Scouts are starting to take notice of North Bay's Ken Appleby.
The Oshawa Generals goaltender is off to a sizzling start and this week he got rewarded.
Ken Appleby, a 6’4” Generals goaltender has recorded three shutout wins, has had 12 wins and only one loss in goal, and has a goals against average of 1.91 so far this season.
Appleby and teammate Cole Cassels have been added to the game taking place in Peterborough on Thursday, November 13th.
For Appleby, it was obviously thrilling news.
"Ya it was great news when I got the call yesterday definitely a great honour, but ya hopefully it opens up and opportunity for the World Juniors you never know. But I'm not going to worry so much about that Im just going to go in if I get the chance and make the most of my opportunity," Appleby told BayToday.ca on Friday morning.
Team OHL will compete against the Russian National Junior Team in Game 3 of the series in Peterborough on Thursday, November 13th, with Game 4 to be played in Kingston on Monday, November 17th.
The series also includes two games in the WHL prior to both OHL games, and ends with the two games hosted by the QMJHL.
North Bay Battalion players Nick Paul and Kyle Wood will also play at least one game for Team OHL
In 11 years of competition against the Russian National Junior Team, the OHL has a record of 19-2-1 in this series following a 5-2 loss in Oshawa and a 3-2 shootout loss in Sudbury last season.
