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3 Edge Girls Receive Prestigious Invitation

Emma Pincott, Karly Heffernan, and Eden Murray have been invited to attend Canada’s National Women’s Program strength and conditioning camp, taking place May 2-6 at York University in Toronto, Ont.

The invitation list includes 57 hockey players from across Canada. Nine goaltenders, twenty defencemen and twenty-eight forwards will participate in both on- and off- ice sessions, while also being introduced to Hockey Canada’s expectations in areas such as nutrition, mental conditioning, and physical fitness.

Emma, Karly, and Eden will be eligible for Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team and Canada’s National Women’s Under-22/Development Team. Following the camp, Hockey Canada scouts will continue to evaluate all players at national team camps in August, and as they compete with their club and school teams at provincial and national events, such as the 2012 National Women’s Under-18 Championship this November in Dawson Creek, B.C.

CLICK HERE FOR CANADA’S NATIONAL WOMEN’S PROGRAM STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING CAMP ROSTER

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Edge Hockey Skill Academy wins big at Esso Minor Hockey Week

Monday, 23 January 2012 13:11

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Edge School students in Grades 5-9 saw great success during 2012 Esso Minor Hockey Week. Almost one-third of the student-athletes attending Edge School in the Hockey Junior Skill Academy were part of community hockey teams who were either finalists or champions in their league during the tournament. Congratulations to these 21 students on their hard work and success.

Edge Students

GRADE 5	5 of 9 Champion or Finalist
Ross Duthie	Springbank Atom 1	Champs
Noah Simonelli	Springbank Atom 1	Champs
Justin Turko	Springbank Atom 1	Champs
Steven Zonneweld	Springbank Atom 1	Champs
Jackson Pettem-Shand	Springbank Pee Wee 6	Champs

GRADE 6	3 of 10 Champion or Finalist
Maxwell Crozier	Springbank Pee Wee 2	Finalists
Riley Fonger	Springbank Pee Wee 2	Finalists
Gretchen Peters	GHC Snipers Pee Wee B	Finalists

GRADE 7	6 of 23 Champion or Finalist
Jacob Elmer	NWCAA Bruins Bantam AA	Champs
Akito Hirose	Blackfoot Pee Wee 1 Division 1	Champs
Jaedon Kalupar	Blackfoot Pee Wee 1 Division 1	Champs
Michael Wong	Bow River Pee Wee 1 Division 2	Champs
Stepan Chervyakov	Springbank Pee Wee 2	Finalists
Brett Fouracres	Springbank Pee Wee 2	Finalists

GRADE 8	5 of 16 Champion or Finalist
Tristan Crozier	NWCAA Bruins Bantam AA	Champs
Thomas Lee	NWCAA Bruins Bantam AA	Champs
Adam Marcoux	CRHA Royals Gold Bantam AA	Finalists
Liam Peterson	McKnight Bantam 2	Champs
Burke Oliver	Springbank Bantam 3	Champs
Will Peters	Springbank Bantam 3	Champs

GRADE 9	3 of 8 Champion or Finalist
Carter Gosbee	CRHA Royals Gold Bantam AA	Finalists
Michael Martin	Crowfoot Bantam 6	Finalists
Vittorio Ficaccio	Bow River Midget 2	Champs

X of Y above indicates the number of Edge School Hockey Skill Academy students who were part of champions or finalist teams out of the total number of Edge students who attended Esso Minor Hockey Week with their community teams.

About the Edge School Hockey Skill Academy Program

Our Hockey Skill Academy is an exciting skill development program open to both boys and girls from Grades 5 through 12. On average, students are on the ice three times a week developing their hockey skills.Under the guidance of professional coaches and a goal-tending instructor, they work on skating techniques, puck control, shooting, defensive play and creativity.

About Esso Minor Hockey Week

Esso Minor Hockey Week is the largest minor hockey tournament in the world, which includes all categories and divisions from Atom to Junior. Esso Minor Hockey Week sees over 8,500 kids, 507 teams, 2,500 coaches and over 4,000 volunteers. This Tournament is the Stanley Cup of minor hockey, which first kicked off back in 1970 and is still going strong today.

Esso Minor Hockey Week website