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USA JR. CAMP to BEGIN for WELLER & ZALEWSKI
August 5, 2005
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8/5/2005 12:31:36 PM
Clarkson University Hockey standouts Shawn Weller and Steve Zalewski are among forty-three of the best American players under the age of 20 who will descend on Lake Placid, NY on Saturday for the eight-day 2005 National Junior Evaluation Camp. Participating players are candidates for the 2006 U.S. National Junior Team that will compete in the 2006 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship, Dec. 26, 2005-Jan. 5, 2006, in Vancouver, British Columbia.
 
The 24 forwards, 15 defensemen and four goaltenders will be divided into two teams -- Team White and Team Blue -- and will compete in eight international contests against the under-20 teams from Finland and Sweden.
 
Camp opens on August 5, with the first games set for August 9. All practice sessions are open to the public and tickets to the international games are available through the Olympic Regional Development Authority in Lake Placid.
 
Last season, as freshmen, Zalewski and Weller were among the Golden Knights' top forwards. A native of New Hartford, N.Y., Zalewski was Clarkson's leading rookie scorer in a very talented freshman class and tied for third overall with 19 points with 12 goals and seven assists through 39 games. Zalewski played on the 2003 Gold Medal US-Under 17 Team. He was selected in the fifth round of the 2004 National Hockey League Draft by the San Jose Sharks with the153rd pick.
 
This past winter, Weller skated with TEAM USA at the IIHF World Junior Championships. In 33 games with the Knights, the South Glens Falls, N.Y. native scored 14 points, including 11 assists. Weller is a 2004 third-round NHL Draft choice (77th) of the Ottawa Senators.
 
Weller and Zalewski represent two of the three ECACHL players among a collection of 29 current college hockey players invited to the evaluation camp.
2005 National Junior Evaluation Camp Schedule

Saturday, August 6
8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. -- USA Blue Practice, NHL Rink      
10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. -- USA White Practice, NHL Rink
3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. -- USA Blue Practice, NHL Rink
4:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. -- USA White Practice, NHL Rink

Sunday, August 7
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. -- USA Blue Practice, NHL Rink
9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. -- USA White Practice, NHL Rink
4:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. -- USA Practice, NHL Rink

Monday, August 8  
10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. -- USA Blue Practice, NHL Rink
11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. -- USA White Practice, NHL Rink
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. -- USA Practice, NHL Rink

Tuesday, August 9  
9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. -- USA Blue Practice, NHL Rink
10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. -- USA White Practice, NHL Rink
4:00 p.m. -- USA Blue vs. Finland, NHL Rink
7:00 p.m. -- USA White vs. Sweden, NHL Rink

Wednesday, August 10  
8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. -- USA White Practice, NHL Rink
10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. -- USA Blue Practice, NHL Rink
4:00 p.m. -- USA White vs. Finland, NHL Rink
7:00 p.m. -- USA Blue vs. Sweden, NHL Rink

Thursday, August 11  
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. -- USA Practice, NHL Rink

Friday, August 12  
9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. -- USA Blue Practice, Herb Brooks Arena
10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. -- USA White Practice, Herb Brooks Arena
4:00 p.m. -- USA Blue vs. Finland, Herb Brooks Arena
7:00 p.m. -- USA White vs. Sweden, Herb Brooks Arena

Saturday, August 13  
1:00 p.m. -- USA Blue vs. Sweden, Herb Brooks Arena
4:00 p.m. -- USA White vs. Finland, Herb Brooks Arena