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Hockey Manitoba has released the names of the 40 male and 40 female players (plus injury exemptions) who have been selected to attend the June 25 to June 27, 2004 Program of Excellence Camp. The Keystone Center in Brandon, Manitoba will be the site for this summer evaluation camp. The male players are the top 16-year-olds in Manitoba (players born in 1988). "These are some of the best athletes we have had in recent years and we believe we will be able to provide 11 players from Manitoba that will be an integral part of the 2005 Team Western squad" Head Coach Lyle Loewen affirmed. Loewen, originally from Arborg, is currently the head coach of the Southeast Blades of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. He will act as head coach of the Manitoba portion of the program and will be an assistant coach with Team Western. Eleven players from Manitoba and eleven from Saskatchewan will be chosen to form Team Western, who will compete at the 2005 World Under 17 Hockey Challenge in Lethbridge, Alberta from December 27, 2004 to January 4, 2005. Team Western will compete in this tournament that will feature top representation from across the hockey world, which include Russia, Czech Republic, Finland and the U.S.A. The female program will be icing a full team of players born 1987, 1988 and 1989. The head coach of this years' team is Jill Mathez from Winnipeg. Jill brings extensive knowledge in the female game with her experience as head coach of the University of Winnipeg and her experience in past Hockey Manitoba Programs. Jill will be joined by Assistant Coaches Art Coulombe of St. Malo and Keri Yackel from West St. Paul. The female team (Team Manitoba) will compete in the National Under 18 Championship in February 2005. The exact date and location of this tournament has not been confirmed at this time. This is the first evaluation for the Hockey Canada scouts to evaluate these players for inclusion in the national team programs. It is a great opportunity for these athletes! Male P.O.E. Summer Roster Defence Kyle Breen, Winnipeg - Winnipeg Hawks - City 'AAA' Midget Derek Buors, Winnipeg - Winnipeg Sharks - City 'AAA' Midget Chad Erb, Sanford - Sanford Sabres - High School Kevin Falloon, Russell - Parkland Rangers - Midget 'AAA' Kyle Fischer, Winnipeg - Winnipeg Warriors - City AAA Midget Harley Garrioch, Cross Lake - Norman Northstars - Midget 'AAA' Justin Guttek, Winnipeg - Winnipeg Warriors - City AAA Midget Derek Holenski, Thornhill - Morden Mohawks - High School Kyle Rutchka *, Birtle - Yellowhead Chiefs - Midget AAA Kyle Schussler, Winnipeg - Oak Park Raiders - H.S. 'A' Division Kirk Thompson, Beausejour - Eastman Selects - Midget 'AAA' Matt Walters, Winnipeg - Winnipeg Thrashers - Prov. Midget 'AAA' Justin Watters, Brandon - Brandon Wheat Kings Midget 'AAA' Forwards Kyle Assie, Flin Flon - Norman Northstars - Midget 'AAA' Jason Bowles, Elkhorn - Yellowhead Chiefs - Midget 'AAA' Andrew Clark, Brandon - Brandon Wheat Kings Midget 'AAA' Dustyn Clegg, Lundar - Interlake Lightning - Prov. 