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Bianconi, Power & Vierling Invited to Hockey Canada's National Under-17 Development Camp

June 15, 2018 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
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CALGARY, Alta. - Hockey Canada has invited 111 players to participate in Canada's national under-17 development camp, set to take place July 21-27 at the Markin MacPhail Centre at WinSport's Canada Olympic Park in Calgary. Michael Bianconi, Owen Power and Evan Vierling are three players that were drafted by the Flint Firebirds in the 2018 OHL Priority Selection that were among the invited skaters.

Current Firebirds' Luke Cavallin and Ethan Keppen were invited last year and Dennis Busby, Ty Dellandrea, Hunter Holmes and Jack Wismer were invites two years ago.

This year, all 111 players have been drafted by Canadian Hockey League teams, including 54 from the Ontario Hockey League, 29 from the Western Hockey League, and 28 from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

"The national under-17 development camp provides a unique opportunity for players to learn about what it takes to be part of Team Canada alongside the best young talent in the country," said Shawn Bullock, Hockey Canada's senior manager of hockey operations and men's national teams. "The players are here with the ultimate goal of wearing the Team Canada jersey in international competition, and we are supporting them in that goal by providing the on- and off-ice experiences they need to develop and grow as high-performance athletes."

Following the development camp, players will continue to be evaluated through the early season before 66 are named to one of three Canadian national teams - Team Canada Black, Team Canada Red, and Team Canada White - who will compete at the 2018 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge scheduled for Nov. 3-10 in Saint John and Quispamsis, N.B.

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