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Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 20 Aug 2015, p. 35

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'218 MAIN ST EAST - DOWNTOWN MILTON MON - CLOSED Matthew Struthers' Hockey Can- da Summer Showcase perfor- ance were compared to a court ial, the evidence looks awfully mpelling. say he made a strong case for is inclusion at this fall's World Un- er-17 Hockey Challenge would be .. well, putting it mildly. K third-round pick of the Owen Lound Attack this spring, the 15-year-old Miltonian finished top overall scoring at the devel- -pment camp in Calgary. By Steve LeBlanc CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF Strong bid elivered for U 17 Wofld Challenge Struthers finishes atop scon'ng at summer showcase Victoria Bach has once again been chosen to don the red and white. No stranger to representing her country, Milton's speedy centre was named to the national women’s U22 development team for a second straight year Sun- day following the training camp in Calgary. Bach’s now in Lake Placid, NY for the annual three- Bach named to Canadian women’s development team once again Ml l 88 His seven-points-in-three-games campaign for eventual cham- pion Team White included four goals â€" two of the Shorthanded variety, and a couple more in a 6-5 overtime triumph over Team Green in the championship clash. ”We (Team White) came together well as a team," said Struthers, who as 3 Boxing Day baby was the youngest of the 111 1999- born players who are now vying for one of the 66 spots (on three Matthew Struthers competes at the recent Hockey Canada U17 develop- ment camp in Calgary, finishing atop overall scorin with seven points. many/mam WED 9-6 THUR - FRI R MART ‘)) regional Canadian teams) for the world challenge in Dawson Creek and Fort St. John, B.C. in early No- vember. The rosters are expected to be announced sometime next month. 'We had a good group of players, including some from my league, which definitely helped. 'I think I gave myself a pretty good chance (to make the cut)." A captain and point-a-game pro- ducer with last season's Halton Hurricanes, Struthers was es-IB game Canada-U5. summer showdown that began last night. She had two assists in a tough 0-3 series last yean “I was really excited and happy to make the team. It was a tough training camp," said Bach, who with 18 goals for Boston University was the top-scoring D-i freshman in the entire NCAA last season. The 2014-15 Another national title for field hockey star Less than two years after first pick- ing up the J-shaped stick, Madison Babineau wasn't content to merely crack the Ontario U16 field hockey roster. After all, she’d done that last sum- mer. “Making the team last year was big, but I wanted to have more of a leadership role this time,” ex- plained the 15-year-old Miltonian. That heightened expectation of herself speaks volumes about how far Babineau has come in such a short time. Already enjoying a list of accolades normally reserved for seasoned competitors, the soon-to-be 11th grader at Craig Kielburger Second- ary School added to her growing hardware haul recently in Bramp- ton. A co-captain and offensive anchor Babineau helps Ontario defend its Under-16 gold By Steve LeBlanc CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF campaign also saw her lead Canada's development 3 team with five goals and an assist in its goldâ€" medal run § at the Nations Cup in Fijssen, Germany. ”Anytime I can > put on the red and white jersey and represent Canada 03 is an unbelievable feeling. The Canada- U. 5. series continues on Friday and Satur- 0 day. 315" )Z 905.875.2999 with Ontario Red (firstâ€"entry squad), she played a huge set-up role in an eventual unbeaten run to a Cana- dian U16 championship three-peat. "I'm more of the playmaker," said Babineau, who had one goal in a 7-1 semifinal rout of British Columbia White. "They don’t really record- Madison Babineau competes at the Under-16 national chgmpgpqships. THEVAULTMILTON.COM Sup'plied phth

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