Three Rangers heading to World Under-17 tournament
Posted Oct 13, 2016 08:11:15 AM.
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Three Kitchener Rangers have been selected to play in the 2016 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge.
The tournament opens in Sault Ste. Marie on October 27th.
Kitchener’s Riley Damiani, Eric Guest and Giovanni Vallati all got an invite on Wednesday.
The 66 players on the roster will be divided up to make up three Canadian teams. They will face teams from the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Sweden, and the United States.
“These are the 66 best players in the country who are, by-and-large, making their first appearance in international competition as part of Hockey Canada’s Program of Excellence. They have been selected not only based on their current ability, but also on their potential to represent Canada at under-18 and junior competition in the coming years,” said Shawn Bullock, senior manager of hockey operations and men’s national teams for Hockey Canada. “This is a skilled group of high-performers with long-term international potential, and we look forward to working with them at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, and in the future.”
The bronze and gold medal match-ups are set for November 5th.
