WHL Brandon Wheat Kings

Hockey Canada Invites Pulock, Seaman

Published on June 15, 2011 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Brandon Wheat Kings News Release


CALGARY, Alta. - Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Hockey League, have announced the 42 players who have been invited to attend Canada's National Men's Summer Under-18 Team selection camp, which runs from July 30 to August 2 at Father David Bauer Olympic Arena in Calgary.

The roster includes four goaltenders, 14 defencemen and 24 forwards and among the players invited to camp are two members of the Western Hockey league's Brandon Wheat Kings - defencemanRyan Pulock and left-wingerTyrel Seaman.

The players, born in 1994, were selected by Hockey Canada head scout Kevin Prendergast, in consultation with head coach Steve Spott (Waterloo, Ont./Kitchener, OHL) and assistant coaches Mario Duhamel (St-Bruno, Que./Drummondville, QMJHL) and Don Nachbaur (Kitimat, B.C./Spokane, WHL). Prendergast evaluated the players over the course of the 2010-11 season, following them along with numerous other candidates for the program during league play, as well as during the 2011 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge held from December 29 to January 4 in Winnipeg and Portage la Prairie, Man.

In 63 games during his rookie season with the Wheat Kings in 2010-11, Pulock had eight goals and 42 points. The 42 points by the Grandview, Manitoba product represented a franchise record for 16-year old rookie blueliners. The old record of 39 was set by former Wheat King, Ottawa Senator and New York Ranger Wade Redden.

Seaman meanwhile scored three goals, 5 points and accumulated 28 penalty minutes in 52 games as a 16-year old WHL rookie this past season. The 6'2" 188 lb native of Choiceland, Saskatchewan was Brandon's 4th round selection in the 2009 Western League Bantam Draft.

Pulock was chosen by the Wheat Kings in the seventh round (136th overall) in 2009.

"This selection camp will be competitive and exciting," Prendergast said. "These players represent the future of Canadian hockey and are a testament to the strength of the Canadian Hockey League and the skill development taking place in minor hockey associations across the country."

The camp roster includes 19 players from the Ontario Hockey League, 15 from the Western Hockey League, six from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League,, one from the Central Canada Hockey League (Junior A) and one from the Ligue de hockey midget AAA du Quebec. In total, 37 players (two goaltenders, 14 defencemen and 21 forwards) competed at the 2011 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge.

Of the 42 players who have been identified for the selection camp, 22 will be selected for Canada's National Men's Summer Under-18 Team, which will play in the 2011 Memorial of Ivan Hlinka tournament, scheduled for August 8-13 in Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

For the complete roster of Canada's National Men's Summer Under-18 Team, please visit www.hockeycanada.ca.

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