| 2004 World Under 17 Hockey
Challenge During Christmas Holidays in St. John's Newfoundland |
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| Some of the members of the Team Ontario entry in the 2004
World Under 17 Hockey Challenge were on hand for the press conference to
announce the roster. Shown in the photo above were, front row from the
left: Ryan Parent, Cody Bass, Ryan Wilson, Bryan Little, Cal Clutterbuck
and Andrew Cogliano. In the back row are, from the left, Jason Nobili
(Assistant Coach from Toronto), Alan Millar (Director of Operations from
Tottenham), Bob Jones (Head Coach) and Kasey Lamorre.
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| The photo above shows Marty Kirwan, at centre ice,
during the National Anthem just prior to the game between Germany
and Slovakia. |
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The
Ontario team, made up of players born in 1987, features nineteen
(19) players from the Ontario Hockey League; one (1) from Provincial
Junior A; one (1) from the Western Junior B; and one (1) from the
Central Junior A Hockey League. “We feel the team is very strong on the
backend and features good depth and team speed up front which should
benefit us in a short tournament format," stated the teams Director
of Operations Alan Millar who selected the team in conjunction with the
coaching staff of Head Coach Bob Jones and Assistant Coaches Peter
Sidorkiewicz, Jason Nobili and Jason Brooks.
The
team will depart for St. John's, Newfoundland on December 26 where they
will play in the World Hockey Challenge beginning December 28 thru January
4. The tournament features ten (10) teams in two five (5) team conferences
playing a round robin format followed by a play-off crossover based on
conference seedings after the round robin.
Team Ontario will play in a
conference with Russia, Finland, Team West and Team Pacific. The
other conference will include teams from the United States, Team Quebec,
Team Atlantic, Slovakia and Germany. |
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| Team Staff Members |
| Head Coach |
Bob Jones |
Sault Ste.Marie |
| Assistant Coach |
Peter Sidorkiewicz |
Oshawa |
| Assistant Coach |
Jason Nobili |
Toronto |
| Director of Operations |
Alan Millar |
Tottenham |
| Equipment Manager |
Kasey Lamorre |
Belleville |
| Sport Therapist/Trainer |
John Mayne |
Sault Ste. Marie |
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TEAM
ONTARIO FINAL ROSTER
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NUMBER
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FIRST
NAME
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LAST
NAME
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POSITION
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HEIGHT
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WEIGHT
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CURRENT
TEAM
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HOMETOWN
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1
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Kyle
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Gajewski
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G
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5.11
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170
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Chatham
Jr. B
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London
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2
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Elgin
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Reid
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D
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6.00
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180
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Ottawa
67's OHL
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Oldcastle
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3
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Kyle
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Lamb
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D
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5.11
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185
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Sudbury
Wolves OHL
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Holland
Landing
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4
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Wes
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Cunningham
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D
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5.09
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165
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Owen
Sound Attack OHL
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Dresden
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5
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Ryan
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Wilson
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D
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6.02
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205
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Toronto
St. Michael's Majors OHL
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Windsor
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6
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Marc
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Staal
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D
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6.02
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185
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Sudbury
Wolves OHL
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Thunder
Bay
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7
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Ryan
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Parent
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D
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6.02
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190
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Guelph
Storm OHL
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Sioux
Lookout
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8
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Patrick
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McNeill
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D
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6.00
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185
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Saginaw
Spirit OHL
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Strathroy
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9
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Chris
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Lawrence
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LW
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6.04
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185
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Soo
Greyhounds OHL
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Toronto
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10
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Richard
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Clune
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LW
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5.11
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175
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Sarnia
Sting OHL
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Toronto
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11
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Bobby
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Hughes
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LW
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5.10
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165
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Kingston
Frontenacs OHL
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Stouffville
