Peterborough's Porter Martone Selected to 2022 World U-17 Hockey Challenge

Peterborough’s Porter Martone of the Ontario Hockey League’s Sarnia Sting has been selected to represent Team Canada Red at the 2022 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, Nov. 3-12 in Langley and Delta, B.C. announced on Tuesday.

Martone has registered one assist in seven games with the Sarnia Sting this season. Photo courtesy of the Sarnia Sting.

The tournament, which returns for the first time since 2019, will feature three Canadian teams matching up against Czechia, Finland, Sweden and the United States.

All seven teams will play six preliminary-round games from Nov. 3-11, with the top four in the standings advancing to the medal round. The Langley Events Centre will host 16 games including three all-Canadian matchups and both medal-round games on Nov. 12.

The seven remaining games will be played at Sungod Arena in Delta, beginning with Team Canada White facing Sweden on Nov. 3.

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