Richards & Benoit Invited To World Junior Selection Camp
Toronto, ON: Hockey Canada and the Canadian Hockey League today announced the roster of players who have been invited to attend Team Canada’s final selection camp for the 2004 World Junior Hockey Championships. Thirty-three of the 34 players who were invited play in the CHL, including Ranger stars Michael Richards and Andre Benoit.
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“The Canadian Hockey League is very proud of the tradition of excellence that we have developed with Hockey Canada for our National Junior Team program,” said David Branch, President of the CHL. “The young men who have been selected to compete in the final selection camp represent the very best Canadians that the CHL has to offer and we wish them all of the success that theur hard work and determination brings. We are also very proud of the coaching staff and support personnel who come from our leagues to support Canada’s aspirations for a gold medal at the World Junior Championship in Finland.”
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The roster of players includes 16 from the Western Hockey League, 10 from the Ontario Hockey League and seven from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. All of these players participated in the RE/MAX Canada-Russia Challenge in November with the exception of Ian White of the Swift Current Broncos, who was selected to play but was unable to participate due to injury.
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The coaching staff for Team Canada also comes from the Canadian Hockey League. Mario Durocher of the Lewiston MAINE-iacs is Canada’s head coach along with assistants Dean Chynoweth of the Seattle Thunderbirds and Jim Hulton of the Kingston Frontenacs.
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The final selection camp runs from December 11 – 18 at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium.
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