Six Greyhound draft picks advance to U17 camp

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SOO GREYHOUNDS HOCKEY CLUB

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SIX HOUNDS ADVANCE TO PROVINCIAL UNDER-17 EVALUATION CAMP

The Soo Greyhounds are pleased to announce that six of their draft picks (3 defenseman, 3 forwards) from this past May's OHL Priority Selection have advanced to the Provincial Under 17 Evaluation Camp in Guelph, Ontario. Events will take place June 27th to June 29th.

Among the group of 84 players heading to camp are Hounds prospects James Livingston (1st Round Pick), Sean Jones (2nd Round Pick), Brett Perlini (3rd Round Pick), Dylan King (5th Round Pick), Cameron Odam (10th Round Pick) and Jacob Chiblow (14th Round Pick).

Chiblow (#8), Livingston (#10) and Perlini (#18) will take to the ice as members of Team Black while Jones (# 11 Team Blue), Odam (#2 Team Red) and Dylan King (#6 Team White) will be the lone Hounds on their respective squads.

This is the final step in the selection process that will see players named to Ontario's entry in the Canada Winter Games to take place in Whitehorse, Yukon.

The Winter games run from February 24th to March 10th.

The Under-17 program is the first step in Hockey Canada's Program of Excellence.

The Soo Greyhounds would like to wish James, Sean, Brett, Dylan, Cameron and Jacob the best of luck!

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