Article contentWhile he was unable to record a point in his first stint with the Blackhawks, it took the 21-year-old just five games in his first full season as a pro to score his first big-league goal, with 2023 first overall draft pick Connor Bedard recording an assist on the play. Article contentGreene, who wears number 20 for the Blackhawks, is now just 236 goals away from matching Michael Ryder for the most career NHL goals ever scored by a Newfoundlander. Article contentNL’s Veitch, Norman named to Team Canada U17 RosterArticle content Newfoundland Regiment rookies Ben Veitch (middle) and Quinn Norman (right) have been chosen to represent their country at the upcoming U17 World Challenge taking place in Truro, Nova Scotia. ContributedArticle contentA couple of local lads have been rewarded for their strong early play with the Newfoundland Regiment. Article contentRookies Ben Veitch of St. John’s and Quinn Norman of Conception Bay South have been selected to represent Canada at the upcoming 2025 U17 World Challenge, taking place in Truro, NS, from Nov. 2-8. Article contentBoth Veitch and Norman attended Hockey Canada’s U17 selection camp in Oakville in late July and impressed Hockey Canada brass enough to earn a spot on one of two Team Canada rosters that will be facing the best young players from the top hockey nations in the world, including Finland, Czechia, Sweden and the United States. Article contentArticle contentBoth Veitch and Norman will join Team Canada’s Red squad.Article contentReady to rep the red 🍁The Newfoundland Regiment are pleased to share local talents Ben Veitch and Quinn Norman have been named to Team Canada Red for the U17 World Challenge taking place next month in Truro, NS!Unite. Inspire. Defend. pic.twitter.com/OV9BcBAjCz— Newfoundland Regiment (@nlregiment) October 15, 2025Article contentArticle contentBack at U17 development camp in July, Veitch emerged as one of Team Canada’s most intriguing offensive threats and recorded two goals and two assists in three intersquad games against the best young players in Canada. Through the first 10 games of his QMJHL career, the 16-year-old rookie — whose birthday was last week — has recorded one goal and one assist. Article contentThe smooth-skating Norman was equally impressive at U17 development camp, recording a goal and an assist in three games on the blue line. He’s still searching for his first QMJHL point.Article contentRegiment seeking consistency on inaugural road tripArticle content Czechia native Marek Danicek recorded the Regiment’s first-ever hat trick to lift the club to a thrilling 6-5 overtime victory over Charlottetown on Oct. 11.Article contentIt’s been a topsy-turvy start for the Newfoundland Regiment to kick off their inaugural campaign in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League. Article contentThe Regiment started their year with an eight-game homestand and got off on the right foot with a pair of victories over the defending champion Moncton Wildcats, but would drop their next two contests to the Charlottetown Islanders to fall back to .500 on the season.
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