LAKE PLACID - Forty-five of the United States' best hockey players under the age of 20 are in Lake Placid to take part in USA Hockey's National Junior Evaluation Camp. The players will be auditioning for spots on the U.S. National Junior Team, which will compete in the 2013 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championships Dec. 26 to Jan. 5 in Ufa, Russia.
The camp opened Saturday and runs through Aug. 11 and will take place at the Olympic Center's 1980 Rink Herb Brooks Arena. The schedule includes practices, intrasquad scrimmages and international games against Sweden and Finland. Forty-one of the U.S. players participating in the are National Hockey League draft picks.
Tickets for each game are $8 for adults (13-64) and $5 for juniors (7-12) and seniors (65+). Children 6 and under are admitted for free.
An all-event ticket to see each of the nine games is $50 for adults and $35 for juniors and seniors. Tickets will be available at the Herb Brooks Arena door.
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USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp Schedule
At 1980 Rink, Herb Brooks Arena
Today
USA Blue vs. Finland, 1 p.m.
USA White vs. Sweden, 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday
Finland vs. Sweden, 4 p.m.
Wednesday
USA vs. Finland, 4 p.m.
Thursday
USA vs. Sweden, 4 p.m.
Friday
Finland vs. Sweden, 4 p.m.
Saturday
USA vs. Finland, 1 p.m.