Northwest Notes, July 27, 2014

Chiefs GM to help with Team Canada

Spokane Chiefs general manager Tim Speltz has been selected to work with Hockey Canada's Program of Excellence in a management role with Canada's national men's summer under-18 team at the U18 Ivan Hlinka Memoral Cup.

Speltz has been the general manager in Spokane since 1990, and has led the Chiefs to a pair of Western Hockey League championships and two Memorial Cup titles, in 1991 and 2008. He was named the WHL Executive of the Year in 1995-96 and 1999-2000.

A total of 44 players will gather in Calgary for the team's selection camp Aug. 2-5 at the Markin MacPhail Centre, with 22 players selected to the team.

Canada has won the annual summer tournament six years in a row and 16 of the last 18 years.

The Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup is scheduled for Aug. 11-16 in Breclav, Czech Republic, and Piestany, Slovakia.

Information: www.hockeycanada.ca.

Post Falls High still has opening for swim coach

POST FALLS - With the start of the season nearing in a few weeks, Post Falls High is still looking to fill its head swim coaching position.

Information: Post Falls athletic director Craig Christensen at 773-0581, ext. 6314, or [email protected]