Two Hounds invited to Czech national team training camp

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SOO GREYHOUNDS

************************* In an announcement earlier today, a pair of Soo Greyhound players were invited to the training camp of their home country for the upcoming 2007 World Junior Hockey Championship.

Forwards David Kuchejda and Jiri Tlusty both received an invitation to the Czech National Team U-20 training camp from team GM Petr Misek.

The camp begins in early December and will see both players leave the Hounds on December 9.

Tlusty has past international experience as he was a member of Team Czech Republic U-18 team for the past two seasons (’05 and ’06), while he also participated at the World Junior Hockey Championship in 2006.

In fourteen U-18 games Jiri had seven goals and three assists and was also named to the tournament's All-Star team in 2006.

He was pointless at the U-20 tournament one season ago.

Kuchejda was a member of Team Czech Republic with the U-18 team at the 2005 tournament.

In seven games played, David had three goals and two assists to go along with a +5 rating.

The 2007 WJHC tournament is being played in Leksand-Mora, Sweden from December 26 until January 5.

Team Czech Republic will play in Pool B.

The Soo Greyhounds Hockey Club wishes both of these players the best of luck in their quest to represent their home country.

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