Emile Perron Selected for 2021 Capital City Challenge

November 5, 2021 - Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)
Cape Breton Eagles News Release

SYDNEY - Cape Breton Eagles defenseman Emile Perron has been selected by Hockey Canada to participate in the 2021 Capital City Challenge. The Challenge is a four-team tournament featuring three teams of the top under 17 players in Canada in addition to Canada's National Women's Team. The event will take place from November 26th to December 1st in Ottawa.

The under-17 roster was selected by Scott Salmond (Creston, B.C.), senior vice-president of hockey operations, Alan Millar (Tottenham, Ont.), director of player personnel, and Byron Bonora (Brooks, Alta.), head scout for the U17 program. U17 Program of Excellence management group lead Philippe Boucher (Saint-Apollinaire, Que./Drummondville, QMJHL) and manager of hockey operations Benoit Roy (Sudbury, Ont.), as well as regional scouts Pierre Cholette (Quebec), Rob Simpson (Ontario), Darren Sutherland (Atlantic) and Darrell Woodley (Ontario), also provided input with support from Hockey Canada's 13 Members.

Perron was selected by the Eagles with the eighth overall pick in the 2021 QMJHL draft this year. Thus far this season he has appeared in ten games for the team while registering eight shots on goal.

Perron and his teammates are next in action this evening when the Eagles visit the Victoriaville Tigres at 8 PM Atlantic time. The game is available for purchase online at https://watch.chl.ca. You can also hear all the action beginning with the pre-game show with Patrick McNeil at 7:30 PM on 1270 AM CJCB or online at www.cjcbradio.com.

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