Wednesday, April 6, 2011

2011 TEAM CANADA SELECTS

Press Release

APRIL 5 – The Ontario Hockey Association is very pleased and excited to announce the roster for the upcoming 2011 Team Canada Selects team which will participate4 in the Under 20 Three Nations Cup Tournament in Helsinki Finland.

All participating Team Canada Selects players and bench staff will head to Orangeville on April 8th to the 10th where they will attend a Mini Camp at the famous Teen Ranch. The camp is designed as a preparation tool for the Tournament that begins on April 13th and runs until the 17th.

The three-country tournament will give elite players from the OHA a chance to test their skills against some of the best young players from both Finland and Sweden. The OHA has committed to this event for the next two years, giving players from the association a great opportunity to play the game at an international level.

The following is the finalized roster for the 2011 Team Canada Selects Team:

GOALTENDERS:

1. Matthew Wintjes - Newmarket Hurricanes (OJHL)
30. Brett Sinclair - St. Catharines Falcons (GOJHL)

DEFENCE:

4. Jeff MacPherson - Aurora Tigers (OJHL)
17. Matt Dineen - Newmarket Hurricantes (OJHL)
18. Mike Sullivan - Markham Waxers (OJHL)
16. Trevor Carrick - Stouffville Spirit (OJHL)
20. Tyler McCarthy - Markham Waxers (OJHL)
21. Rob Mann - Whitby Fury (OJHL)
23. Nelson Armstrong - Peterborough Stars (OJHL)
25. Eric Bouchard - Aurora Tigers (OJHL)

FORWARDS:

2. Travis Fulton - Georgetown Raiders (OJHL)
7. Mark Cooper - St. Michaels Buzzers (OJHL)
8. Bowman Webster - Newmarket Hurricanes (OJHL)
9. Tyler Sikura - Newmarket Hurricanes (OJHL)
10. David Friedmann - Georgetown Raiders (OJHL)
11. Jamie Kendra - Markham Waxers (OJHL)
12. Mitchell McCrank - Stratford Cullitons (GOJHL)
14. Brad McClure - Stratford Cullitons (GOJHL)
15. Patrick Megannety - Georgetown Raiders (OJHL)
19. EJ Faust - Aurora Tigers (OJHL)
22. DAniel Lisi - Aurora Tigers (OJHL)
24. Ryan Purvis - Aurora Tigers (OJHL)

COACHES:

Head Coach - John Anderson
Assistant Coach - James Richmond
Assistant Coach - Dean DeSilva
Video Coach - Mike Doyle

STAFF:

Hockey Canada/OHA Representative - Karen Phibbs
Director of Hockey Operations - Glenn Crichton
Trainer - Amanda Gilroy
Trainer - Patrick McLean

Team Canada Selects will be holding open practices for the public on Friday April 8th at 1:30pm and 9:30pm. They will also take to the ice on Saturday April 9th at 11:30am and again at 9:00pm. The team will hit the ice for a fifth practice on Sunday April 10th at 8:30am before they fly out of Toronto at 1:00pm Sunday afternoon.


(Nathan can be reached at fourniern@students.nescom.edu)

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