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CALGARY - It didnt take long for "the Canadian way" to become a mantra at Hockey Canadas massive under-17 mens hockey camp. The slogan is on the back of every red T-shirt worn by the 108 players circulating through the Markin MacPhail Centre on Calgarys west side. The phrase is drilled into their heads on and off the ice by their coaches and Hockey Canada staff. "They use that term almost in every sentence," Toronto defenceman Jakob Chychrun said Wednesday. "They really teach us all to be young men. "They talk about professionalism, respect and even the little things like cleaning the table up after lunch." Part of the revamp of the national under-17 program was summoning this vast group of players born in 1998 to learn early what Hockey Canada expects and wants from players who wear the Maple Leaf. The nine-day camp ends Tuesday. "Weve had a lot of lectures on the Canadian way and what that means to us and how we have to respect it," defenceman Sean Day said. "Thats one of the most used words Ive heard in the last two days is respect. Just having pride in your nation and respecting everyone who is involved and respecting your opponents." Their days have been filled with fitness and hockey skills testing as well as classroom seminars on nutrition, mental training and media relations. Theyre learning how to warm up and cool down properly for workouts and games in order to avoid injury and perform their best. Players from Duncan, B.C., to Mount Pearl, N.L., have been divided into six teams with their own coaches and support staff. They start playing games against each other Thursday. "The message to them is theres a way we do things here," said Scott Salmond, Hockey Canadas vice-president of hockey operations. "What were trying to teach them in the different areas, were going to have a better chance to win. "We want them leaving here knowing what the Canadian way is, that theyre going to play hard, theyre committed players, theyre character players, they accept their roles. The Canadian way was really borne out of the Olympic team and the performance that they had in Sochi, everything from how that team performed to how they prepared. "Its playing hard, its playing with character and when other teams push, we push back harder. Those are the messages were trying to give every day, all day. The Markin MacPhail Centre will bulge with Canadian hockey prospects when another 44 arrive Friday for the under-18 mens selection camp. A team of the best 22 players born in 1997 will be chosen to play for Canada at the annual Ivan Hlinka international tournament Aug. 11-16 in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Canada has won the tournament six consecutive years. The presence of the under-18 players is another way of driving home the message to the under-17 players whats required to play for Canada. "We want those kids to see the next level for them," Salmond said. The World Under-17 Hockey Challenge has traditionally been held in late December during its 22 years, but the event will be played Oct. 31 to Nov. 8 this year in Sarnia, Ont. Instead of five regional teams representing Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, West and Pacific, Canada will enter three teams mixing players from different regions. So Canadians will now play in the under-17 tournament under the banner of their country, and not their geographical region. There will be more competition to play in the tournament as 66 players from across the country will be named to those three squads. Torontos Chychrun and Day played for Ontario at the most recent under-17 tournament held in Sydney, N.S., under the old format. Forward Mitchell Balmas of Sydney represented Team Atlantic and Edmonton forward Tyler Benson played for Team Pacific. Chychrun was the first overall pick in this years Ontario Hockey League draft by the Sarnia Sting. Benson went first in last years Western Hockey League draft to the Vancouver Giants. Day is the only player invited to this under-17 camp who played major junior hockey last season. He was an underage defenceman for the OHLs Mississauga Steelheads. Balmas was a first-round pick of the QMJHLs Charlottetown Islanders this year. This is his first trip to Western Canada and his camp roommates are from Ontario and Quebec. Mixing the players pushes them out of their comfort zone. Where once they compared themselves to players from within their own province, they now measure themselves against their counterparts in the rest of the country. "You see how you rank with the other guys all across Canada and what you need to work on," Balmas said. "You kind of have to bring all your stuff because you dont know who youre playing against or who youre playing with. You have to learn and adapt." 