Three Winter Hawks' Prospects Named to Try Out for World Tournament
Published on June 6, 2005 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Portland Winterhawks News Release
RED DEER, ALBERTA - Portland Winter Hawks' prospects Kurtis Mucha (MOO-kuh), Colton Sceviour (SEEV-eee-yur) and Dion (DEE-on) Knelson (Kuh-NELL-sun) have been identified by "Hockey Alberta" as the top 48 "Under 17" hockey players for its Team Alberta program.
Hockey Alberta will choose 11 of these players to the 2006 "Team Pacific" squad to play in the World "Under 17" Hockey Challenge, the unofficial World Championships for this age level, in Regina (Ree-GHINE-uh) Saskatchewan December 29, 2005 - January 4. 2006. In addition to the five Canadian teams (Pacific, Western, Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic), there will be five international teams from Slovakia, USA, Czech Republic, Germany and Finland. The past four U-17 World Hockey Challenges have resulted in Team Pacific bringing home the silver medal.
The top 48 players identified today by "Hockey Alberta" have been invited to the Team Alberta Provincial Camp taking place July 12-17 in Calgary.
Mucha, a goaltender, played two games for the Winter Hawks last season as a 15-year-old. Sceviour, a forward, played six regular season games with the Hawks as a 15-year-old, scoring his first WHL goal. He also dressed for four playoff games for Portland. Knelson has been Sceviour's linemate on major bantam and major midget teams in Red Deer, Alberta, the last two seasons. All three of these players have a chance to be 16-year-old rookies with the 2005-06 Winter Hawks.
Team Pacific is comprised of the top 22 players, 11 from Alberta and 11 from British Columbia 2006, the unofficial World Championship for this age level. It is also the first stage for Hockey Canada to identify players for the National Under 18 Team and the World Junior Team.
Following the Provincial Camp, Hockey Alberta will again narrow the list to approximately 25 players that will continue to be evaluated with their club teams throughout the fall. The final 11 will be named by mid-November.
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