Peterborough Petes' Owen Beck and Carson Cameron Participate In Hockey Canada Program of Excellence Summer Meetings

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Peterborough Petes’ Owen Beck and Carson Cameron are two of 111 players that took part in the Program of Excellence Summer Meetings in preparation for the 2023 World U-17 Hockey Challenge and the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship, announced by Hockey Canada on Wednesday night.

Carson Cameron (left) and Owen Beck (right). Both joined the Petes this year but in different ways. Beck was traded to the Petes from the Mississauga Steelheads on Jan. 7 while Cameron was drafted as the team’s first-round pick in this year’s OHL Priority Selection. Photos by David Tuan Bui and Samantha Bianco.

Beck was selected for the WJC and was a second-round pick of the Montreal Canadiens, signing an entry-level contract with them in October. He was one of three players from Canada’s gold medal-winning team in the 2023 World Junior Championship to participate in the meetings. The Port Hope forward is fresh from an OHL Championship with the Peterborough Petes after joining the team on Jan. 7 prior to the trade deadline. He was a late addition to last year’s Canadian World Junior Team, racking up an assist in three games.

Cameron is a 16-year-old defenceman from Bobcaygeon who is entering his first OHL season with the Petes. Peterborough selected him in the first round, 13th overall of the 2023 OHL Priority Selection in April. He signed a Standard Player Agreement on May 4. Cameron anchored the blueline for Team Ontario at last year’s Canada Winter Games. He helped lead the team to a gold medal, picking up five points in six games.

The program consisted of virtual meetings that covered topics such as education on the Program of Excellence, Sport Safety presentations, short-term international competition preparation and meetings with the Hockey Canada management group according to a press release.

The discussions allow participants to continue to evolve as high-performance athletes and utilize the strengths and experience of the Program of Excellence’s leadership.

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