REGINA, SK – The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) and the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) and are joining forces once again to present the Western All-Star Challenge in Martensville, SK. This pivotal event will serve as a pre-selection camp for Team Canada West who will compete in the prestigious World Junior A Challenge in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, this December.
The World Junior A Challenge is an annual event held by Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) and NHL Central Scouting that features some of the top national teams and players from around the world. This years event will include Canada East, Canada West, Sweden (made up of NHL prospects) and the United States (made up of USHL all stars/NHL prospects).
The Western All-Star Challenge, set to take place from November 3-5 in Martensville, SK, will serve as a highly competitive pre-selection camp for Team Canada West. Forty of the top 19U prospects from the MJHL and SJHL (20 players from each league) will compete in on-ice sessions and game play during the event in front of Team Canada West staff and scouts from all higher levels of hockey. The event will provide players from the MJHL and SJHL an amazing opportunity to showcase themselves in front of many scouts while trying to earn an a roster spot on Team Canada West.
The SJHL and MJHL continue to be development leaders at the Junior A level both on and off the ice. Both leagues enjoy strong competitive balance, year on year advancement increases to higher levels of hockey, are extremely competitive at the national level, and have strong community involvement and support.
“This is the second year that we have partnered with our friends from the MJHL to provide an opportunity for the best and brightest 19 and under prospects to represent the West at the Junior A World Challenge,” said SJHL Commissioner Kyle McIntyre.
“Our goal is to both showcase our league’s future stars, and to return to the podium on the world stage.”
Please stay tuned for further event announcements to come.
