Langley native Kyle Burroughs will be welcoming the New Year in Windsor, Ontario.

And for the hockey defenceman, there isn't any other place he'd rather be.

The 16-year-old, left-handed shooting Burroughs, who plays for the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League, was among the 22 players recently named to the 2011/12 Team Pacific squad which is taking part in the World Under 17 Hockey Challenge in Windsor.

The tournament starts Dec. 29 and spills over to Jan. 4, 2012.

Burroughs is the lone Langley representative and one of 11 players from B.C. on the team. In 17 games with the Pats this season, Burroughs has a goal and two assists to go along with 20 penalty minutes. He is on the positive side of the plus/minus ledger, at plus two.

The roster was announced last week by Hockey Alberta and BC Hockey.

Team Pacific is comprised of 11 players from BC and 11 players from Alberta.

Each province held a provincial camp over the summer to identify a set number of players.

These players were evaluated during the first part of the club team season by a selected group of high performance evaluators.

"We're very excited about the talented group of athletes we're bringing to this competition," said Team Pacific head coach Michael Dyck. "We feel we have the right pieces in place to compete against the top teams in Windsor next month."

"Now that the team is solidified, we can focus on bringing this group together and preparing them to compete at a very high level," added Dyck.

"Preparation is key for a short-term competition like this and we look forward to beginning the process with the 22 players."

The 2011 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge will bring together the top players in the world born in 1995 or later. The tournament is made up of 10 teams; five from Canada - Quebec, Ontario, Pacific (Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Yukon), Atlantic (New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island) and West (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nunavut), and five international teams - Germany, Sweden, Russia, Czech Republic and the United States.

Team Pacific has included some of the top hockey players that Canada has ever produced. Some notable graduates who have competed on Team Pacific include:

. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Team Pacific 2010

. Joe Sakic, Team Pacific 1986

. Jarome Iginla, Team Pacific 1994

. Brent Seabrook, Team Pacific 2002

. Dion Phaneuf, Team Pacific 2002

. Mike Green, Team Pacific 2002

. Evander Kane, Team Pacific 2008

The Under 17 program is the first step in Hockey Canada's Program of Excellence.

Many players who compete at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge go on to represent Canada with the national men's under 18 team, national junior team, and national men's team.

At the 2011 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Winnipeg, Manitoba Team Pacific finished third, winning the bronze medal.

LANGLEY CRIBBAGE LEAGUE

Scores as of Nov. 17

Milner 20, Harmsworth 16 Willoughby 19, Murrayville 17 Langley 20, Fort Langley 16

League standings

Murrayville 146, Milner 133, Willoughby 126, Harmsworth 119, Fort Langley 117, Langley 115