So many Canadian kids dream of playing hockey. They play on outdoor ponds and rinks, their parents shuttle them to weekend tournaments and early morning practices. And for seventeen-year old Jake Bean, now playing for the Calgary Hitmen, that dream reached an exciting new level after he was named to Canada’s 2014 World Under-17 Hockey team.

“There is something about the Hockey Canada program, just something about their expectations, their process, and just the way they want their players to handle themselves. I find it is just really unique to anything else that I have experienced and I think that is where a lot of their success comes from,” said Bean. “To be part of that group and part of the Team Canada program is pretty special.”

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