COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Western Michigan Assistant Athletic Director for Equipment Services Ross Chicantek has been selected to serve as the equipment manager for the 2023 U.S. Under-18 Select Team that will compete at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Breclav, Czechia, and Pieštany, Slovakia from August 1-6.
All-time, the U.S. Under-18 Men's Select Team has won the tournament once (2003), while earning second-place finishes in 2016, 2013, 2010, 2006, 2000, 1996, 1994 and 1993.
Chicantek came to Western Michigan prior to the 2021-22 hockey season and has served as the team's equipment manager for the last two years.