Just saw this on Twitter via 'ChillerIceRink':
"Congrats to AAA Jackets Sean Kuraly & Connor Murphy, both of Dublin, for being named to Team USA for the 2010 Under-18 Jr World Cup!"
For those that don't know what the Under-18 Jr World Cup is I'll let Wikipedia explain it:
"The Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament (also known as the U-18 Junior World Cup and formerly known as the Pacific Cup and the Nations Cup) is an annual event held each August for national under-18 ice hockey teams from around the world. Unlike its primary counterpart, the IIHF World U18 Championships, the U-18 Junior World Cup is not an official International Ice Hockey Federation tournament. It is considered by some to be a more accurate measure of national team talent levels in the U-18 age bracket, as Canadian Hockey League players are able to participate without interrupting their respective teams' games during the regular-season. However, the U.S. does not send its best players to the event. Its namesake, Ivan Hlinka, was one of the first superstars in Czechoslovak hockey - both domestically and internationally.
Having been hosted in Slovakia and the Czech Republic since 1997, the U-18 Junior World Cup took on the eponym after Hlinka's death in 2004."
This is the strongest sign yet that grass roots hockey in Columbus is starting to take shape!
Congrats to both Sean and Connor and good luck in the tourney. Just remember that the Ohio State D1 hockey program could use your talents!
-LTL
