 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship will take place in Grand Forks, North Dakota from December 25 û January 4, 2005.

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Forty-two of the forty-four players played in the Canadian Hockey League last season {23 in the Western Hockey League (WHL), 10 in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and 9 in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)}. One player (Wes O’Neill) played in the NCAA, and another (Travis Zajac) played Junior ôAö hockey in the BCHL.

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Hockey Canada Program of Excellence experience breakdown û National Junior team August development camp: r

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• 28 of the 44 players have previous Team Canada experience with either the National Junior Team or the National Under-18 Team

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  12 players from the silver-medal winning 2004 National Junior Team: (Belle, Carter, Coburn, Colliton, Crosby, Dawes, Dixon, Getzlaf, Phaneuf, Richards, Seabrook, Stewart)

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  31 players from the 2002-2003 National Under-18 Program (2002 Eight Nations Cup; 2003 World Under-18 Championship)

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  13 players from the 2003-2004 National Under-18 Program (2003 Junior World Cup; 2004 World Under-18 Championship): (Barker, Dubnyk, Chipchura, Crosby, Fistric, O’Neill, Rogers, Schultz, Wolski)

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  16 players from the 2003 World Championship Under-18 Team: (Beauchemin, Belle, Bernier, Carter, Coburn, Colliton, Coulombe, Crombeen, Dixon, Getzlaf, Green, Munce, Pouliot, Roussin, Seabrook, Stewart)

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  38 players played in either the 2001 World Under-17 Challenge (New Glasgow, NS), 2002 World Under-17 Challenge (Stonewall, MB) or the 2003 Canada Winter Games (Bathurst and Campbellton, NB)

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Canada’s National Junior Team is a key component of Hockey Canada’s Program of Excellence (POE), which has been in operation since 1982. The POE allows Hockey Canada to identify and train Canada’s most gifted young hockey players, to encourage and motivate them to play for their country and to provide them with the opportunities to measure and refine their skills against top caliber international competition.

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Hockey Canada’s Program of Excellence identifies players in specific age categories and provides them with an opportunity to take part in international competitions, preparing them for the World Junior Hockey Championship, the World Hockey Championship and the Olympic Games. In Men’s hockey, the POE regroups the Regional Under-17 teams, the National Under-18 teams, the National Junior team and the National Men’s teams. Sixteen of the 23 players who won gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics got their start playing for Canada in the Hockey Canada Program of Excellence.
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r For more information on Canada’s National Junior Team or Hockey Canada, please visit the official web site at www.hockeycanada.ca

