Cranbrook, BC – Jeff Chynoweth, General Manager of the Kootenay ICE Hockey Club, today announced the club has named 20-year-old Drew Czerwonka as Captain of the 2012-2013 team. Czerwonka is just the third player in franchise history to be team captain for two consecutive seasons (John Kachur – 1996-1997, Steve McCarthy – 1998-2000, Mike Green – 2000, Mike Comrie – 2000, Dean Arsene – 2000-2001, Jason Jaffray – 2001-2002, Jarret Stoll – 2001-2002, Colin Sinclair – 2002-2003, Nigel Dawes – 2003-2005, Adam Cracknell – 2005-2006, Ryan Russell – 2006-2007, Steve DaSilva – 2007-2008, Andrew Bailey – 2008-2009, Dustin Sylvester – 2009-2010, Brayden McNabb - 2010-2011). The Assistant Captains will be Joey Leach, Brock Montgomery and Sam Reinhart.
“Leadership is important on any team and it comes from
within. When you have a young team it is even more important to have
players that know what it takes to win and develop that winning
culture. All four players wearing letters were a part of our 2011
Championship Team and understand the standard of excellence we strive to
accomplish” added Chynoweth.
(Nathan can be reached at nathanfournier@mainehockeyjournal.com)
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