ROYALS’ JOE HICKETTS EARNS SPOT ON TEAM CANADA
Victoria defenceman to play for Team Canada’s Under-18 team at 2013
Memorial of Ivan Hlinka Tournament.
For Immediate Release
Monday, July 29, 2013
Victoria, BC –
The Victoria Royals are proud to announce that defenceman Joe Hicketts has been
named to Team Canada’s Under-18 team by Hockey Canada for the 2013 Memorial of
Ivan Hlinka Tournament.
The announcement of the 22-man roster was made by
Hockey Canada today after the completion of Team Canada’s Under-18 selection
camp in Toronto, ON. Hicketts was one of 42 players born in 1996 who competed
in the selection camp. The 2013 Memorial of Ivan Hlinka Tournament will take
place between August 5-10 in Piestany, Slovakia and Breclav, Czech
Republic.
Most recently, Hicketts suited up for Team Canada last
April in Sochi, Russia when he took part in two exhibition games at the 2013
IIHF Under-18 World Championships as an underage player. Hicketts, a 5-8
rearguard, completed his rookie season with the Royals last year and posted 24
points (6g-18a) over 67 games played. Named the club’s 2012-13 Rookie of the
Year, Hicketts also notched one assist in six games during the 2013 WHL
Playoffs.
Drafted 12th overall in the 2011 WHL Bantam
Draft, Hicketts is no stranger to Hockey Canada. The Kamloops, BC native was
named captain of Team Pacific for the 2013 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge this
past season where he registered six points (1g-5a) in five games of
competition. The rookie blueliner was also named as the captain of Team Canada
for the 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games last year where he collected five
points (0g-5a) en route to a bronze medal.
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further information contact:
Corey
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Manager
of Communications and Hockey Operations Coordinator
Victoria
Royals Hockey Club
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HOCKEY CANADA / WESTERN
HOCKEY LEAGUE
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE / MONDAY, JULY 29TH, 2013
SEVEN WHL PLAYERS NAMED TO TEAM CANADA U-18 TEAM
SEVEN WHL PLAYERS NAMED TO TEAM CANADA U-18 TEAM
CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada today announced the 22-man
roster for Canada’s National Under-18 Team that will compete in the 2013
Memorial for Ivan Hlinka tournament in August.
Seven of the 22 players named to the roster are from the Western Hockey League, including defencemen Joe Hicketts (Victoria Royals), Haydn Fleury (Red Deer Rebels) and Ryan Pilon (Lethbridge Hurricanes), and forwards Jayce Hawryluk (Brandon Wheat Kings), Rourke Chartier (Kelowna Rockets), Brayden Point (Moose Jaw Warriors) and Jake Virtanen (Calgary Hitmen).
Seven of the 22 players named to the roster are from the Western Hockey League, including defencemen Joe Hicketts (Victoria Royals), Haydn Fleury (Red Deer Rebels) and Ryan Pilon (Lethbridge Hurricanes), and forwards Jayce Hawryluk (Brandon Wheat Kings), Rourke Chartier (Kelowna Rockets), Brayden Point (Moose Jaw Warriors) and Jake Virtanen (Calgary Hitmen).
The 2013 Canadian Under-18
roster features two goaltenders, seven defencemen and 13 forwards. All 22
players named to the Under-18 roster play in the Canadian Hockey League.
Hicketts, a product of
Kamloops, B.C., was Victoria’s first-round pick, 12th overall, in the 2011 WHL
Bantam Draft, and put up six goals and 24 points in 67 games as a 16-year-old
rookie in 2012-13
Fleury, who hails from
Carlyle, SK, was selected by Red Deer in the second round, 43rd overall, in the
2011 WHL Bantam Draft. He managed four goals and 19 points with a +4
rating in 66 games for the Rebels last season.
Pilon was the 3rd overall
pick in the 2011 WHL Bantam Draft. The Duck Lake, SK, native scored five
goals and 28 points in 57 games for the Hurricanes in 2012-13.
Hawryluk, from Roblin, MB,
was chosen by the Wheat Kings in the second round, 32nd overall, in the 2011
WHL Bantam Draft. The 5’9”, 186-lb forward notched 18 goals and 43 points
as a 16-year-old last season, finishing third on the Wheat Kings in scoring.
Chartier, a product of
Saskatoon, SK, was Kelowna’s first-round pick, 15th overall, in the 2011 WHL
Bantam Draft. The 2012-13 Western Conference nominee for WHL Scholastic
Player of the Year scored 13 goals and 30 points with a +17 rating during his 16-year-old
rookie campaign.
Point, a Calgary, AB,
native, was selected 14th overall by the Moose Jaw Warriors in 2011. He
led all 16-year-old WHL rookies in scoring last season with 24 goals and 57
points.
Virtanen, an Abbotsford,
B.C., resident, was selected by the Calgary Hitmen with the 1st overall pick in
the 2011 WHL Bantam Draft. The 6’0”, 199-lb forward put up an impressive
16 goals and 34 points with a +25 rating in his first WHL campaign in 2012-13.
Canada’s Under-18 team will
be gunning for its sixth consecutive Gold medal at the Memorial for Ivan Hlinka
tournament. The 2013 Memorial for Ivan Hlinka tournament begins on August
5th in Breclav, CZE, and Piestany, SVK.
