ROYALS
SEND FOUR PLAYERS TO HOCKEY CANADA’S NATIONAL TEAMS’ SUMMER SHOWCASE
Victoria’s
Tyler Soy, Scott Walford, Eric Florchuk & Kaid Oliver selected to national
team selection camps.
For
Immediate Release
Monday,
June 20, 2016
Victoria,
BC- The Victoria
Royals are proud to announce that Tyler Soy, Scott Walford, along with signed
prospects Eric Florchuk and Kaid Oliver have been invited to attend three of
Canada’s National Junior Team Summer Selection Camps.
Tyler
Soy
Forward
Tyler Soy has been named to Hockey Canada’s National Junior Team Summer
Development Camp for the 2017 World Junior Hockey Championships.
The
development camp will see 41 players born in 1997 or later from across Canada
compete for a spot on the World Junior team. The camp will take place from July
30th to August 2nd in Toronto, ON. The annual tournament will be held in
Montreal, QC and Toronto, ON from December 26, 2016 to January 5, 2017.
Last
summer, Soy was a member of Hockey Canada’s Under-18 team at the 2015 U18 World
Hockey Championships in Zug and Lucerne, Switzerland. Through four games, Soy
collected two assists.
During the
2015-16 campaign, the Victoria centre tallied 85 points (46g-39a) that included
a new Royals’ goal scoring record. Through 13 playoff games this year Soy
scored seven goals and five assists for 12 points. The Cloverdale, BC product
was named the recipient of the Brad Hornung Trophy as the WHL’s Most
Sportsmanlike Player at the end of the season.
Scott
Walford
Walford, a
6-1, 188 lb defender has been selected to Hockey Canada’s National Men’s
Under-18 Summer Selection Camp in advance of the 2016 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup.
The
selection camp will take place from July 26th to August 2nd at the Markin
MacPhail Centre in Calgary, AB and will see 44 players born in 1999 from across
Canada compete for a spot on the team. The Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup is
scheduled for August 11-16 in Breclav, Czech Republic and Bratislava, Slovakia.
Last
summer, Walford was a member of Team Canada Black at the 2015 World Under-17
Hockey Challenge in Dawson Creek, BC. The Royals’ blueliner played in all five
of Canada Black’s contests during the tournament and picked up two minutes in
penalties.
In his
first WHL season, the native of Coquitlam, BC appeared in 36 games and tallied
11 points (1g-10a) for Victoria. Walford also played in 13 post-season games
with the Royals and scored six points (2g-4a) to finish second in team scoring
by a defenceman.
Eric
Florchuk & Kaid Oliver
Royals’
prospects Eric Florchuk and Kaid Oliver have both been invited to Canada’s
National Under-17 Development Camp prior to the 2016 World Under-17 Hockey
Challenge.
From July
26th to August 1st, 111 players will participate in practices and games on one
of six teams: Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Red, and White. Following the
development camp, players will continue to be evaluated through the early
season before 66 are selected to represent Canada on one of three national
teams (Team Canada Black, Team Canada Red, and Team Canada White) at the 2016
World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, scheduled for October 30th to November 5th in
Sault Ste. Marie, ON.
Florchuk, a
forward, played in 32 contests this season for the Fort Saskatchewan Rangers
Midget AAA team of the Alberta Midget Hockey League. During the regular season,
the native of Fort Saskatchewan, AB tallied 12 goals and 13 assists for 25
points. Florchuck was originally drafted by the Royals in the first round, 13th
overall, in the 2015 WHL Bantam Draft.
Oliver, a
native of White Rock, BC spent the 2015-16 season with the Arizona Bobcats U16
team of the North American Prospects Hockey League (NAPHL) where he recorded 24
points (16g-8a). The forward was selected in the third round, 57th overall, by
the Royals in the 2015 WHL Draft.
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