Regan Seiferling, a defenseman for the Yorkton Terriers, was one of 22 players named to Canada West for the 2016 World Junior A Challenge.
Seiferling attended tryouts last year, but didn’t make the cut for the team. But this year, he did it.
The tournament kicked off on Sunday, Dec. 11 at the R.J. Lalonde Arena in Bonnybille, Alta. In their first game, Canada West faced the team from Switzerland, and won 6-2. Seiferling made two assists.
On Monday, Dec. 12, Canada West played Russia and fell 5-3. Seiferling came away from this game with another assist to his name.
Casey O’Brien, the head coach and GM of the Yorkton Terriers, said he thinks it’s ‘awesome’ to have one of his players representing Canada.
“For our organization, we couldn’t be happier. It’s a big thing to not only have Regan, but also have our trainer there, Nathan Hollinger,” he said. “It kind of continues to show the success of us developing players here in Yorkton.”
The Terriers have had players play on Canada West in the World Junior A Challenge before, but that hasn’t been for several years.
“For us to get guys just to the camp is an honour. But for them to actually be one of the 22 guys in western Canada to be on the team… it’s a big accomplishment for him.”
O’Brien said he’s looking forward to having Seiferling back on his roster after Christmas, and he’s hoping to see some of his success rub off.
