A pair of goalies who played in the area last season will get a chance to participate in a high profile Hockey Canada goalie camp later this week.
Joe Vrbetic, who played for the Powassan Voodoos last season and was a Battalion 2018 second-round pick, is one of four U18 goalies invited, while North Bay Major Midget AAA Trappers goalie and Sarnia Sting first-round pick Ben Gaudreau is one of a dozen attending the U17 goalie camp.
The camps bring together the top goaltending talent and elite-level instructors from across the country.
They serve as the initial evaluation stage for summer development and selections camps for Canada’s national teams.
The four-day event, which is part of Hockey Canada’s Program of Excellence, takes place June 5 to 8 at the Markin MacPhail Centre at WinSport’s Canada Olympic Park in Calgary.
“The Program of Excellence goaltending camp is another great opportunity to work with the top young goaltenders in the country and a very important part of the development process for these athletes,” said Shawn Bullock, director of men’s national teams for Hockey Canada, in a release.
“This four-day camp will provide goalies at all levels of our program the benefit of working with and learning from some of the top instructors in Canada in preparation for the upcoming season.”
