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MACAULAY NAMED TO TEAM CANADA FOR EXHIBITION SERIES
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CHARLOTTETOWN – Shannon MacAulay of Mt. Hebert was named to Hockey Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team. The team of 22 players that was announced on Sunday will play for in a three-game series against the United States’ Women’s Under-18 Select Team next week at the Canadian International Hockey Academy in Rockland.
The 13 forwards, seven defencemen and two goaltenders were chosen following the National Women’s Under-18 Team selection camp held August 7-14, also at the Canadian International Hockey Academy. MacAulay is one of two players from the Atlantic Canada named to the team. The other player is Alexis Crossley from Cole Harbour, NS.
MacAulay who is a graduate of the Pownal Minor Hockey system, currently plays at Warner Hockey Academy in Alberta. She was a member of Team PEI at the 2011 Canada Winter Games in Halifax and has been a member of the Hockey PEI Program of Excellence.
Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team was assembled by Kalli Quinn, Hockey Canada’s director of female national teams, Melody Davidson, Hockey Canada’s head scout of women’s national team programs, and her team of scouts, along with under-18 head coach Pierre Alain (Mirabel, Que./St-Jérôme, Collégial AA), assistant coaches Jim Fetter (Waterloo, Ont./Hockey Canada) and Carla MacLeod (Calgary, Alta./Mount Royal University, ACAC), and goaltending coach Perry Wilson (LaSalle, Ont./University of Windsor,OUA).
“All 40 players who participated in Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team selection camp exemplify the strength of the female game in this country and should be extremely proud of their accomplishments,” Alain said. “We are confident the players chosen to take to the ice against the United States next week will represent Canada with pride.”
Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team will play three games against the United States’ Women’s Under-18 Select Team on Thursday, August 18, Friday, August 19 and Sunday August 21st at the Canadian International Hockey Academy in Rockland.
Following the series, Hockey Canada scouts, along with the team’s coaching staff, will continue to evaluate players with their club teams during the 2011-12 season, in preparation for selecting the Canadian team that will compete at the 2012 IIHF Ice Hockey Under-18 Women’s World Championship in the Czech Republic in January.
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