Chartier, Glover Named to U-17 Team West
Nov. 20, 2012 – Kelowna, BC
A pair of Kelowna Rockets players have been named to Team West that will compete at the 2013 World Under-17 Challenge to be held in Quebec starting Dec. 29th of this year.
Rourke Chartier and Austin Glover were both named to the team, announced Tuesday by Hockey Manitoba and the Saskatchewan Hockey Association are pleased to release the U-17 Team West roster who’ll compete at the 2013 World U-17 Challenge in Victoriaville/Drummondville, Quebec.
The tournament will take place Dec. 29 to Jan. 4.
Chartier, a native of Saskatoon, has seven goals and 5 assists in his first 22 games with the Rockets this season while Glover, from Claveet, SK, has skated in 11 games with the Rockets during his rookie season.
Team West is comprised of players from Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and this season for the first time the roster will not hold a pre-determined 50/50 quota from each province. As part of a collective effort to raise the productivity of the under-17 program the Team West roster will consist of the top 22 players deemed to be the best in the region, regardless of their home province.
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Last week Team Pacific announced its roster and Rockets rookie defenceman Riley Stadel was named to the team.
Stadel has seven points in 17 games played.
The 2013 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge will bring together the top players in the world born in 1996 or later. The regional under-17 program is the first step in Hockey Canada’s Program of Excellence. Many players who compete at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge go on to represent Canada with the National Men’s Under-18 Team, National Junior Team and National Men’s Team.
