RED DEER – Hockey Alberta is one step closer to naming the roster for Team Alberta’s Under-16 Male team that is representing the province at the 2027 Canada Winter Games in Quebec City in February.
Thirty-four athletes are in contention to make the final roster, with five goaltenders, 12 defence, and 17 forwards included on the shortlist.
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Athletes were selected to the shortlist based on their overall play throughout the Team Alberta scouting process, past Team Alberta programs, and at the Under-16 Summer Camp in Red Deer at the beginning of July. Eighty players were invited to Red Deer and worked through high intensity on-ice sessions, as well as off-ice training and classroom sessions.
Hockey Alberta previously announced the coaching staff for the U16 Male squad in February, with head coach James Poole, assistant coaches Ryan Allen and Jack Redlick, video coach Justin Ostertag and goalie coach Theo Zubot running the bench at the Canada Winter Games.
The U16 Male Program is the third stage of the development and identification process to select a roster for Team Alberta to compete at the 2027 Canada Winter Games, beginning with the Alberta Cup. Team Alberta Male are attending the 2027 Canada Winter Games in Quebec City from February 27 to March 6, 2027.
Team Alberta is set to play preliminary games in their pool against Team British Columbia, Team New Brunswick and Team Ontario. The upcoming Canada Winter Games hockey schedule can be found here.
