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Mursak Off to World Juniors with Team Slovenia

December 4, 2007 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Saginaw Spirit News Release


(Saginaw, MI) Saginaw Spirit winger Jan Mursak has taken a temporary leave of absence from the team to participate in the World Junior's with Team Slovenia for his second consecutive year. The IIHF U-20 Division 1 'B' tournament will take place in Latvia from December 12th, 2007 through December 18th, 2007. Mursak tallied 5 points, 3 goals and 2 assists, with Team Slovenia in last year's World Juniors tournament; the team posted a record of 1-3-0-0.

"We wish Jan and Team Slovenia the best of luck in the tournament," stated Spirit General Manager Don Edwards.

Mursak is a native of Maribor, Slovenia and came to Saginaw via the 2006 CHL Import Draft. This season he has tallied 6 goals and 20 assists in 26 games. Mursak is signed by the Detroit Red Wings, who drafted him in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

Team Slovenia Schedule:

December 12th - vs. Great Britain

December 13th - vs. Latvia

December 15th - vs. Belarus

December 16th - vs. France

December 18th - vs. Hungary

The World Juniors is an annual competition that pits the best junior hockey players in the world against each other in a series of tournaments. Team USA and Team Canada participate in the main World Juniors tournament, which starts December 26th in the Czech Republic.

World Junior's participants from the Saginaw Spirit:

2007: Tom Pyatt, Canada (Gold); Ryan O'Marra, Canada (Gold); Tomas Zaborsky, Slovakia; Jan Mursak, Slovenia

2006: Tom Pyatt, Canada (Gold); Michal Birner, Czech Republic

2005: Marek Kvapil, Czech Republic (Bronze)

Stay tuned to Saginawspirit.com for more information regarding the national teams of Slovenia, Canada and the United States.

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