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12
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Cal
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Clutterbuck
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RW
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5.11
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185
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Toronto
St. Michael's Majors OHL
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Welland
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14
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Gary
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Friesen
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LW
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6.00
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180
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Oshawa
Generals OHL
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Niagara
Falls
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15
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Tony
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Rizzi
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RW
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6.02
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170
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Kingston
Frontenacs OHL
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Kingston
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16
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Cody
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Bass
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C
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5.11
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180
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Mississauga
Icedogs OHL
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Guelph
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17
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Andrew
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Cogliano
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C
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5.10
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170
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Toronto
St. Michael's Buzzers Jr. A
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Woodbridge
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18
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Bryan
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Little
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C
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5.10
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180
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Barrie
Colts OHL
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Cambridge
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19
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Kevin
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Baker
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C
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5.10
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165
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Owen
Sound Attack OHL
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Brampton
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20
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Steve
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Downie
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RW
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6.01
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175
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Windsor
Spitfires OHL
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Queensville
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21
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Jason
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Bailey
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RW
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6.02
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180
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Nepean
Raiders Jr. A
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Nepean
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22
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Ryan
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O'Marra
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C
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6.02
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185
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Erie
Otters OHL
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Mississauga
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31
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Jhase
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Sniderman
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G
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6.00
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170
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Erie
Otters OHL
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Toronto
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| On-ice Officials Assigned To The
Tournament |
As Referees
Pat Smith (BCAHA)
Kyle Rehman (Hockey Alberta)
Darcy Burchell (OHF)
Marty Kirwan (OHF)
Clark Aitken (PEIHA)
Francis Charron (Hockey Quebec)
As Linesmen
Kris Hartley (BCAHA)
Graham Skilliter (SHA)
Zac Wiebe (SHA)
David Lewis (OHF)
Mark Bradley (ODHA)
Jared Ottenhof (ODHA)
Jonathan McIsaac (HNS)
Jeff Hopkins (HNB)
Marc Kinden (HNL)
Mike Dinn (HNL)
David Gauthier (HNL)
The Referee-in-Chief for this event is Vernon Doyle (PEIHA), supervisors
Jim Hare and Don Kelly of HNL will join Hockey Canada Referee-in-Chief
Maurice Roy and NHL Technical Director of Officiating David Baker at the
event. |
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| In Order To Select the Officials
Working the Under-17 World Challenge, The Hockey Canada Officiating
Program launched a Program of Excellence this season in a
partnership with the CHL and NHL. |
Three Regional Camps were held for 45
officials nominated by their Branch in October and November. The
three camps seen on ice skating sessions led by Dave Smith of the
NHL Officiating Department, guest speakers Andy Van Hellemond and
Dave Baker of the National Hockey League along with CHL Officiating
representatives and Branch Referee-in-Chief’s.
Following the weekend camps, supervisions were performed during
games assignments to assist in the selection of the 17 officials who
will represent the Officiating Program in St. John’s, Newfoundland
this December 28th-January 5th. The officials not chosen to attend
the Under 17 will continue to be mentored throughout the season and
be eligible to be selected for the 2005 Under 17 in Lethbridge,
Alberta.
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Pat Smith (BCAHA)
Kris Hartley (BCAHA)
Sean Raphael (BCAHA)
Brandon Liefke (BCAHA)
Kyle Rehman (Hockey Alberta)
Bobby Bedingfield (Hockey Alberta)
Ryan Thompson (Hockey Alberta)
Kris Liber (Hockey Alberta)
Graham Skilliter (SHA)
Zac Wiebe (SHA)
Adam Byblow (SHA)
Reagan Vetter (SHA)
Kevin Haiko (Hockey Manitoba)
Graham Heather (Hockey Manitoba)
Greg McDonald (Hockey Manitoba)
Clark Aitken (PEIHA)
Nick Jay (PEIHA)
Marc Kinden (HNL)
Brian Rice (HNL)
Francis Charron (Hockey Quebec)
JP Sylvain (Hockey Quebec)
Jean-Mathieu Roy (Hockey Quebec)
Jeff Hopkins (HNB) |
Darcy Burchell (OHF)
Dave Lewis (OHF)
Marty Kirwan (OHF)
Mike Marley (OHF)
Ryan Gregory (OHF)
Pierre Lacroix (OHF)
Jonathan Martin (OHF)
Peter Coleman (ODHA)
Eric Mainville (ODHA)
Sean O’Keefe (ODHA)
Dan Dilworth (ODHA)
Jay Shaw (ODHA)
Jared Ottenhof (ODHA)
Mark Bradley (ODHA)
Shane Wannamaker (ODHA)
Stephen Starzomski (HNS)
Tim Conners (HNS)
MJonathan McIsaac (HNS)
Olivier Dressler (Hockey Quebec)
Yannick Boisclair (Hockey Quebec)
Domenic Belanger (Hockey Quebec)
Ghislain Hebert (HNB)
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