Seattle Thunderbirds<\/a> hockey team has been named to Team Canada for the Under-18 World Championships April 12-22 in Brno and Znojmo, Czech Republic.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\u201cThis is a great opportunity for Branden to gain experience and help his draft position by playing against some of the best players from other countries in his draft class,\u201d said T-Birds general manager Russ Farwell in a T-Birds media release. \u201cHe will do well in this tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Troock, from Edmonton, Alberta, just finished his first season with the T-Birds in the Western Hockey League. He appeared in 58 games and had 14 goals and 12 assists for 26 points with 89 penalty minutes.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
He is currently ranked No. 90 by NHL Central Scouting in the Mid-Term rankings of players in their first year of eligibility for the 2012 NHL Draft.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The Under-18 World Championship is a 10-team tournament. Team Canada is in Group A with the United States, Denmark, Czech Republic and Finland. Group B is composed of Germany, Latvia, Switzerland, Sweden and Russia.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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