Dan Ryder, Jordan Staal and Liam Reddox (l-r) |
Toronto - The Canadian Hockey League today announced the rosters of players for team OHL who will compete in Kitchener on November 24 and Peterborough on November 28 at the 2005 ADT Canada-Russia Challenge.
Team OHL includes first round NHL draft picks Benoit Pouliot (MIN '05, 4th) and Marc Staal (NYR '05, 12) of the Sudbury Wolves, Ryan O'Marra (NYI '05, 15) of the Erie Otters and Ryan Parent (NSH '05, 18) of the Guelph Storm. It also includes a total of 10 players who were invited to the Summer Evaluation Camp for the National Junior Team.
The selection committee consisted of Allan Millar (Sarnia Sting), Jeff Twohey (Peterborough Petes) and Blair Mackasey (Hockey Canada).
"This is one of the most prestigious series on our annual calendar and we are looking forward to watching many of the stars in the Ontario Hockey League compete against the Russian Selects," said OHL Commissioner David Branch. "With the World Junior Championships in Canada this year the spotlight will be even brighter on this years ADT Canada Russia series as all the players vie for a position on Team Canada."
The Drummondville Voltigeurs will host the first game of the ADT Canada-Russia Challenge on November 21. The second game will be hosted by the Moncton Wildcats on November 23. The Kitchener Rangers will host the first OHL-based game on November 24 followed by the Peterborough Petes on November 28. The series will conclude in the WHL with the Saskatoon Blades hosting on November 30 and the Regina Pats hosting the finale on December 1.
All six games will be broadcast nationally on Rogers Sportsnet and the two QMJHL-hosted games will be broadcast in Quebec on RDS.
The 2005 ADT Canada-Russia Challenge is supported by CHL associate sponsors CGC, Bell, NAPA and Slam!
For the Kitchener game on November 24 Team OHL includes Benoit Pouliot (Sudbury Wolves), Wojtek Wolski (Brampton Battalion*), Evan McGrath (Kitchener Rangers), Richard Clune (Sarnia Sting), Bryan Little (Barrie Colts), Tyler Kennedy (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds), Tom Pyatt (Saginaw Spirit), Cory Emmerton (Kingston Frontenacs), Mike Duco (Kitchener Rangers), David Bolland (London Knights), Ryan Garlock (Windsor Spitfires) and Cody Bass (Mississauga IceDogs), Marc Staal (Sudbury Wolves), Ryan Parent (Guelph Storm), Patrick McNeil (Saginaw Spirit), Scott Lehman (Toronto St. Michael's Majors), John Degray (Brampton Battalion), Kyle Wharton (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds) and Jonathan D'Aversa (Sudbury Wolves), Dan Lacosta (Barrie Colts) and Justin Peters (Toronto St. Michael's Majors).
For the Peterborough game on November 28 Team OHL will consist of forwards Benoit Pouliot (Sudbury Wolves), Wojtek Wolski (Brampton Battalion*), Evan McGrath (Kitchener Rangers), Liam Reddox (Peterborough Petes), Ryan O'Marra (Erie Otters), Tyler Kennedy (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds), Tom Pyatt (Saginaw Spirit), Dan Ryder (Peterborough Petes), David Bolland (London Knights), Michael Blunden (Erie Otters), Jordan Staal (Peterborough Petes) and Cody Bass (Mississauga IceDogs), Peterborough game are Marc Staal (Sudbury Wolves), Ryan Parent (Guelph Storm), Patrick McNeil (Saginaw Spirit), Scott Lehman (Toronto St. Michael's Majors), Derek Joslin (Ottawa 67's), Kyle Wharton (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds) and Jonathan D'Aversa (Sudbury Wolves), Dan Lacosta (Barrie Colts) and Justin Peters (Toronto St. Michael's Majors)
* Wolski will be replaced if he has not returned from the NHL.
2005 CHL Canada/Russia Challenge - Schedule of Games
Game 1 - Monday November 21 at Drummondville, Quebec
Game 2 - Wednesday November 23 at Moncton, New Brunswick
Game 3 - Thursday November 24 at Kitchener, Ontario
Game 4 - Monday November 28 at Peterborough, Ontario
Game 5 - Wednesday November 30 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Game 6 - Thursday December 1 at Regina, Saskatchewan
2005 ADT Canada Russia Challenge - Team OHL
KITCHENER, ON
Goaltender | | |
LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | TEAM |
LACOSTA | DAN | BARRIE COLTS |
PETERS | JUSTIN | TORONTO ST. MICHAELS MAJORS |
Defence | | |
LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | TEAM |
STAAL | MARC | SUDBURY WOLVES |
PARENT | RYAN | GUELPH STORM |
MCNEIL | PATRICK | SAGINAW SPIRIT |
LEHMAN | SCOTT | TORONTO ST. MICHAELS MAJORS |
DEGRAY | JOHN | BRAMPTON BATTALION |
WHARTON | KYLE | SAULT STE MARIE GREYHOUNDS |
D'AVERSA | JONATHAN | SUDBURY WOLVES |
Forward | | |
LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | TEAM |
POULIOT | BENOIT | SUDBURY WOLVES |
WOLSKI | WOJTEK | BRAMPTON BATTILION * |
MCGRATH | EVAN | KITCHENER RANGERS |
CLUNE | RICHARD | SARNIA STING |
LITTLE | BRYAN | BARRIE COLTS |
KENNEDY | TYLER | SAULT STE MARIE GREYHOUNDS |
PYATT | TOM | SAGINAW SPIRIT |
EMMERTON | CORY | KINGSTON FRONTENACS |
DUCO | MIKE | KITCHENER RANGERS |
BOLLAND | DAVID | LONDON KNIGHTS |
GARLOCK | RYAN | WINDSOR SPITFIRES |
BASS | CODY | MISSISSAUGA ICEDOGS |
2005 ADT Canada Russia Challenge - Team OHL
PETERBOROUGH, ON
Goaltender | | |
LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | TEAM |
LACOSTA | DAN | BARRIE COLTS |
PETERS | JUSTIN | TORONTO ST. MICHAELS MAJORS |
Defence | | |
LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | TEAM |
STAAL | MARC | SUDBURY WOLVES |
PARENT | RYAN | GUELPH STORM |
MCNEIL | PATRICK | SAGINAW SPIRIT |
LEHMAN | SCOTT | TORONTO ST. MICHAELS MAJORS |
JOSLIN | DEREK | OTTAWA 67's |
WHARTON | KYLE | SAULT STE MARIE GREYHOUNDS |
D'AVERSA | JONATHAN | SUDBURY WOLVES |
Forward | | |
LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | TEAM |
POULIOT | BENOIT | SUDBURY WOLVES |
WOLSKI | WOJTEK | BRAMPTON BATTALION * |
MCGRATH | EVAN | KITCHENER RANGERS |
REDDOX | LIAM | PETERBOROUGH PETES |
O'MARRA | RYAN | ERIE OTTERS |
KENNEDY | TYLER | SAULT STE MARIE GREYHOUNDS |
PYATT | TOM | SAGINAW SPIRIT |
STAAL | JORDAN | PETERBOROUGH PETES |
RYDER | DAN | PETERBOROUGH PETES |
BOLLAND | DAVID | LONDON KNIGHTS |
BLUNDEN | MICHAEL | ERIE OTTERS |
BASS | CODY | MISSISSAUGA ICEDOGS |
* Wolski will be replaced if he has not returned from the NHL
