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Cougars prospects invited to Canada’s National Under 17 Camp

Jun 25, 2019 | 4:03 PM

PRINCE GEORGE– Three Cougars prospects have been invited to Hockey Canada’s National under-17 development camp.

Forward Craig Armstrong, Defenseman Hudson Thornton and Goaltender Tyler Brennan are among the 112 players invited to the week long camp which takes place July 19-26 in Calgary.

Armstrong was the Cougars’ first-pick, 9th overall in the 2018 Western Hockey League (WHL) Bantam Draft. Brennan was the Cougars’ second-pick, 21st overall in the 2018 WHL Draft and Thornton was the Cougars’ third pick, 33rd overall in the WHL Draft.

From the 112 players, 66 will be named to one of three Canadian teams, Team Canada Black, Canada Red, or Canada White and will compete at the 2019 World under-17 Hockey Challenge.