Tuesday, July 3, 2012

2012 Under-18 Select Team Announced

Press Release

 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Twenty-two players who participated at the USA Hockey Boys' Select 17 Player Development Camp have been chosen for the U.S. Under-18 Select Team that will compete at the 2012 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament from Aug. 13-17 in Breclav, Czech Republic, and Piestany, Slovakia.

The Boys' Select 17 Player Development Camp took place from June 23-29 at The Sports Centre at MCC in Rochester, N.Y.
 
The U.S. roster includes 12 players who helped the U.S. Under-17 Select Team capture first place at the 2011 Under-17 Five Nations Tournament held in Ann Arbor, Mich., including goaltenders Thatcher Demko (San Diego, Calif.) and Devin Williams (Saginaw, Mich.); defensemen Connor Clifton (Matawan, N.J.), Anthony DeAngelo (Sewell, N.J.), Michael Downing (Canton, Mich.) and RJ Gicewicz (Orchard Park, N.Y.); and forwards Adam Erne (New Haven, Conn.), Gabe Guertler (Plantation, Fla.), Vinni Lettieri (Minnetonka, Minn.), Jimmy Lodge (Downington, Pa.), Trevor Moore (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) and Andrew Oglevie (Fullerton, Calif). 

For the complete roster, click here.

The Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament is an annual event held each August for national under-18 teams from around the world. Named for one of the first Czech hockey stars, the Hlinka tournament began in 1991 as a three-team showcase. Between 1997 and 2002, the format shifted to the current eight-team tournament. It was then named after Hlinka in 2007, three years after his death.

NOTES: The 2012 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament will feature teams from Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States ... Team USA has finished in the top three of the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament 10 times since the tournament's inception in 1991, including a first place finish in 2003. The U.S. has finished second seven times (1993, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2010) and third twice (1991, 1995) ... Team USA finished fifth last year and second in 2011 ... The 22 players on the roster represent 10 different states. Minnesota has five representatives, while New Jersey has four and California and New York each have three ... Matt Herr (Alpine, N.J.), head coach of the Kent School (Conn.), will serve as head coach and Bob Corkum (Salisbury, Mass), associate head coach at the University of Maine, and Nick Fohr (Grand Forks, N.D.), assistant coach with USA Hockey's National Team Development Program, will serve as assistant coaches ... The annual USA Hockey Select 17 Player Development Camp provides top young players with concentrated on- and off-ice training and instruction as well as the opportunity to compete at the national level against other players from their age group.

 Team USA 2012 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament Schedule
August 13-17 - Breclav, Czech Republic & Piestany, Slovakia 
Date 
Opponent 
Location 
Time (Local/EDT) 
Mon., Aug. 13 
Russia 
Breclav 
3:30 p.m./9:30 a.m.
Tues., Aug. 14 
Czech Republic 
Breclav 
8:00 p.m./2:00 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 15 
Finland 
Breclav 
3:30 p.m./9:30 a.m. 
Fri., Aug. 17 
Semifinals 
TBD 
TBD 
Sat., Aug. 18 
Championship/3rd Place Games
TBD 
TBD 

(Nathan can be reached at fourniern@students.nescom.edu)

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