Point Makes Team Canada
Moose Jaw Warrior Brayden Point is one seven players from the WHL to be selected to Canada’s roster for the upcoming 2013 Memorial of Ivan Hlinka Tournament.
Point was drafted 14th overall by the Warriors in the 2011 WHL Bantam Draft, and made his debut during the 2011-2012 season. In the 2012 Playoffs he played 14 games, scoring seven goals and totaled 10 points. Last season the Calgary product was second in Warrior scoring with 24 goals and 57 points, he finished fourth in the WHL in rookie scoring, and was the highest scoring 16 year old.
Point took part in the 2011 Western Canada Under-16 Challenge Cup in Moose Jaw, helping Alberta to a gold medal. He was apart of Team Pacific at the 2013 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, earlier this year he attended Hockey Canada’s camp for the 2013 IIHF Under-18 World Championships. Point played in two exhibition games for Canada, scoring two goals and another in a shootout.
Canada’s National Summer Under-18 Team will now travel to Europe to compete in the 2013 Memorial of Ivan Hlinka Tournament, which is scheduled for August 5-10 in Breclav, Czech Republic and Piestany, Slovakia. Canada has won the annual summer tournament five years in a row and 15 out of the last 17 years.
