Zach Poirier of the North Bay Battalion. Photo by Terry Wilson/OHL Images. North Bay Battalion forward Zach Poirier has been named to Team Canada’s Under 18 squad.

The Team was put together with Battalion Head Coach Stan Butler, who will now head to Breclav, Czech Republic to get ready for the Ivan Hlinka tournament.

The tournament starts on August 10th. Poirier also represented his country last year at the World Under 17 Hockey Challenge. He will be going into his second season in the OHL following the Ivan Hlinka tournament.