North Bay’s Colton Point is among 34 goaltender's from across the country who have been invited to Hockey Canada’s annual Program of Excellence Goaltending Camp.
The camp will take place June 9th to 12th at the Markin MacPhail Centre in Calgary.
Its described as a camp which brings together some of best netminding talent in the nation with top Canadian instructors from across North America, and kicks off the evaluation period for summer development and selection camps at the under-17, under-18, and under-20 levels.
Point is among the 10 Under 18/Under 20 goaltenders invited to the camp.
"Playing for your country on the largest scale is every young kids life goal," Point said about the opportunity.
"I've grown up watching the world juniors and to have the opportunity to be able to participate in the program of excellence is incredible."
Candidates for inclusion in Canada’s National Junior Team summer development camp include 10 of the top under-20 talent. Meanwhile, eight Canada National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team hopefuls are also set to take part, and 16 contenders in the under-17 group.
“The Program of Excellence Goaltending Camp has allowed us to develop our top talent - both on and off the ice, using world-class goaltending instructors from across North America,” said Scott Salmond, Hockey Canada’s vice-president of hockey operations and men’s national teams in a Hockey Canada release.
“The line-up of instructors are able to breakdown each goalie’s game, sharpen their skills and give them every opportunity to develop their talent and grow as a player.”
It’s been a memorable year for Point, who won the Fred Page Cup Eastern Canadian Junior ‘A’ Championship with the Carleton Place Canadians.
The former North Bay Midget AAA Trappers goaltender is currently rated fourth in North American Goaltender's by NHL’s Central Scouting for the upcoming NHL Entry Draft taking place on June 24th and 25th in Buffalo, New York.
