Saskatoon’s Elder Getting A Look Internationally

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The camp is used as a platform to launch the IIHF’s development and education programs, specifically aimed at assisting each national association to achieve individually identified objectives, and to promote global growth and development of the game. This includes bringing together players with a wide variety of skill levels to promote the development of emerging hockey nations, with the help of the top hockey nations within the IIHF membership.

The following Canadian players will attend the IIHF Hockey Development Camp:

           Kaden      Elder (forward) – Saskatoon, Sask.

    • 2012-13       team: Notre Dame Hounds (South Saskatchewan Minor Hockey       League/Saskatchewan Hockey Association
  • Sam      Steel (forward) – Sherwood Park, Alta.     
    • 2012-13       team: Sherwood Park Flyers (Alberta Major Bantam Hockey League/Hockey       Alberta)
  • Marcus      Tesink (defenceman) – Saint John, N.B.     
    • 2012-13       team: Saint John Sea Dogs (New Brunswick Bantam AAA Hockey League/Hockey       New Brunswick)

The Canadian attending the IIHF Hockey Development Camp as a coach mentor is Bob Caldwell (Deloraine, Man.), who serves as Hockey Manitoba’s head mentor and national chair for the National Coach Mentorship Program. Caldwell has spent close to 40 years in coaching, working at various levels of the game locally, provincially, nationally and internationally.

The camp will mark the eighth time the IIHF has brought together young players from around the world since the first camp was held in Nymburg, Czech Republic, in August 1999. In total, Canada has sent 44 players, 10 coaches and three officials from 11 branches.

Five past Canadian attendees have been selected in the NHL Entry Draft: Kyle Chipchura (2001), Morgan Ellis (2007), Steven Hodges (2009), Dan LaCosta (2001) and Jeff Tambellini (1999). In addition, Mike Mondin, head coach of Canada’s National Sledge Team, attended the camp in 2001.

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