Hobson Named to Team WHL
Published on October 26, 2006 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Spokane Chiefs News Release
Spokane Chief Captain Adam Hobson has been selected to play for Team WHL in the 2006 ADT Canada Russia Challenge, November 29th and 30th in Chilliwack and Kamloops, BC respectively.
Hobson was named the Chiefs Player of the Year last season after scoring 23 goals, third on the team, and 50 points, tied for second. His 124 penalty minutes were fourth on the club. The Chicago Blackhawks picked the Mission, BC native in the seventh round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Hobson won the Ken Rable Most Sportsmanlike Player of the Year award following the 2004-05 season.
The 19-year-old has represented Canada at several international tournaments, including the Under-18 team in 2005 that won a Silver Medal at the Under-18 World Junior Hockey Championships. In 2004, he won a gold medal for Team Canada at the Under-18 World Hockey Challenge scoring one goal and an assist as Canada went 5-0 in the tournament and won a silver medal with Team Pacific at the Under-17 World Hockey Challenge. Hobson was named the Chiefs Scholastic Player of the Year as a 16-year-old in 2003-04 and was Spokane's first round selection in the 2002 WHL Bantam Draft.
Willie Desjardins (Medicine Hat Tigers) will lead Team WHL as Head Coach. Don Hay (Vancouver Giants) and Curtis Hunt (Regina Pats) will serve as Assistant Coaches.
The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies will host the first game of the ADT Canada Russia Challenge on November 20. The second game will be hosted by the Val d'Or Foreurs on November 21. The Sarnia Sting will host the first OHL-based game on November 23 followed by the Oshawa Generals on November 27. The series will conclude in the WHL with the Chilliwack Bruins hosting game 5 on November 29 and the Kamloops Blazers hosting the finale on November 30.
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