Quenneville Among Those Selected to Team Canada
August 5, 2015 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Medicine Hat Tigers News Release
Calgary, AB - Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Hockey League, today announced its National Men's Summer Under-18 roster that will compete at the 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup next week. Of the 22 players selected, 12 currently play in the WHL.
The roster was selected following a five-day selection camp that included daily practices and three Red-White intrasquad games during Hockey Canada's National Teams' Summer Showcase at the Markin MacPhail Centre at WinSport's Canada Olympic Park in Calgary.
WHL Players - Canada's National Men's Summer Under-18 Team
Name Position YOB Hometown WHL Club
Carter Hart G 1998 Sherwood Park, AB Everett Silvertips
Jake Bean D 1998 Calgary, AB Calgary Hitmen
Kale Clague D 1998 Lloydminster, AB Brandon Wheat Kings
Josh Mahura D 1998 St. Albert, AB Red Deer Rebels
David Quenneville D 1998 Edmonton, AB Medicine Hat Tigers
Tyler Benson F 1998 Edmonton, AB Vancouver Giants
Dillon Dube F 1998 Cochrane, AB Kelowna Rockets
Brett Howden F 1998 Oakbank, MB Moose Jaw Warriors
Tanner Kaspick F 1998 Brandon, MB Brandon Wheat Kings
Beck Malenstyn F 1998 Delta, BC Calgary Hitmen
Nolan Patrick F 1998 Winnipeg, MB Brandon Wheat Kings
Sam Steel F 1998 Sherwood Park, AB Regina Pats
The 12 WHL players selected to the 22-man roster were the most of any League. In total, 43 players attended the five-day selection camp.
The 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup will take place between August 10-15 in Breclav, Czech Republic and Piestany, Slovakia. Team Canada has won the event the last seven consecutive years and 19 of 24 times since 1991.
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