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OHL Owen Sound Attack

Bigras Named to Under 17 Team

November 17, 2011 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Owen Sound Attack News Release


The Owen Sound Attack is pleased to announce that defenseman Chris Bigras has been named to Ontario's Under 17 Team that will compete at the upcoming 2012 World Hockey Challenge being held in Windsor Ontario from December 27, 2011 through January 4, 2012.

Bigras, the Attack's 2nd Round Selection in the 2011 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection is one of seven Ontario Hockey League defenseman that were named to the squad. "It is always a challenge when you have to select a team from a group of athletes who are so committed to excellence within their sport. We know that there will always be disappointment for those players who are not selected at the end of the evaluation process. However, we as a staff believe that we have put together a group of athletes who will represent Ontario with pride and class both on and off the ice and are capable of winning the Gold medal at this year's World Hockey Challenge stated Director of Operations Barclay Branch."

The Elmvale, On. native is currently sidelines with a broken jaw due to taking a puck off of the face in practice, however; the injury is healing on schedule and Bigras is expected to return to the Attack line-up well before the tournament begins.

The 6'0, 175lb rearguard has 2 points in 12 games this season to go along with 8 penalty minutes.

The Attack wish to congratulate Chris and wish him the best of luck in representing the province of Ontario and the Attack.

The complete roster for Ontario's Under 17 Team is listed below.

Team Ontario World Under-17 Team:

Goaltenders:

Jordan DeKort (Lasalle Vipers/Windsor Spitfires)*

Spencer Martin (Mississauga St. Michael's Majors)

Defencemen:

Darnell Nurse (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds)

Chris Bigras (Owen Sound Attack) Jordan Subban (Belleville Bulls)

Aaron Ekblad (Barrie Colts)

Trevor Murphy (Peterborough Petes)

Alex Yuill (Barrie Colts)

Adam Bateman (Windsor Spitfires)

Forwards:

Brandon Robinson (Brampton Battalion)

Stephen Harper (Erie Otters)

Bo Horvat (London Knights)

Hunter Garlent (Guelph Storm)

Nicholas Baptiste (Sudbury Wolves)

Jordan Maletta (Windsor Spitfires)

Max Domi (London Knights)

Ryan Kujawinski (Sarnia Sting)

Brent Pedersen (Kitchener Rangers)

Cole Cassels (Oshawa Generals)

Nicholas Ritchie (Peterborough Petes)

Stephen Nosad (Peterborough Petes)

Mitchell Dempsey (Plymouth Whalers)

Alternates:

Ken Appleby (Kirkland Lake Blue Devils / Oshawa Generals)*

Jared Gilbert (Kitchener Rangers)

Mackenzie Lemmon (Belleville Bulls)

*players have committed to OHL club

Team Personnel:

Director of Operations - Barclay Branch (Belleville Bulls)

Head Coach - Troy Smith (Kitchener Rangers)

Assistant Coach - Roger Hunt (Oshawa Generals)

Assistant Coach - Wayne Clark (Peterborough Petes)

Head Trainer - Neil Hoch (Ottawa 67's)

Equipment Manager - Matt Sands (Belleville Bulls)

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