'AAA' Midget Chris Cloud, Waywaysecappo - Yellowhead Chiefs - Midget 'AAA' Ryan Depape, Winnipeg - Notre Dame Hound - Midget 'AAA' Ian Duval, Winnipeg - Central Plains - Prov. Midget 'AAA' Clint Friesen *, Grunthal - Eastman Selects II - 'AAA' Midget Donnie Glennie, Winnipeg - Winnipeg Wild - Prov. Midget 'AAA' Kirt Hill, Winnipeg - Winnipeg Thrashers - Prov. Midget 'AAA' Kyle Jeffery, Winnipeg - Winnipeg Thrashers - Prov. Midget 'AAA' Shane Jury, Minnedosa -Yellowhead Chiefs - Midget 'AAA' Kyle Klym, Winnipeg - Winnipeg Wild - Prov. Midget 'AAA' Edward Lathlin, Opaskwayak - OCN Storm - Midget 'AA' Torrey Lindsay, Grosse Isle - Interlake Lightning - Prov. Midget 'AAA' Brandon Lockerby, Douglas - Brandon Wheat Kings Midget 'AAA' Blair Macaulay, Winnipeg - Winnipeg Wild - Prov. Midget 'AAA' Joel Malchuk, Brandon - Brandon Wheat Kings Midget 'AAA' Robbie Roteliuk, Portage la Prairie - Central Plains Capitals - Midget 'AAA' Scott Skurdland, Winnipeg - Winnipeg Hawks - City 'AAA' Midget See 'Female' P.# Con't from P.# Jonathon Toews, Winnipeg - Shattuck St. Mary's Midget 'AAA' Dan Watt, Winnipeg - Winnipeg Warriors - City 'AAA' Midget Dale Weise, Winnipeg - Winnipeg Thrashers - Prov. Midget 'AAA' Ryan White, Brandon - Brandon Wheat Kings Midget 'AAA' Brennan Zasitko, Arborg - Interlake Lightning - Provincial 'AAA' Midget Goaltenders Kevin Armstrong, Winnipeg - Winnipeg Wild - Prov. Midget 'AAA' Tony Braccio, Winnipeg - Winnipeg Hawks - City 'AAA' Midget Derrek Kleinsteuber, Winnipeg - Winnipeg Warriors - City 'AAA' Midget James Reimer, Arborg - Interlake Lightning - Midget 'AAA' * denotes medical exemption Female P.O.E. Summer Roster Defence Robyn Berry, Birtle - Birtle Bruins - Female Midget Cassandra Flanagan, Great Falls - Pine Falls Paper Kings - Midget 'A' Boys Kailey Forsyth, Winnipeg - PTHA Blackhawks - Female Midget 'AA' Erica Holmes, Brandon - Brandon Wheat Kings Jessica Hoplock, Winnipeg - River East Lightning - Female Midget 'AA' Tahnee Horton, Winnipeg - St. Vital Victorias - Female Midget 'AA' Jocelyne Larocque, Ste. Anne - University of Wpg Sarah Murray, Faribault - Shattuck St. Mary's Sabres Kim Schmeichel, Winnipeg - Assiniboine Park Rangers - Female Midget 'AA' Laura Tully, Shoal Lake - Birtle Bruins - Female Midget Samantha Wauer, Oakbank - Springfield Bantam 'C' Mallory Wray, Cartwright - Holland Rockets - Midget Female Forwards Stacy Beer, Somerset - College Mathiue Alouettes 'AA' Tammy Brade, Roblin - Parkland Panthers - Midget Jodie Charison, Gunton - Shattuck Sabres Andrea Cook, Reston - Souris - Midget Meghan Corbett, Winnipeg - APHA Rangers - Female Midget 'AA' Alicia Cowieson, Souris - Souris Elks - Female Midget 'A' Whitney Davison, Crystal City - Rock Lake - Midget 'B' Kaytlin Drews, Snow Lake - Snow Lake Spartans - Bantam Boys Kayla Duna, Winnipeg - APHA Rangers - Female Midget 'AA' Laura Fridfinnson, Arborg - University of Wpg Kendra Heinrichs, Winnipeg - PTHA Blackhawks - Female Midget 'AA' Melissa Jaques, Dugald - University of Wpg Lisa Kissick, Carman - Univeristy of Winnipeg Ashley Lutz, Winnipeg - River East Lightning - Female Midget 'AA' Ashley Lynch, Gilbert Plains - Parkland Panthers - Midget 'AA' Brittany Mahood, Phoenix - Mountain Point Varsity High School Jamie McClintock, Stonewall - University of Winnipeg Addie Miles, Winnipeg - Tyndall Park - Bantam A1 Katherine O'Rourke, Winnipeg - PTHA Blackhawks - Female Midget 'AA' Jaime Paterson, Brandon - Notre Dame Hounds - Midget Jasmine Pollock, Virden - Souris - Midget Kailey Robertson, Winnipeg - University of Winnipeg - Female Senior 'AA' Kristen Russell, Dauphin - Parkland Panthers - Midget 'AA' Brittney Staples, Benito - Parkland Panthers - Midget Goaltenders Stacey Corfield, Winnipeg - St. Vital Victorias - Female Midget 'AA' Lindsay Fraser, Thompson - King Miners - Midget 'AA' Jenna Illchuk, Lockport - River East Lightning - Female Midget 'AA' Melissa Kunzelman Brandon - Wireless Mobility Avalanche - Midget 'A'
