A rookie tournament for four of Canada's NHL teams appeared in jeopardy a short time ago. As wildfires ravaged the hillsides of nearby West Kelowna, heavy smoke and accommodation demands for emergency responders forced the cancellation of Penticton’s biggest annual event, Ironman Canada, on Aug. 29.
PENTICTON, B.C. — A rookie tournament for four of Canada's NHL teams appeared in jeopardy a short time ago.
NHL prospects played two-touch soccer on the plaza outside Penticton's South Okanagan Events Centre under clear, blue skies and in late-summer temperatures after convening for their four-day tournament ending Monday.“I think it’s paradise,” he said. “I used to play against Penticton in peewee, bantam, midget, when I was on the travel teams. Vernon, Kelowna, Penticton. I remember, growing up, going up and down, playing all those cities in minor hockey.
A true believer in the value of evaluating prospects against their peers, Holland was the architect behind the launch of the NHL’s first-ever prospects tournament in Traverse City, Mich., back in 1997, when he was with the Detroit Red Wings. “It’s a way to get them comfortable in their surroundings, play some games. And I think you also build chemistry. We’re hopeful that some of these players that are on our team, down the road, will be Edmonton Oilers. They’re coming — some from junior, some college. Now they’re starting to build some friendships and eventually work their way through Bakersfield and ultimately to the NHL.”
“Penticton is a special part of Canada. We get to play some games on a great rink and in a great part of the world, and so I think it's a win-win.”
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