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r CANADA’S r NATIONAL UNDER-20 TEAM AUGUST DEVELOPMENT CAMP r
r Player r	r S/C r	r Ht. r	r Wt. r	r Birthdate r	r Hometown r	r 2002/2003 Team r	r Pro Status r
Goaltenders
Beauchemin, Rejean	L/G	6’2″	206	05/05/1985	Winnipeg, MB	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)	PHI 2003
Dubnyk, Devin	L/G	6’5	182	05/04/1986	Calgary, AB	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)	2004 Dft/Rep.
Munce, Ryan	L/G	6’0	175	04/16/1985	Mississauga, ON	Sarnia Sting (OHL)	2004 Dft/Rep.
Shantz, David	R/D	6’1	190	05/05/1986	Hamilton, ON	Mississauga Ice Dogs (OHL)	2004 Dft/Rep.
Defence
Barker, Cam	L/G	6’3	210	04/04/1986	Winnipeg, MB	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)	2004 Dft/Rep.
Belle, Shawn	L/G	6’1	212	01/03/1985	Edmonton, AB	Tri-City Americans (WHL)	STL 2003
Coburn, Braydon	L/G	6’5	210	02/27/1985	Shaunavon, SK	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)	ATL 2003
Coulombe, Patrick	L/G	5’9	163	04/23/1985	St-Fabien, QC	Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)	FREE AGENT
Fistric, Mark	L/G	6’3	220	06/01/1986	Edmonton, AB	Vancouver Giants (WHL)	2004 Dft/Rep.
Green, Mike	R/D	6’1	193	10/12/1985	Calgary, AB	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)	2004 Dft/Rep.
O’Neill, Wes	L/G	6’4	218	03/03/1986	Essex, ON	University of Notre Dame (CCHA)	2004 Dft/Rep.
Phaneuf, Dion	L/G	6’3	205	04/10/1985	Edmonton, AB	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)	CGY 2003
Picard, Alexandre	R/D	6’3	215	07/05/1985	Gatineau, QC	Cape Breton (QMJHL)	PHI 2003
Rogers, Andy	L/G	6’5	208	09/25/1986	Calgary, AB	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)	2004 Dft/Rep.
Saunders, Nathan	L/G	6’3	210	05/25/1985	Charlottetown, PE	Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)	ANA 2003
Schultz, Jeff	L/G	6’6	210	02/25/1986	Calgary, AB	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)	2004 Dft/Rep.
Seabrook, Brent	R/D	6’2	221	04/20/1985	Delta, BC	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)	CHI 2003
Stephenson, Logan	L/G	6’3	185	02/19/1986	Outlook, SK	Tri-City Americans (WHL)	2004 Dft/Rep.
Syvret, Danny	L/G	6’0	200	06/13/1985	Millgrove, ON	London Knights (OHL)	FREE AGENT
Weber, Shea	R/D	6’3	208	09/14/1985	Sicamous, BC	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)	NAS 2003
Forwards
Bernier, Steve	L/G	6’2	225	03/31/1985	Vanier, QC	Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)	SJ 2003
Bolland, Dave	R/D	5’11	171	06/06/1986	Mimico, ON	London Knights (OHL)	2004 Dft/Rep.
Carter, Jeff	R/D	6’3	193	01/01/1985	London, ON	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)	PHI 2003
Chipchura, Kyle	L/G	6’2	197	02/19/1986	Vimy, AB	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)	2004 Dft/Rep.
Colliton, Jeremy	L/G	6’2	195	01/13/1985	Blackie, AB	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)	NYI 2003
Crombeen, B.J.	R/D	6’2	207	07/10/1985	Newmarket, ON	Barrie Colts (OHL)	DAL 2003
Crosby, Sidney	L/G	5’10	175	08/07/1987	Halifax, NS	Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)	2005 Dft/Rep.
Dawes, Nigel	L/G	5’8	180	02/09/1985	Winnipeg, MB	Kootenay Ice (WHL)	NYR 2003
Dixon, Stephen	R/D	5’11	180	09/07/1985	Halifax, NS	Cape Breton (QMJHL)	PIT 2003
Fehr, Eric	R/D	6’3	190	07/09/1985	Winkler, MB	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)	WAS 2003
Fraser, Colin	L/G	6’1	183	01/28/1985	Surrey, BC	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)	PHI 2003
Getzlaf, Ryan	R/D	6’3	207	05/10/1985	Regina, SK	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)	ANA 2003
Ladd, Andrew	L/G	6’2	199	12/12/1985	Maple Ridge, BC	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)	2004 Dft/Rep.
MacArthur, Clarke	L/G	6’0	185	04/06/1985	Lloydminster, AB	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)	BUF 2003
Meyer, Stefan	R/D	6’2	195	07/20/1985	Fox Valley, SK	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)	FLA 2003
Perry, Corey	R/D	6’3	195	05/16/1985	Peterborough, ON	London Knights (OHL)	ANA 2003
Picard, Alexandre	L/G	6’1	188	10/06/1985	Les Saules, QC	Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL)	2004 Dft/Rep.
Pouliot, Marc-Antoine	R/D	6’2	188	05/22/1985	Quebec, QC	Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)	EDM 2003
Richards, Michael	L/G	6’0	190	02/11/1985	Kenora, ON	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)	PHI 2003
Roussin, Dany	L/G	6’2	195	01/09/1985	Quebec, QC	Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)	FLA 2003
Stewart, Anthony	R/D	6’2	228	01/05/1985	Scarborough, ON	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)	FLA 2003
Stone, Ryan	R/D	6’1	203	03/20/1985	Calgary, AB	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)	PIT 2003
Wolski, Wojtek	L/G	6’3	197	02/24/1986	Mississauga, ON	Brampton Battalion (OHL)	2004 Dft/Rep.
Zajac, Travis	R/D	6’2	205	05/13/1985	Winnipeg, MB	Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)	2004 Dft/Rep.
Staff
VP, Hockey Operations				Johnny Misley		Hockey Canada
Director, High Performance				Denis Hainault		Hockey Canada
Head Scout				Blair Mackasey		Hockey Canada
Manager, High Performance				Scott Salmond		Hockey Canada
Head coach				Brent Sutter		Red Deer (WHL)
Assistant coach				Peter DeBoer		Kitchener (OHL)
Assistant coach				Jim Hulton		Kingston (OHL)
Video Coach				Mario Richer		Gatineau (QMJHL)
Goaltending Consultant				Ian Clark		Vancouver Canucks
Sport Psychologist				Dr. Wayne Halliwell		Hockey Canada
Equipment manager				Bryan Boyes		Oshawa (OHL)
Therapist				Doug Stacey		London (OHL)
Team physician				Dr. Ian Auld		Hockey Canada
Media Relations				Brad Pascall		Hockey Canada
Coordinator, High Performance				Ron Pyette		Hockey Canada

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