Thunderbirds’ Calvin Pickard named to Hockey Canada U-18 Team

Published 12:30 pm Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Seattle Thunderbirds goalie Calvin Pickard has been named to Hockey Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team.

This team will represent Canada at the 2009 Memorial of Ivan Hlinka Tournament in the Czech Republic and Slovakia from Aug. 11 to Aug. 15.

Last season was Pickard’s first with the T-Birds. He finished his rookie campaign with a 23-16-1-4 record with three shutouts. He had a goals against average of 3.05 and a save percentage of .896.

Pickard is one of two players from Manitoba and one of seven players from the WHL on the 22-player roster.

Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team is one of two under-18 teams that Hockey Canada assembles during each season.

The T-Birds will take on the Everett Silvertips on ShoWare Center ice Sept. 18, at 7:35 p.m. in their first game of the season. They will host the Portland Winterhawks Sept. 19, at 7:05 p.m. Both games are at ShoWare Center in Kent.

T-Birds’ single game tickets for the 2009-10 season will go on sale on Wednesday, August 19, at 10 a.m. online at www.seattlethunderbirds.com and at the ShoWare Center box office.

The T-Birds’ tentative schedule will become final on August 10.