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Sarnia resident
Carolyne Prévost has been selected to the U18
Ontario Red Team and will be playing in the upcoming U18
Nationals being held in Kitchener Ontario from November
7 - 11, 2007.
The Championship is an eight-team
competition featuring many of Canada’s prominent young
players.
Ontario will have two teams entered (Team Red - Team
Blue) Team Ontario Red will compete in Group A with Team
Manitoba, Team Alberta and Team Saskatchewan.
The top two teams from each pool move into cross-over
games to decide who will advance to the gold and bronze
medal games. The third and fourth place teams from each
pool will play a final cross- over game.
In addition to showcasing exceptional players, the event
will also feature high performance female game officials
from across the country.
The Ontario Women's Hockey Association teams each
consist of twenty players plus team staff. Participants
were selected from over 200 talented players who
participated in the selection process. There are several
thousand players in the eligible age group who
participate on competitive teams within the OWHA.
A women’s national Under 18 competition takes place
annually including the Canada Winter Games every fourth
year. Team Ontario Red enters this year’s National
Women’s Under 18 Championship as top seed having won the
2007 Canada Winter Games in Whitehorse.
Players on Team Ontario Red and
Blue are actively being scouted by Hockey Canada and
Universities. Carolyne also participated in Hockey
Canada evaluation camps this summer and also played for
The National Women's Under 18 team Canada in a Summer
tournament that was held in Ottawa this past August
where Team Canada swept the series against the United
States Under 18.
Schedule:
Wed Nov 7 - 7:00 pm vs Alberta
Thurs Nov 8 - 1:00 pm vs Saskatchewan
Fri Nov 9 - 7:00 pm vs Manitoba
Sat Nov 10 - Semi-finals
Sun Nov 11 - Medal games
All games played at the Kitchener Auditorium.
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