Brennan Named to Hockey Canada's Roster for 2019 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge
October 16, 2019 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Prince George Cougars News Release
Prince George goaltender Tyler Brennan
(Prince George Cougars)
PRINCE GEORGE, BC- Hockey Canada announced Wednesday the 66 players selected to represent Canada at the 2019 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge (WU17), set for Nov. 2-9 in Medicine Hat, AB, and Swift Current, SK.
Prince George Cougars' 2003-born goaltender Tyler Brennan is one of six goaltenders named to Hockey Canada's roster. The 66 players will be divided into three teams- Team Canada Black, Team Canada Red, and Team Canada White. The three Canadian teams will compete against the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Sweden, and the United States.
The Winnipeg, MB product has played a pair of games this season for the Cougars and he picked up his first Western Hockey League (WHL) win, in his first career WHL start on October 5th against the Kelowna Rockets. In two games this season, Brennan has a 1.11 goals-against average (GAA) and sports a .950 save percentage (SV%).
Last season, Brennan, the Cougars' second pick, 21st overall, in the 2018 WHL Bantam Draft, played for the Winnipeg-based Rink Hockey Academy (RHA) in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League. Brennan played in 21 games for RHA at the midget prep level and posted a 12-5-1 (W-L-T) record, to go along with a 2.69 GAA and a .909 SV%. He also had two shutouts. The 6'3, 185-pound netminder also played at the Canada Winter Games in February, as he appeared in four games with Team Manitoba.
"After a successful development camp with the top young players in the country, there were many difficult decisions made to select the 66 players that will compete at this year's World Under-17 Hockey Challenge," said Hockey Canada head Scout Brad McEwen. "We feel this group exemplifies that values of the Program of Excellence and will represent Canada with pride as we compete for a gold medal this November."
The Cougars will be represented behind the bench as well. Director of Player Development, Steve O'Rourke, will serve as an Assistant Coach for Team Canada Red, and Equipment Manager Ramandeep (Chico) Dhanjal will serve behind the bench for Team Canada Black.
The tournament opens with all three Canadian teams in action on Saturday, November 2nd. TSN will broadcast the semi-final on Nov 8, as well as the bronze and gold medal games on Nov 9. For more information on the 2019 WU17, visit www.hockeycanada.ca
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