USA Hockey on July 24 named four players from Orange County and one each from Los Angeles County and Northern California to its under-18 select roster for the upcoming Hlinka-Gretzky Cup in Slovakia.
The tournament, named in honor of former Czech hockey star Ivan Hlinka and Canadian icon Wayne Gretzky, is set for July 31–Aug. 5 in Breclav and Trencin, Slovakia. All Team USA games, beginning with its 10 a.m. July 31 opener against Czechia, are scheduled to be televised by the NHL Network.
The six California-based players are the most from any state, two more than Massachusetts and twice the number of Minnesota and Illinois….