Handful of local skaters heading to Red Deer for Hockey Alberta’s spring showcase events

Hockey Alberta announced the rosters for a couple of upcoming spring showcase events earlier this month and a few local skaters have received invites to represent this region.

Six teams and a total of 120 athletes will participate at the 2025 Alberta Cup from April 23rd through the 27th. Forward Noah Ulry from Olds and defenceman Reed Howell from Penhold have been named to Team Alberta Black, while forward Jaxon Jaffray from Olds has been named to Team Alberta Blue. This year’s Alberta Cup is one more chance for players born in 2010 to try and impress the scouts ahead of the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft. It is set for May 7th.

Meanwhile, female athletes born in 2010 and 2011 will hit the ice for the Alberta Challenge from May 1st to the 4th. Among the six teams and 120 total players named to the tournament are a handful of locals. Blueliner Kendall Hammer from Olds has been named to Team South Black, while Team South Grey will include forward Sierra Sandilands from Carstairs plus defenders Alena McEvoy from Carstairs and Ella Latimer from Olds.

All of Hockey Alberta’s spring showcase events will be held at the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre in Red Deer.

Rosters for the Prospects Cup have yet to be announced. It will feature male skaters born in 2012 and it will run from May 7th to the 11th. Regional camps for Team South Gold and Team South Black will be held in Olds from today through Sunday.

Galen Hartviksen
Galen Hartviksen
Straight outta northwestern Ontario, Galen moved from his hometown of Thunder Bay to Alberta in 1998. After graduating from the broadcasting program at Mount Royal College (Class of 2003), it was off to the Town of Olds for the launch of the independent radio station (CAB-K Broadcasting). A fan of all seasons, Galen has been News Director & the voice of the Alberta Junior Hockey League's Olds Grizzlys on 96.5 CKFM/ROCK 104.5 for two decades and in 2024 he was excited to have the opportunity to join the team at Vista Radio and My Mountain View Now.

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