Knelsen to play for Canada at Spengler Cup
Red Deer Minor Hockey grad Dion Knelsen will play for Canada at the upcoming Spengler Cup.
Hockey Canada announced its roster for the annual club tournament on Thursday.
Knelsen, a native of Three Hills, played Bantam AAA and Midget AAA in Red Deer from 2002-2005 before playing in the AJHL with Drumheller and NCAA with University of Alaska – Faribanks. He competed at the World U18 Hockey Challenge in 2006.
The 29-year-old played pro hockey in Norway from 2010-2016 and since then has been in Switzerland with the SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers.