Hockey Alberta Announces Team Alberta Female U18 Summer Camp List

Hockey Alberta announced on Wednesday U18 female hockey players that have been selected to compete at the Team Alberta U18 Female Summer Camp, July 8-13 in Camrose, AB.

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“We’re very confident in the athletes we have moving forward,” said Hockey Alberta’s Manager of Team Alberta, Michael Kraichy. “We believe we’re building a group that can compete with the best programs the country has to offer and the Summer Camp is the next step in the process of building this team.”

The selection process started with an intense Spring Camp in Spruce Grove in May where the athletes met to compete for one of the spots. Following the completion of the Spring Camp, the coaching and selection staff, led by Head Coach, Howie Draper (University of Alberta), reduced the roster down to these athletes.

From Summer Camp, a selected group of players will be shortlisted to compete at a fall selection camp in September, which will take place in Edmonton. The shortlisted players will then be scouted through the start of the club team season until the final Team Alberta roster is named. The team will compete at the 2015 Canada Winter Games in Prince George, BC, February 13 - March 1, 2015.

The Canada Winter Games occurs in the off years of the National Women’s U18 Championship. At the 2013 National Women’s U18 Championship, Team Alberta won bronze. At the 2011 Canada Winter Games in Halifax, NS, Team Alberta won gold.

Team Alberta U18 Female is the final stage of the Team Alberta Female Program and one of the initial stages that Hockey Canada uses to help identify players for the National Program.

Hockey Canada honoured community leaders from across the country during its annual awards banquet Thursday night, held as part of the governing body’s 95th annual general meeting at the Westin Calgary.

The Outstanding Volunteer Award went to Nancy Wilson of London, Ont., who has contributed tremendously to the growth of the game in British Columbia, across the country and around the world over the past 15 years. She has had a particularly strong role in developing women’s hockey, acting as both the game plan and female high performance coordinator for B.C. Hockey. She has also served as head coach of the University of British Columbia, Team B.C. and Canada’s National Women’s Under-22 Team, and as an assistant coach with Canada’s National Women’s Team. Wilson was the first-ever recipient of the B.C. Hockey Development Award – Female High Performance Program, and is an inspiring coach mentor provincially, nationally and internationally.

The eight Hockey Canada national award winners honoured Thursday are as follows:

Female Hockey Breakthrough Award

(Outstanding contribution to advancing female hockey)

Dave Peterson (Calgary, Alta.)

Hal Lewis Award

(Hockey Canada staff person who best exemplifies the spirit of the organization)

Glen McCurdie (Manotick, Ont.)

Gordon Juckes Award

(Outstanding contribution to the development of amateur hockey at the national level)

Clément Jodoin (Rimouski, Que.)

Officiating Award

(Outstanding contribution to officiating at the branch and national levels)

Richard Trottier (Laval, Que.)

Hockey Canada Order of Merit – Atlantic

(An individual who has served amateur hockey faithfully)

Gerry Evans (Mount Pearl, N.L.)

Hockey Canada Order of Merit – Central

(An individual who has served amateur hockey faithfully)

Bill Appleby (Waterloo, Ont.)

Hockey Canada Order of Merit – West

(An individual who has served amateur hockey faithfully)

Rob Virgil (Edmonton, Alta.)

Outstanding Volunteer Award

(Outstanding volunteer work in amateur hockey)

Nancy Wilson (London, Ont.)

A ninth award, the Liz MacKinnon Award, will be presented Friday. The award is given to the spouse of a volunteer who has made special contributions to Hockey Canada, and to the game.

Nominations for all awards were submitted by Hockey Canada’s 13 member branches, and the winners were chosen by Hockey Canada’s selection committee. The success of minor hockey associations in Canada depends heavily on volunteers and Hockey Canada is pleased to recognize the individuals who contribute greatly to the game of hockey across the country.

More than 250 representatives from regional and provincial hockey associations are in Calgary for Hockey Canada’s 95th annual general meeting, which started Thursday, May 29 and concludes Sunday, June 1.

 Prince Albert Raiders selected the first Alberta player, 9^th overall, in goaltender Ian Scott, who played for the Calgary Northstar Sabres this past season. Scott also played for the Calgary North team that just won the ATB Alberta Cup championship just last week.

Scott was also the first goalie selected in the Bantam Draft and the only goalie to be taken in the first round. In the 2013-14 season, the 6’2”, 156 pound goaltender put up a save percentage of 0.916 with a Goals Against Average of 3.12.

Scott was one of six Albertans taken in the first round.

Below is a complete list of all Alberta players taken in the WHL Bantam Draft: