Saint John Sea Dogs import winger Tomas Jurco will be taking part in an international mini-tournament with Team Slovakia in early August, competing against Germany, the Czech Republic, and Switzerland in an Under-20 event that will be used as evaluation tool in the selection process for all four countries’ IIHF World Junior Championship entries. For a full list of players on Slovakia’s roster, click HERE.

Jurco has previously represented his nation at the 2009 World U-17 Hockey Challenge (5GP-3G-4A-7P) as well as the 2009 IIHF World U-18 Championships (6GP-2G-3A-5P-2PIM) and the 2009 Memorial of Ivan Hlinka Tournament.

Saint John selected Jurco with the fourth overall pick at last summer’s CHL Import Draft. The dynamic offensive specialist went on to set a team record for goals by a rookie (26) in 2009-10, adding 25 assists to finish his freshman major junior campaign with 51 points in 64 games. A native of Kosice, SVK, Jurco led the QMJHL in shootout markers last season with nine, the vast majority of which were of the highlight-reel variety.

A late-1992 birth, Jurco is eligible to be selected at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in Minnesota.