Thursday, October 25, 2012

TEAM WHL ROSTERS FOR SUBWAY SUPER SERIES

Press Release

CALGARY, AB – The Canadian Hockey League in association with the Western Hockey League, the Vancouver Giants and Victoria Royals Hockey Clubs today announced the rosters for Team WHL that will compete against Team Russia in the 2012 SUBWAY® Super Series.

The SUBWAY® Super Series features regional teams of CHL All-Stars competing against the Russian National Junior Team in a six-game event serving as an integral part of the identification process for Team Canada prior to the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship.  The OHL hosts the middle leg of the six-game series with the first two games hosted by the QMJHL, and the final two games played in the WHL.  Last season the CHL prevailed with their eighth series win in nine years of this event earning a 10-8 victory in points which included three regulation wins, two losses, and one defeat by shootout.  Team Canada later captured bronze at the 2012 World Junior Championship in Calgary and Edmonton, AB.
Team WHL will face Team Russia in games five and six of the series played Wednesday, November 14 in Vancouver, BC, and on Thursday, November 15 in Victoria, BC.  The first two games of the series are hosted by the QMJHL with the OHL hosting games three and four.

Team WHL was selected by a special committee consisting of Jeff Chynoweth (Kootenay Ice, GM), Bob Tory (Tri-City Americans, GM), Kevin Prendergast (Hockey Canada, Head Scout), Scott Salmond (Hockey Canada, Sr. Director, Hockey Operations/National Teams), Don Nachbaur (Spokane Chiefs, Head Coach and Assistant Coach of Team Canada) and the WHL Office, as part of the selection process for the 2013 World Junior Hockey Championships.

The Team WHL roster consists of 29 players – two goalies, nine defencemen and 18 forwards.  Team WHL features the five defencemen selected in the Top 8 of the 2012 NHL Draft: Ryan Murray (EVT, 2nd overall – Columbus Blue Jackets); Griffin Reinhart (EDM, 4th overall - New York Islanders); Morgan Rielly (MJ, 5th overall - Toronto Maple Leafs); Mathew Dumba (RD, 7th overall - Minnesota Wild) and Derrick Pouliot (POR, 8th overall - Pittsburgh Penguins).  Top Western Hockey League NHL prospects for the 2013 and 2014 NHL Entry Drafts will also be featured on Team WHL: Hunter Shinkaruk (MH, 2013); Curtis Lazar (EDM, 2013); Ryan Pulock (BDN, 2013); Eric Comrie (TC, 2013) and Sam Reinhart (2014, KTN).  Everett Silvertips defenceman Ryan Murray is the sole returning player from Team Canada’s 2012 Bronze medal team at the World Junior Championships.

Game tickets for Wednesday, November 14 in Vancouver can be purchased from the Vancouver Giants by calling 604-4-GIANTS (604-444-2687) or online at http://vancouvergiants.com/ .  Game tickets for Thursday, November 15 in Victoria are available at the Select Your Tickets Box Office - (250) 220-7777 or http://www.selectyourtickets.com/sss.php
For more information please visit www.subwaysuperseries.ca.

