Five Hitmen Invited to Hockey Canada's Summer Showcase in Calgary
Published on June 23, 2015 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Calgary Hitmen News Release
Calgary, AB - The Calgary Hitmen Hockey Club would like to congratulate five members of the organization today selected to attend Hockey Canada's National Teams' Summer Showcase from July 29-August 6 at the Markin MacPhail Centre at WinSport's Canada Olympic Park in Calgary.
Hitmen forward Jake Virtanen and defenceman Travis Sanheim are among the 40 players invited to Canada's National Junior Team Sport Chek Summer Development Camp from August 1-6. They will participate in practices on August 1-2 before playing two games each against the Czech Republic (Aug. 4 and Aug. 6) and Russia (Aug. 3 and Aug. 5) at the Markin MacPhail Centre. Eventually 22 players will be chosen to represent Canada at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship, Dec. 26, 2015 to Jan. 5, 2016 in Helsinki, Finland.
Hitmen sophomores Jake Bean and Beck Malenstyn are among 43 players invited to Canada's National Men's Summer Under-18 Team selection camp who will participate in practices and three Red-White intrasquad games at the Markin MacPhail Centre. Canada's National Men's Summer Under-18 Team, consisting of 22 players, will participate in the 2015 U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup, Aug. 10-15 in Breclav, Czech Republic and Piestany, Slovakia.
Hitmen prospect Mark Kastelic, selected 41st overall in 2014, is also one of 111 players invited to Canada's National Under-17 development camp. They will participate in practices and a nine-game mini-tournament on one of six teams: Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Red and White. From the development camp, 66 players will be selected to represent Canada on one of three national teams - Black, Red and White - at the 2015 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, which is scheduled for Oct. 30 - Nov. 7 in a yet-to-be-determined host city.
The inaugural National Teams' Summer Showcase marks the first time Hockey Canada has brought together all three of Canada's national men's programs in the same city at the same time.
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