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Players aim for Team BC

The U16 Male BC Cup was held at the Shaw Centre from Thursday, April 17 to Monday, April 21.
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B.C.’s best: Salmon Arm resident

Salmon Arm just hosted some of B.C.’s best young hockey players.

The U16 Male BC Cup was held at the Shaw Centre from Thursday, April 17 to Monday, April 21.

Among the players was defenceman Jason Herd from Salmon Arm.

Four regional camps were held across the province between April 4 and 13, where players took part in practices, games and athlete preparation topics. Then, based on their performance and evaluation at the regional camps, 160 players were chosen to attend the Male U16 BC Cup. The Salmon Arm-hosted event was a jamboree-style tournament which mixed the players to make eight teams.

Out of the BC Cup, 40 players – two teams of 20 – will be chosen to attend the U16 Provincial Camp in early July. Half of them – 20 players – will be chosen in November to be a part of Team BC.

From there, Team BC will compete at the 2015 Canada Winter Games to be hosted in Prince George from Feb. 13 to March 1, 2015.

Coming up on April 23 to 27, more of B.C.’s best.

The 2014 Female U18 BC Cup will be held at the Shaw Centre. Players were identified throughout the 2013-2014 season by evaluators and asked to attend the U18 BC Cup.

Hailey Haskell from Salmon Arm will be participating.