T-Birds’ Barzal named to Team Pacific for U-17 championships

Hockey B.C. and Hockey Alberta named Seattle center Mathew Barzal to Team Pacific's 22-player roster that will compete in the 2014 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge on Dec. 29-Jan. 4 in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

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Mathew Barzal

Mathew Barzal

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Hockey B.C. and Hockey Alberta named Seattle center Mathew Barzal to Team Pacific’s 22-player roster that will compete in the 2014 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge on Dec. 29-Jan. 4 in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

Barzal has has three goals and 19 assists for 22 points in 21 games for the T-Birds this season. He had an eight-game point streak earlier this season, the longest point streak for a T-Bird this season.

Team Pacific is composed of 13 players from British Columbia and nine players from Alberta. All 22 players on the roster currently play in the Western Hockey League.

View the Team Pacific roster.

T-Birds on the road

The T-Birds travel to Victoria for back-to-back games against the Royals this weekend. Friday’s game is at 7:35 p.m. and Saturday’s game is at 7:05 p.m. The next home game is Tuesday against the Kelowna Rockets at the ShoWare Center at 7:05 p.m.

Tickets are available online and at the ShoWare Center box office. The ShoWare Center Box Office is open Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday game days at 10 a.m. and Sunday game days at noon.

Season tickets can be purchased by calling the T-Birds office at 253-239-7825.


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