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ENFIELD:<\/strong> A hockey player from East Hants will be the first from the municipality to don a Team Canada jersey at the World Junior Hockey Championships when they begin next week in Edmonton, Ab. Aug 9-20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Riley Kidney, a forward with the Acadie Bathurst Titan and Montreal Canadiens prospect, was named to the roster that will represent the country at the restarted World Juniors. They were postponed in January after beginning due to COVID-19 becoming rampant among a couple teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In an interview with The Laker News on Aug. 2, Kidney said it\u2019s an amazing feeling to get the opportunity. He had previously represented Canada at the U-17 tournament in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTo represent Canada at the World Juniors is really a dream come true,\u201d said Kidney. \u201cI\u2019m very proud, it\u2019s amazing to be able to wear a Team Canada jersey and represent your country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate group=”8″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”162″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said he wouldn\u2019t have got to where he is now without the support and push of his coaches, trainers, and teammates through the years as well as my family for all their support.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kidney said he is proud to be from East Hants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEast Hants has a great sports community that has supported me throughout my hockey career,\u201d said Kidney. \u201cI\u2019m honoured to be the first player from here to play in this tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kidney will be playing alongside some highly touted players like Anaheim\u2019s Mason MacTavish and Connor Bedard, projected to be the top pick in the 2023 NHL Draft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said he played with some of the guys in 2019 at the U17 tournament and of course played against other guys in the QMJHL during the last few years. Another Team Canada player, Joshua Roy and himself attended the last two Montreal Canadiens development camps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe spent most of June together with the Laval Rocket in the playoffs,\u201d he said. \u201cThere is an amazing group of really talented players on Team Canada. I\u2019m really looking forward to playing with them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”111″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate group=”2″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kidney knows he will have to work for his ice time since most players in the tournament will have been born in 2002, so he\u2019s technically considered an underage player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI think our team is very strong and we should do well and hopefully bring home the gold for Canada,\u201d said Kidney. \u201cThis also is an amazing learning experience for the next U20 tournament in Halifax should I be selected to play there at Christmas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to the experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”169″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”156″]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [adrotate banner=”161″] [adrotate banner=”78″] ENFIELD: A hockey player from East Hants will be the first from the municipality to don a Team Canada jersey at the World Junior Hockey Championships when they begin next week in Edmonton, Ab. 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