</p> By June of 2016, a large number of the young men who will be participating in this week’s Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament in Breclav, Czech Republic and Bratislava, Slovakia will be the focus next year’s NHL Draft. The historical tournament will feature what are nominally considered the world’s eight best ice hockey nations divided into the following two groups:
Breclav***************** Bratislava
Czech Republic*** Slovakia
Canada***************** Finland
Sweden**************** Russia
Switzerland**********USA
A novelty for the international ice hockey community, the event will likely be visited by no less than 120 scouts from all NHL teams and a number of other organizations, most of whom will be officially kicking off their 2015-16 season.… read more
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