CHL Press Release
CALGARY, AB – The Canadian Hockey League today announced the roster of players for Team WHL who will compete in the 2006 ADT Canada Russia Challenge, November 29th and 30th in Chilliwack and Kamloops respectively. Willie Desjardins (Medicine Hat Tigers) will lead Team WHL as Head Coach. Don Hay (Vancouver Giants) and Curtis Hunt (Regina Pats) will serve as Assistant Coaches.
Team WHL Forwards: Zach Boychuk, Airdrie, AB, Lethbridge Hurricanes Codey Burki, Winnipeg, MB, Brandon Wheat Kings Andrew Clark, Brandon, MB, Brandon Wheat Kings Nick Drazenovic, Prince George, BC, Prince George Cougars Brodie Dupont, St. Lazare, MB, Calgary Hitmen Colton Gillies, Surrey, BC, Saskatoon Blades Zach Hamill, Port Coquitlam, BC, Everett Silvertips Darren Helm, St. Andrews, MB, Medicine Hat Tigers Adam Hobson, Mission, BC, Spokane Chiefs Riley Holzapfel, Regina, SK, Moose Jaw Warriors Spencer Machacek, Lethbridge, AB, Vancouver Giants Ben Maxwell, North Vancouver, BC, Kootenay Ice Kenndal McArdle, Burnaby, BC, Moose Jaw Warriors Ryan Russell, Caroline, AB, Kootenay Ice Devin Setoguchi, Taber, AB, Prince George Cougars Brandon Sutter, Red Deer, AB, Red Deer Rebels J.D. Watt, Cremona, AB, Vancouver Giants Ryan White, Brandon, MB, Calgary Hitmen Team WHL Defence: Karl Alzner, Burnaby, BC, Calgary Hitmen Keaton Ellerby, Calgary, AB, Kamloops Blazers Taylor Ellington, Victoria, BC, Everett Silvertips Cody Franson, Sicamous, BC, Vancouver Giants Scott Jackson, Salmon Arm, BC, Seattle Thunderbirds Dustin Kohn, Edmonton, AB, Brandon Wheat Kings Brendan Mikkelson, St. Albert, AB, Vancouver Giants Kris Russell, Caroline, AB, Medicine Hat Tigers Ty Wishart, Comox, BC, Prince George Cougars Team WHL Goaltenders: Leland Irving, Swan Hills, AB, Everett Silvertips Carey Price, Williams Lake, BC, Tri-City Americans
The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies will host the first game of the ADT Canada Russia Challenge on November 20. The second game will be hosted by the Val d’Or Foreurs on November 21. The Sarnia Sting will host the first OHL-based game on November 23 followed by the Oshawa Generals on November 27. The series will conclude in the WHL with the Chilliwack Bruins hosting game 5 on November 29 and the Kamloops Blazers hosting the finale on November 30.
All six games will be broadcast nationally on Rogers Sportsnet and the two QMJHL-hosted games will be broadcast in Quebec on RDS.
The 2006 ADT Canada Russia Challenge is supported by CHL associate sponsors NAPA Auto Parts, Bank of Montreal, Boston Pizza, Reebok and Canoe.
2006 CHL Canada Russia Challenge – Schedule of Games Game 1 – Monday November 20 at Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec Game 2 – Tuesday November 21 at Val d’Or, Quebec Game 3 – Thursday November 23 at Sarnia, Ontario Game 4 – Monday November 27 at Oshawa, Ontario Game 5 – Wednesday November 29 at Chilliwack, British Columbia Game 6 – Thursday November 30 at Kamloops, British Columbia
