ROYALS’
JOE HICKETTS NAMED TO CANADA’S NATIONAL JUNIOR TEAM
Victoria
defender will play for Canada at the World Junior Championships for second
consecutive year.
For
Immediate Release
Sunday,
December 20, 2015
Victoria,
BC- The
Victoria Royals would like to congratulate defenceman Joe Hicketts on
being named to the final roster for Hockey Canada’s National Junior
Team for the 2016 World Junior Hockey Championships.
Hicketts
will join Royals’ Head Coach Dave Lowry, who was named the bench boss for
Canada’s World Junior Hockey Team in March of this year, and Head Equipment
Manager Matt Auerbach.
The
5-8, 175 lb defender was one of 11 defenders from across Canada that was
invited to the National Junior Team Selection Camp in Etobicoke, Ontario from
December 10th – 14th. The annual tournament begins on
Saturday, December 26th with Team Canada taking on the USA in
Helsinki, Finland.
Hicketts
was a member of Canada’s gold medal winning squad at last year’s World Junior
Hockey Championships. Through seven tournament games with the under-20 team,
Hicketts recorded three assists and a +3 rating to go along with two minutes in
penalties.
In
29 games for Victoria this season, Hicketts has notched 30
points (2g-28a) to go along with 20 penalty minutes. The Royals’ blueliner also
sits third in the Canadian Hockey League for most assists by a
defenceman. Hicketts recently took part in the annual Canada Russia Series
for Team WHL where he recorded two assists and a +2 rating over two games. The
native of Kamloops, BC was also named captain of Team WHL for Game 2, which
took part in his hometown.
Victoria
returns home after the holiday break for a two-game set against the Prince George
Cougars on Sunday, December 27th and Monday, December 28th.
Tickets can be
purchased in person at the Select Your Tickets Box Office, over the phone by
calling 250-220-7889 or by visiting www.selectyourtickets.com.
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together and save big. Ask about the benefits of our great packages for groups
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