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Dube named captain of Canadian World junior team

Dube named captain of Canadian World junior team | iNFOnews.ca
Kelowna Rockets assistant captain Dillon Dube will serve as the captain of Team Canada for the tournament beginning on Boxing Day. SUBMITTED/Marissa Baecker

KELOWNA – The Canadian National junior team has named their team captains for the upcoming World Juniors in Buffalo, NY.

Canada announced that Kelowna Rockets assistant captain Dillon Dube will serve as the captain of Team Canada for the tournament beginning on Boxing Day.

Dube played for Canada last year at the World Juniors, recording three assists in seven games.

Dube becomes the first player from the Kelowna Rockets in team history to captain the Canadian World Junior squad.

With Dube serving as captain, Kale Clague, Dante Fabbro and Victor Mete will serve as assistant captains.

The tournament begins on Tuesday, Dec. 26. Canada faces off against Finland on Boxing Day.

A full schedule of the tournament can be found here.

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Howard Alexander

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Assistant Editor Howard Alexander comes to iNFOnews.ca from the broadcasting side of the media business.

Howard has been a reporter, news anchor, talk show host and news director, first in Saskatchewan and then the Okanagan.

He moved his family to Vernon in the 90s and is proud to call the Okanagan home.

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