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OPP Hockey Athletes Play for Team Canada

OPP Hockey Athletes Play for Team Canada

Canada Day meant a little more this year with the celebration of Canada's 150th. And what's more Canadian than hockey? Recently a few Okanagan Peak Performance Inc clients have been suiting up for Canada in international play.Alex SwetlikoffWe've had the privilege of working with Alex Swetlikoff for a number of years now going back. I believe it started when he was 9 years old and he was training with players like Gio Sambrielaz, Isaac Dutka and Chase Stevenson. Alex would have been 3-4 years younger than the other guys he was training with and although he had specific exercises and drills based on his age and stage of development he learned a great example from the older guys. And from his brother Jordan who we worked with a number of years before Alex came to us.And since he was younger Alex was one of the smaller hockey players we worked with. He was average size for his age but obviously smaller than the older players and his siblings.That has all changed.Alex is now 6'3" and I would guess 180 pounds. And he just turned 16 years old. All his hard work and the positive example of those before him is starting to pay off. He had a great experience at Yale Academy in Abbotsford and has now committed to play for the University of Denver (NCAA Div 1) after high school. For the coming season Alex will suit up for the Vernon Vipers. And most recently he was invited by Hockey Canada to try out for the U-17 team.[caption id="attachment_5165" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Alex with Team White at Team Canada tryouts.Garrett and Tammy have done an impressive job raising a great athlete in Alex. He's always polite, respectful and finishes every training session by coming over to thank me and to shake my...

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