4 CHL Players Named to 2014 U.S. Under-18 Select Team Roster
July 3, 2014 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL) News Release
Toronto, ON - The Canadian Hockey League today announced that four CHL players will compete with the U.S. Under-18 Select Team at the 2014 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup August 11-16 in Breclav, Czech Republic, and Piestany, Slovakia.
The four CHL players are among 22 chosen from those who participated at the USA Hockey Boys' Select 17 Player Development Camp that took place June 30-July 2 at the Northtown Center at Amherst in Williamsville, N.Y.
CHL Players on Team USA:
Doug Blaisdell (Kitchener Rangers)
Ryan Moore (Windsor Spitfires)
Evan Sarthou (Tri-City Americans)
Zach Wilkie (Niagara IceDogs)
The Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup is an annual event held each August for national under-18 teams from around the world. Named for one of the first Czech hockey stars, the tournament began in 1991 as a three-team showcase. Between 1997 and 2002, the format shifted to the current eight-team tournament. It was then named after Hlinka in 2007, three years after his passing.
The 2014 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup will include teams from Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States.
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