Thursday, November 22, 2007

Smokie selected for World U-17 Hockey Challenge

by Guy Bertrand of the Trail Daily Times

Oursov made his way through the 120 players involved in the CCM B.C. Cup in Salmon Arm in April, the 51 players invited to the provincial development camp in Nanaimo in July, and the 18 players shortlisted for the final selections.

"Every single player (at the development camp) was good enough to be there. But I guess it's the guy that works harder every minute that will make it eventually."

"On Boxing Day we fly to Alberta, shake hands with the guys from Alberta and we're a team. I don't think we even get time to practice."

The tournament runs from Dec. 27 to Jan. 4. That means Oursov will miss a minimum of three games over that stretch.

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