Thunderbirds' Calvin Pickard to attend Canada’s National Junior Team development camp

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CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Hockey League, announced on Monday the four goaltenders who will attend Canada’s National Junior Team development camp in St. John’s, N.L., as well as the four goaltenders invited to Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team selection camp, July 30-August 3 in Calgary.
 
The goaltenders named Monday are:
 
NATIONAL JUNIOR TEAM
Jean-François Bérubé                Boisbriand, Que.            Montreal (QMJHL)
Calvin Pickard                            Winnipeg, Man.              Seattle (WHL)
Olivier Roy                                 Causapscal, Que.           Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL)
Mark Visentin                             Waterdown, Ont.           Niagara (OHL)
 
NATIONAL MEN’S SUMMER UNDER-18 TEAM
Robin Gusse                               Terrebonne, Que.          Chicoutimi (QMJHL)
Liam Liston                                St. Albert, Alta.             St. Albert (AMHL)
Jeffrey Noonan                          Laval, Que.                   Laval-Montreal (LHMAAAQ)
Tyson Teichmann                       Belleville, Ont.              Belleville (OHL)
 
The goaltenders were invited to their respective camps following last weekend’s Program of Excellence goaltending camp in Calgary. Fifteen goaltenders – 10 eligible for the National Junior Team and five eligible for the National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team – attended the four-day camp.
 
The selection of the goaltenders completes the rosters for the National Junior Team development camp and National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team selection camp.
 
 
 
Full details for both camps, including schedules, Red-White rosters and dates for the National Junior Team development camp, will be announced in the coming weeks.
 
For more information on Hockey Canada’s Program of Excellence, please visit www.hockeycanada.ca
 
 
 
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