The Battlefords North Stars are the only team in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League that have yet to have a player take part in the World Junior A Challenge tournament.
Defenceman Levi Kleiboer will be looking to change all of that next month.
It was announced Monday afternoon that the 19-year-old from Martensville will be attending the Canada West Selection Camp, which will be held in Calgary from Dec. 2 to 5.
Kleiboer went to last year’s training camp with fellow blueliner Cody Spagrud and forward Layne Young, but none of the three North Stars made the Canada West squad.
Eight other SJHL players are among the 60 that have been invited to make the Canada West roster, which is coached by Mike Reagan of the Flin Flon Bombers.
Tim Gould of the Notre Dame Hounds and Josh McDougall of the Nipawin Hawks are joining Kleiboer on the blueline at the camp, while Jacob Wasserman of the Humboldt Broncos will be battling for a goaltending position.
Chrystopher Collin of the Flin Flon Bombers, Jared Hamm of the Notre Dame Hounds, Ben Hiltz of the Weyburn Red Wings, Michael McChesney of the Estevan Bruins and Chantz Petruic of the Yorkton Terriers are among the forwards heading to Calgary.
The World Junior A Challenge will be taking place in Truro, N.S. from Dec. 10 to 16.
The United States won last year’s tournament in Bonnyville, Alta.
