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Howden Named to Team WHL

October 20, 2016 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Moose Jaw Warriors News Release


Moose Jaw Warriors Captain Brett Howden has been named to Team WHL for the 2016 CIBC Canada Russia Series. Howden joins Warriors Head Coach Tim Hunter with Team WHL, earlier this week Hunter was named as Team WHL Head Coach.

Howden was drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1st round, 27th overall, at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. Currently in his third season with the Warriors he has eight goals and 13 points in ten games.

From Oakbank, Manitoba, he was drafted fifth overall at the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft. In his rookie season (2014-2015) he was fifth in WHL rookie scoring with 22 goals and 46 points in 68 games. Last season he had 24 goals and 64 points in 68 games. In the 2016 WHL Playoffs he had four goals and 15 points in ten games.

Howden competed at the 2016 IIHF World Under-18 Championships, he had five goals and eight points in six games and was named one of Canada's top three players at the tournament. He was the captain of Canada's 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup gold medal winning team. He also competed at the 2015 World Under-18 Championships as an underage, he had two goals and three points in three games and captured a bronze medal.

Team WHL will face Team Russia in Game 1 of the 2016 CIBC Canada Russia Series in Prince George, B.C. on Monday, November 7th, before continuing on to Edmonton for Game 2 on Tuesday, November 8th. The Ontario Hockey League will host Games 3 and 4, while the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League will welcome the festivities surrounding Games 5 and 6.

The six-game series features regional league teams of Canadian National Junior Team candidates competing against the Russian National Junior Team. For the third straight season, the event will open with two games in the WHL.

Since the event first began in 2003, CHL teams have played to an overall record of 54-18-6 against Team Russia. The competitiveness of the rivalry has grown in recent years with four of the last six series decided in the final game. Russia earned their first series victory in 2010 and have since alternated annual series victories with the CHL who earned the 2015 title by a 12-3 margin in points.

The event is an integral part of the identification process for Team Canada prior to the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship. Canada was represented at this season's World Junior in Finland by 21 CHL players who competed in this series in 2015, while 13 members of Team Russia's series entry also competed in Helsinki earning a second straight silver medal.

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