Four Seattle Thunderbirds make Canada’s National Junior Team | Kent Reporter

4 Kent-based Seattle Thunderbirds hockey gamers had been chosen to play for Canada’s Nationwide Junior Crew within the 2023 Worldwide Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Championship.

Seattle goalkeeper Thomas Milic, ahead Reid Schaefer and defensemen Nolan Allan and Kevin Korchinski had been chosen to the workforce. The event runs Dec. 26 via Jan. 5 in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Moncton, New Brunswick.

The pre-tournament schedule begins Dec. 19. Coaching camp runs from Dec. 14-18. The workforce will face Switzerland on Dec. 19, Slovakia on Dec. 21 and Finland on Dec. 23 as a part of their pre-season schedule.

Canada opens championship play Dec. 26 towards the Czech Republic on the Scotiabank Middle in Halifax. Canada additionally will play Germany, Austria and Sweden within the preliminary spherical. The event wraps up Jan. 5 with the bronze and gold medal matches.

“We’re thrilled to announce the names of the 22 gamers who’ve earned the possibility to signify Canada on the World Juniors,” stated Alan Millar, director of participant personnel. “In our opinion, we now have shaped a gaggle with a number of depth and expertise that can give us the perfect alternative to defend our gold medal on house soil. The choice camp resulted in lots of troublesome choices, and we wish to congratulate our gamers and their households. We sit up for seeing them proudly put on the maple leaf in Halifax and Moncton.”

The 4 Seattle gamers have helped the T-Birds enter this week in second place within the Western Convention of the Western Hockey League. The Portland Winterhawks lead the convention by simply three factors over the T-Birds, who’re 20-4-1-1. The T-Birds performed their final three video games (2-0-0-1) with out the 4 gamers as a consequence of their Crew Canada commitments and can play three video games this week. Seattle then takes its 10-day WHL vacation break previous to resuming play Dec. 27.

Ahead Shane Wright, of the Seattle Kraken, is also a member of Crew Canada.

For extra info on the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship, go to the official event web site at 2023.worldjuniors.hockey.