CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada and the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) announced on Sunday the 22 players that will comprise Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team at the 2009 IIHF World Under-18 Championship set for April 13-23 in Minsk and Bobruisk, Belarus.
The roster is comprised of players born in 1992 or earlier whose teams are no longer competing in the CHL playoffs with their respective club teams. Many of Canada’s players named today will be among the top selections at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, Calif. in June.
Seven of the 22 players announced to the Team Canada roster are from the Western Hockey League. In the past five IIHF World Under-18 Men's Hockey Championship, 36 WHL players have helped Team Canada capture three Gold medals.
Canada's National Men's Under-18 Team Roster (WHL players in bold)
# Name P HT WT Born Hometown 2009-10 Team
1 Calvin Pickard G 6’0.5” 200 04/15/92 Winnipeg, MB Seattle (WHL) 30 Kent Simpson G 6’2” 186 03/26/92 Edmonton, AB Everett (WHL)
2 Geoffrey Schemitsch D 6’1” 180 04/01/92 Thornhill, ON Owen Sound (OHL)
4 Erik Gudbranson D 6’3.5 195 01/07/92 Orleans, ON Kingston (OHL)
5 Nathan Chiarlitti D 5’10.5” 185 02/04/92 Maple, ON Sarnia (OHL)
6 Stephen Silas D 6’0.5” 183 06/26/92 Georgetown, ON Belleville (OHL)
7 Ryan Murray D 6’0” 185 09/27/93 White City, SK Everett (WHL) 10 Ryan O’Connor D 5’9” 179 01/12/92 Hamilton, ON Saginaw (OHL)
25 Brock Beukeboom D 6’1” 202 04/01/92 Uxbridge, ON Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)
8 Brett Connolly F 6’2” 181 05/02/92 Prince George, BC Prince George (WHL) 9 Steven Shipley F 6’2” 205 04/22/92 Illerton, ON Owen Sound (OHL)
11 Michael Sgarbossa F 5’10” 171 07/25/92 Campbellville, ON Saginaw (OHL)
12 Gabriel Desjardins F 5’11.5” 194 11/09/92 Montreal, QC Halifax (QMJHL)
14 Max Reinhart F 6’1” 178 02/04/92 Vancouver, BC Kootenay (WHL)
15 Michaël Bournival F 5’11” 184 05/31/92 Shawinigan-Sud, QC Shawinigan (QMJHL)
17 Christian Thomas F 5’9” 162 05/26/92 Toronto, ON Oshawa (OHL)
18 John McFarland F 6’0” 197 04/02/92 Richmond Hill, ON Sudbury (OHL)
19 Jordan Weal F 5’9.5” 165 04/15/92 North Vancouver, BC Regina (WHL)
21 Ryan Spooner F 5’10.5” 177 01/30/92 Kanata, ON Peterborough (OHL)
22 Quinton Howden F 6’2” 185 01/12/92 Oakbank, MB Moose Jaw (WHL) 23 Freddie Hamilton F 6’1” 187 01/01/92 St. Catharines, ON Niagara (OHL)
24 Greg McKegg F 5’11.5” 191 06/17/92 St. Thomas, ON Erie (OHL)
2 comments:
Nothing against brett Connolly, but I hope Weal skates circles around this guy. I think Weal is a much better prospect than Connolly, yet scouts have him as a top 10 pick and Weal as no better than a high 2nd rounder.
Complimentary geography lesson for you.
Belarus is not part of Russia, never has been.
Even during the pre-perestroika era, they have always been separate countries.
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