HOCKEY CANADA
Valerii Brinkman shut down the vaunted American offence in a 32-save performance, six different players scored goals and Russia made it back-to-back U17 gold medals.
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Martin Rysavy tucked in a wraparound very late in overtime, giving the Czechs their second bronze in three years.
Valerii Brinkman shut down the high-powered Americans, turning aside 32 shots to backstop Russia to another gold.
Left off the U17 camp roster last summer, Olen Zellweger used the snub as motivation to play his way to the Prairies.
Israel Mianscum left home to chase his hockey dreams when he was 11, leaning on his family and his Cree heritage.
Four years after captaining Canada White to U17 gold, James Hamblin is watching his adopted home welcome the event.
Black, Red and White are set, and the 66 Canadians know which colour they’ll wear to chase gold.
The players, from nine provinces and 47 CHL teams, will wear Black, Red or White in Medicine Hat and Swift Current.
How many are under-agers? How many won Canada Winter Games gold? Take a closer look at the 66 off to the Prairies.
58 gold medallists were among 258 alumni of the World U17 Hockey Challenge who earned season-opening spots.
David Doucet has gone east to west and back chasing his hockey dreams, but his N.B. home is never too far away.
A promising defenceman, Braden Haché has been donning the stripes and giving back to the game, just like his father.
Fifty-six players who were first-round selections in the WHL, OHL and QMJHL highlight the roster for development camp.
A record 26 first-round picks were among the 88 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge alumni taken in Vancouver.
The nation’s top young netminders will be in the spotlight in Calgary at a pair of goaltending camps in early June.
The tournament opens Nov. 5 with Red-Russia in Swift Current, and an all-Canadian showdown in Medicine Hat.
Martin Mondou, Alan Millar and Mark Hunter will oversee Canada’s U17, U18 and U20 programs next season.
The World Under-17 Hockey Challenge is headed to the Prairies – Medicine Hat and Swift Current will co-host in 2019.