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Wed kind of fold under the pressure, get frustrated or let a big shot frustrate us," guard DeMar DeRozan said.GATINEAU, Que. -- Nicolas Aube-Kubel scored two of Val-dOrs five second-period goals as the Foreurs downed the host Gatineau Olympiques 5-4 on Sunday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Anthony Mantha, Louick Marcotte and Timotej Sille also scored for the Foreurs (22-11-0), who extended their win streak to eight games, while Guillaume Gelinas tacked on three assists. Vaclav Karabacek, Taylor Burke, Alexandre Chenier-Allard and Marc Beckstead supplied the offence for the Olympiques (22-11-0), who led 2-0 after the first period before giving up five straight goals. Val-dOrs Francois Tremblay made 20 saves for the win. Robert Steeves started in net for Gatineau but was pulled after allowing four goals on 15 shots. Anthony Brodeur replaced Steeves and stopped 4-of-5 shots in 26 minutes of relief. --- SCREAMING EAGLES 3 TITAN 2 (OT) BATHURST, N.B. -- Cameron Darcy scored the winner at 4:24 of extra time as Cape Breton came from behind to edge Acadie-Bathurst for its fifth win in a row. Clark Bishop forced overtime for the Screaming Eagles (18-11-3) with a goal at 14:54 of the third period while William Carrier scored the other. Lucas Grundy and Nicholas Blanchard scored for the Titan (13-16-3). Cape Bretons Alex Bureau made 29 saves for the win as Acadie-Bathursts Jacob Brennan gave up three goals on 32 shots. --- MOOSEHEADS 4 ISLANDERS 1 CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. -- The Mooseheads scored three times on the power play to hand the Islanders their eighth straight defeat. Nikolaj Ehlers, Andrew Ryan and Timo Meier scored with the man advantage for Halifax (23-10-1) while Darcy Ashley scored into an empty net and added two assists. Matej Beran scored the lone goal for Charlottetown (13-16-4). Zachary Fucale made 22 saves for the Mooseheads as Antoine Bibeau stopped 37-of-40 shots for the Islanders. --- WILDCATS 4 TIGRES 3 MONCTON, N.B. -- Christophe Lalonde scored twice, including the winner, and added an assist as the Wildcats slipped past Victoriaville.dddddddddddd Ivan Barbashev also scored two goals for Moncton (15-17-2), which won its third game in a row, and Conor Garland picked up three assists. Jan Mandat and Gabriel Gagne had a goal and an assist apiece for the Tigres (13-15-4) and Philippe Hudon scored once. Alex Dubeau made 27 saves for the Wildcats. Brandon Whitney turned aside 31 shots for Victoriaville. --- HUSKIES 3 OCEANIC 2 (SO) ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. -- Philippe Desrosiers made 41 saves and Francis Perron scored the shootout winner as the Huskies pushed Rimouskis winless streak to six contests. Maxime St. Cyr and Quinn OBrien scored in regulation for Rouyn-Noranda (19-9-3), which is 7-0-1 in its last eight outings. Michael Joy scored both goals for the Oceanic (16-11-6). Rimouskis Alexandre Belanger stopped 31 shots in a losing cause. --- CATARACTES 5 SAGUENEENS 4 (OT) SHAWINIGAN, Que. -- Francis Beauvillier scored 16 seconds into overtime and Ilya Zinoviev had a pair of goals in regulation as the Cataractes beat Chicoutimi. Sebastien Gauthier had a goal and two assists for Shawinigan (6-22-3) while Antoine Masson scored the other. Charles Hudon scored once and set up two more for the Sagueneens (16-17-1) and Sebastien Sylvestre, Janne Puhakka and Nikita Liamkin had a goal apiece. Marvin Cupper made 35 saves for the Cataractes as Chicoutimis Julio Billia kicked out 24 shots in defeat. --- ARMADA 4 PHOENIX 1 SHERBROOKE, Que. -- Daniel Walcotte and Frederic Bergeron each had a goal and two assists as Blainville-Boisbriand toppled the Phoenix. Tyler Brown and Marcus Hinds also scored for the Armada (22-4-5), who remain two points ahead of Halifax for top spot in the QMJHL standings. Cole Murphy scored for Sherbrooke (11-20-2), which is on a five-game slide. Samuel Montembeault made 23 saves for Blainville-Boisbriand while Francois Desrosiers turned aside 26-of-30 shots for the Phoenix. Wholesale Hoodies NFL Shirts Outlet Jerseys NFL Wholesale Cheap NFL Jerseys Free Shipping Wholesale Jerseys Cheap Cheap NFL Jerseys China Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '