Prince George will be well represented on Canada’s teams at the 2022 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge next month.
Canada will have three teams, Red, White, and Black, each with at least seven players from WHL clubs.
A pair of Prince George Cougars will be donning the maple leaf.
Cougars Defenceman Tyson Buczkowski will be playing for Team Canada Black during the tournament.
The Saskatoon, Saskatchewan product has played in four games for the Cougars so far this season, and is yet to notch a point.
Cougars Goaltender Madden Mulawka will be stepping between the pipes for Team Canada White.
The product of Edmonton, Alberta appeared in a pair of games during the Cougars’ opening weekend this season.
He split the weekend, allowing just one goal on 24 shots in his first game against the Tri-City Americans, before Tri-City came back the next night and put up an 8 on the scoreboard.
It’s not just the Cougars who will be representing Prince George.
PG product Miguel Marques will join Mulawka on Team Canada White.
Marques, a 5’10 Forward, was taken 10th overall by the Lethbridge Hurricanes in the 2021 WHL Draft.
He’s appeared in nine games for the Hurricanes this season, scoring just one goal in that stretch.
The 2022 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge will take place in Langley and Delta from November 3rd to 12th.