Goaltender Alex D’Orio, drafted ninth
overall by Saint John in Saturday’s QMJHL Entry Draft, has been invited to Hockey Canada’s annual Program of Excellence goaltending camp.
The camp takes place June 12-14 at
Canlan Ice Sports in Etobicoke, Ont. 34 of the country’s best young goaltenders will
be participating. They'll be split into three groups – under-20, under-18 and under-17.
D’Orio, 16, will be part of the under-17
group. In 23 games with the Quebec Midget AAA Hockey League's Magog Cantonniers
last season, the Sherbrooke native posted a 2.30 goals against average and a
.916 save percentage.
D’Orio, considered the second best netminder
available in this year’s draft class, was indeed the second goaltender drafted
on Saturday. Dereck Baribeau, who went fifth overall to the Val-d’Or Foreurs,
was the top ‘tender taken and was also invited to this Hockey Canada camp.
Saint John Vito’s goaltender Jacob
Stewart, a third-round pick of the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada, was invited as
well.
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