Hockey / Thirty-Two 2018 OHL Gold Cup Alumni will represent Canada at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge

Thirty-Two 2018 OHL Gold Cup Alumni will represent Canada at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge

Date:  Source: OHL Gold Cup

 

CAMBRIDGE, Ont. and CALGARY, Alta. - Of the 160 players who attended the 2018 OHL Gold Cup, 32 will represent Canada at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge.

 

Team OMHA White

Name

S/C

Ht.

Wt.

Born

Hometown

Club Team

Jack Thompson

R

5’11½”

172

03/19/02

Courtice, Ont.

Sudbury (OHL)

Luke Evangelista

R

5’10¼”

158

02/21/02

Oakville, Ont.

London (OHL)

Logan Morrison

R

5’9¾”

145

07/09/02

Guelph, Ont.

Hamilton (OHL)

Cameron Tolnai

L

6’0¼”

178

02/14/02

Oakville, Ont.

Ottawa (OHL)

 

Team OMHA Black

Name

S/C

Ht.

Wt.

Born

Hometown

Club Team

Will Cranley

L

6’3”

169

02/26/02

Peterborough, Ont.

Ottawa (OHL)

Jake Murray

L

6’2¼”

191

04/11/02

Oakville, Ont.

Kingston (OHL)

Cameron Butler

R

6’3¾”

197

06/09/02

Ottawa, Ont.

Peterborough (OHL)

Quinton Byfield

L

6’3½”

213

08/19/02

Newmarket, Ont.

Sudbury (OHL)

James Hardie

L

5’10¼”

162

01/18/02

Innisfil, Ont.

Mississauga (OHL)

Evan Vierling

L

5’11½”

153

06/20/02

Aurora, Ont.

Flint (OHL)

Zack Terry

L

6’1”

187

04/05/02

Oakville, Ont.

Guelph (OHL)

 

Team GTHL Blue

Name

S/C

Ht.

Wt.

Born

Hometown

Club Team

Tristan Lennox

L

6’2”

183

10/21/02

Cambridge, Ont.

Milton (OJHL)

Owen Power

L

6’3¾”

215

11/22/02

Mississauga, Ont.

Chicago (USHL)

Lleyton Moore

L

5’7½”

164

02/27/02

Saskatoon, Sask.

Niagara (OHL)

Michael Bianconi

L

5’11¾”

156

05/19/02

Vaughan, Ont.

Flint (OHL)

Will Cuylle

L

6’1¾”

200

02/05/02

Toronto, Ont.

Windsor (OHL)

Stephen Halliday

L

6’3”

221

07/02/02

Toronto, Ont.

Central Illinois (USHL)

Dylan Robinson

L

6’1”

169

07/01/02

Pickering, Ont.

Oshawa (OHL)

Reid Valade

R

5’9½”

162

03/14/02

Caledon, Ont.

Kitchener (OHL)

Tyler Tullio

R

5’8¾”

159

04/05/02

Lakeshore, Ont.

Oshawa (OHL)

 

Team GTHL Red

Name

S/C

Ht.

Wt.

Born

Hometown

Club Team

Joe Vrbetic

L

6’4¾”

176

10/24/02

Dunvegan, Ont.

Powassan (NOJHL)

Jamie Drysdale

R

5’10¾”

163

04/08/02

Toronto, Ont.

Erie (OHL)

Ryan O’Rourke

L

6’0”

180

05/16/02

Pickering, Ont.

Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)

Michael Renwick

R

5’10¾”

170

01/26/02

Mississauga, Ont.

Hamilton (OHL)

Cole Perfetti

L

5’9¼”

185

01/01/02

Whitby, Ont.

Saginaw (OHL)

Jean-Luc Foudy

R

5’10½”

165

05/13/02

Scarborough, Ont.

Windsor (OHL)

Riley Piercey

L

6’2½”

187

03/20/02

Mississauga, Ont.

Barrie (OHL)

 

Team ALLIANCE

Name

S/C

Ht.

Wt.

Born

Hometown

Club Team

Matthew Maggio

R

5’9½”

172

11/25/02

Tecumseh, Ont.

Ottawa (OHL)

Team HNO

Name

S/C

Ht.

Wt.

Born

Hometown

Club Team

Colby Ambrosio

R

5’8½”

163

08/07/02

Welland, Ont.

Tri-City (USHL)

 

 

Team HEO

Name

S/C

Ht.

Wt.

Born

Hometown

Club Team

Donovan Sebrango

L

6’0”

179

01/12/02

Ottawa, Ont.

Kitchener (OHL)

Nolan Seed

L

5’11¼”

168

04/24/02

Newboro, Ont.

Owen Sound (OHL)

Josh Barnes

L

5’8¾”

176

09/27/02

Cornwall, Ont.

Cornwall (CCHL)

 

In July, 53 OHL Gold Cup Alumni players were invited to participate in Canada’s national under-17 development camp and introduced to the Hockey Canada Program of Excellence. The players chosen to represent Canada at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge were selected by Brad McEwen (Whitewood, Sask.), head scout for Hockey Canada, with assistance from U17 POE management group lead Martin Mondou (Grand-Mère, Que./Shawinigan, QMJHL), as well as regional scouts Carl Bouchard (Quebec), Barclay Branch (Ontario), Barclay Parneta (West), Darren Sutherland (Atlantic), and Darrell Woodley (Ontario).

“Any time you bring together the best young players in the country there are bound to be difficult decisions when selecting players, and we feel the 66 young men we chose exemplify the core values of the Program of Excellence,” said McEwen. “We believe that these players possess a willingness to learn and grow as they progress through our program and represent Canada, and give us the best chance to compete for a gold medal this November.”

The players will be divided into three teams – Team Canada Black, Team Canada Red, and Team Canada White – and will compete against the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Sweden and the United States in their quest for a gold medal.

The tournament opens Saturday, Nov. 3 at the qplex in Quispamsis when Finland takes on Sweden at 3:30 p.m. AT, followed by Team Canada Red, silver-medallist last year, facing off against Russia at 7:30 p.m. AT. The United States will kick off the action at Harbour Station in Saint John on Sunday, Nov. 4 when it plays the Czech Republic at 12 p.m. AT, followed by an all-Canadian match-up between Team Canada Black and Team Canada White at 4 p.m. AT.

TSN and RDS, the official broadcasters for Hockey Canada, will air both semifinals on Friday, Nov. 9, as well as the bronze- and gold-medal games on Saturday, Nov. 10; please check local listings for details.