Eansor Named to Team USA World Junior Preliminary Roster
Published on December 7, 2015 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Seattle Thunderbirds News Release
KENT - Seattle Thunderbirds general manager Russ Farwell this afternoon announced USA Hockey has named center Scott Eansor to the preliminary roster for the 2016 US National Junior Team.
The National Junior Team will have Training Camp from December 14 to December 18 in Boston. There will be an additional camp in Vierumaki, Finland, from December 19 to December 24. The camps will determine the Team USA roster for the 2016 World Junior Championship. The 2016 World Junior Championship is December 26, 2015, to January 5, 2015, in Helsinki, Finland.
Eansor has four goals and 10 assists for 14 points in 18 games this season for the T-Birds.
"Scott has worked hard and pushed his game to be part of this team and it is good to see his effort recognized," said Farwell. "He will be an effective player for their team as he is a tenacious, hard to play against guy."
The 29-player preliminary roster includes 4 goaltenders, 9 defensemen and 16 forwards. There are 10 players on the preliminary roster currently playing in the CHL.
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The T-Birds travel to Spokane to play the Chiefs on Wednesday at 7:05pm. They have back-to-back home games this coming weekend. They play Chiefs at ShoWare Center on Friday at 7:35pm and the Everett Silvertips on Saturday at 7:05pm.
T-Birds single game tickets for the 2015-16 season are available online at the T-Birds website and at the ShoWare Center box office. The ShoWare Center Box Office is open Monday through Friday 10 am to 5 pm Saturday game days at 10 am and Sunday game days at noon.
T-Birds season tickets are currently on sale. Season tickets can be purchased by calling the T-Birds office at 253-239-7825.
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