Tuesday, December 27, 2011

DEVANTE SMITH-PELLY INJURED AND WILL MISS REMAINDER OF 2012 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP

Press Release

EDMONTON, Alta. – Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Hockey League (CHL), updated the status of forward Devante Smith-Pelly (Scarborough, Ont./ Anaheim, NHL) late Monday night, after he was injured Monday afternoon blocking a shot against Finland.

Smith-Pelly has suffered a broken bone in his right foot and will miss the remainder of the 2012 IIHF World Junior Championship. Smith-Pelly will remain with the team at this time.

Canada’s cannot replace Smith-Pelly on its IIHF World Junior Championship roster, since teams only have a total of 22 roster positions. The only situation in which a team could add another player in addition to the 22 player roster, would be in the case of a goaltender injury.

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

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