Team WHL Roster – Vancouver, BC – November 14, 2012
#
Forwards
Ht
Wt
Year
Team
14
*Brassart, Brady
6’1
192
1992
Calgary Hitmen
21
*Ewanyk, Travis
6’2
192
1992
Edmonton Oil Kings
28
*Lazar, Curtis
6’0
198
1994
Edmonton Oil Kings
29
*Moroz, Mitch
6’2
208
1993
Edmonton Oil Kings
18
*St. Croix, Michael
6’0
179
1992
Edmonton Oil Kings
15
Sissons, Colton
6’1
194
1992
Kelowna Rockets
23
Reinhart, Sam
6’0
182
1994
Kootenay Ice
19
Shinkaruk, Hunter
5’11
175
1993
Medicine Hat Tigers
9
McNeill, Mark
6’2
210
1992
Prince Albert Raiders
20
Ouellette, Trent
6’0
175
1992
Regina Pats
16
Holmberg, Mitch
5’10
175
1992
Spokane Chiefs
17
*Lowry, Adam
6’5
201
1992
Swift Current Broncos
#
Defencemen
Ht
Wt
Year
Team
2
Pulock, Ryan
6’1
211
1993
Brandon Wheat Kings
8
*Reinhart, Griffin
6’4
202
1993
Edmonton Oil Kings
27
Murray, Ryan
6’1
195
1992
Everett Silvertips
4
*Rielly, Morgan
6’0
205
1993
Moose Jaw Warriors
24
*Dumba, Matt
6’0
182
1993
Red Deer Rebels
5
Siemens, Duncan
6’4
209
1992
Saskatoon Blades
#
Goaltenders
Ht
Wt
Year
Team
31
*Broissoit, Laurent
6’3
200
1992
Edmonton Oil Kings
1
*Comrie, Eric
6’1
170
1994
Tri-City Americans
TEAM WHL COACHING STAFF / TRAINERS
Head Coach                         Don Nachbaur                     Spokane Chiefs
Assistant Coach                   Derek Laxdal                       Edmonton Oil Kings
Assistant Coach                   Don Hay                               Vancouver Giants
Athletic Trainer                     Nick Murray                         Vancouver Giants
Equipment Manager            Chad Scharff                       Vancouver Giant
Team WHL Roster – Victoria, BC – November 15, 2012
  #
Forwards
Ht
Wt
Year
Team
14
*Brassart, Brady
6’1
192
1993
Calgary Hitmen
21
*Ewanyk, Travis
6’2
192
1993
Edmonton Oil Kings
28
*Lazar, Curtis
6’0
198
1995
Edmonton Oil Kings
29
*Moroz, Mitch
6’2
208
1994
Edmonton Oil Kings
18
*St. Croix, Michael
6’0
179
1993
Edmonton Oil Kings
34
Lipon, JC
6’0
181
1993
Kamloops Blazers
9
Smith, Colin
5’11
175
1993
Kamloops Blazers
12
Fioretti, Sam
5’10
184
1993
Moose Jaw Warriors
7
Rattie, Ty
6’0
176
1993
Portland Winterhawks
22
Black, Graham
6’0
179
1993
Swift Current Broncos
17
*Lowry, Adam
6’5
201
1993
Swift Current Broncos
11
Hodges, Steven
6’0
175
1994
Victoria Royals
  #
Defencemen
Ht
Wt
Year
Team
3
Lowe, Keegan
6’1
200
1993
Edmonton Oil Kings
8
*Reinhart, Griffin
6’4
202
1994
Edmonton Oil Kings
4
*Rielly, Morgan
6’0
205
1994
Moose Jaw Warriors
51
Pouliot, Derrick
6’0
194
1994
Portland Winterhawks
26
Wotherspoon, Tyler
6’2
209
1993
Portland Winterhawks
24
*Dumba, Matt
6’0
182
1994
Red Deer Rebels
  #
Goaltenders
Ht
Wt
Year
Team
31
*Broissoit, Laurent
6’3
200
1993
Edmonton Oil Kings
1
*Comrie, Eric
6’1
170
1995
Tri-City Americans
TEAM WHL COACHING STAFF / TRAINERS
Head Coach                         Don Nachbaur                     Spokane Chiefs
Assistant Coach                   Derek Laxdal                       Edmonton Oil Kings
Assistant Coach                   Dave Lowry                         Victoria Royals
Athletic Therapist                 Khore Elliott                          Victoria Royals
Equipment Manager            Matt Auerbach                     Victoria Royals
*Players competing in both games

The 2012 SUBWAY® Super Series is supported by CHL associate sponsors, Bank of Montreal, Old Dutch, and Post.
All games will be broadcast nationally on Sportsnet with the two QMJHL games shown on TVA Sports.


 (Nathan can be reached at nathanfournier@mainehockeyjournal.com)

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