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Brett Connolly on Team WHL for CHL Subway Super Series Game November 18 in Prince George

October 21, 2010 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Prince George Cougars News Release


Prince George, BC - For the second consecutive year, Prince George Cougars Captain Brett Connolly will suit up for Team WHL against Team Russia in the 2010 CHL SUBWAY® Super Series. Connolly will play in the sixth and final game of the 2010 CHL SUBWAY® Super Series when it is played at CN Centre in Prince George on Thursday, November 18.

Connolly played in the final game of the 2009 CHL SUBWAY® Super Series in Kelowna, which Team WHL won 4-2 over Team Russia. Connolly, the 2009 CHL Rookie of the Year, is currently tied for fifth in league scoring with 11 goals and 18 points in 11 games this season. Connolly, a 6'2", 203 pound forward from Prince George, has recorded a point in each of the Cougars first 11 games this season, and is on a 13 game point streak, going back to the last two games of the 2009-10 season. Connolly has also scored a goal in six consecutive games, scoring nine goals over that span. Connolly's goal streak is the longest current streak in the Western Hockey League.

Connolly was drafted by the Cougars in the first round, 10th overall, in the 2007 WHL Bantam Draft. In June, the Tampa Bay Lightning selected Connolly sixth overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

Cougars Head Coach Dean Clark, who recorded his 400th career coaching victory in the WHL Wednesday, will be an Assistant Coach for the November 18 CHL SUBWAY® Super Series game at CN Centre in Prince George. Tickets are available by calling Ticketmaster at 250-564-5585 or visit www.ticketmaster.ca.

Team WHL Roster - Prince George, BC - November 18, 2010

Forwards (11): Year: Club: Hometown:

Glennie, Scott (91) Brandon Wheat Kings Winnipeg, MB

Bubnick, Jimmy (91) Calgary Hitmen Saskatoon, SK

Howse, Ryan (91) Chilliwack Bruins Prince George, BC

Vey, Linden* (91) Medicine Hat Tigers Wakaw, SK

Howden, Quinton* (92) Moose Jaw Warriors Oak Bank, MB

Johansen, Ryan (92) Portland Winterhawks Port Moody, BC

Ross, Brad (92) Portland Winterhawks Lethbridge, AB

Rattie, Ty (93) Portland Winterhawks Airdrie, AB

Connolly, Brett (92) Prince George Cougars Prince George, BC

Eakin, Cody (91) Swift Current Broncos Winnipeg, MB

Gallagher, Brendan* (92) Vancouver Giants Delta, BC

Defence (6): Club: Hometown:

MacKenzie, Matt* (91) Calgary Hitmen New Westminster, BC

Pysyk, Mark* (92) Edmonton Oil Kings Sherwood Park, AB

Barrie, Tyson (91) Kelowna Rockets Victoria, BC

McNabb, Brayden (91) Kootenay Ice Davidson, SK

Ponich, Brett (91) Portland Winterhawks Beaumont, AB

Manning, Neil (91) Vancouver Giants Nanaimo, BC

Goaltenders (2): Club: Hometown:

Simpson, Kent (92) Everett Silvertips Edmonton, AB

Pickard, Calvin (92) Seattle Thunderbirds Winnipeg, MB

*Players competing in both games

Team WHL Staff:

Ryan Huska, Head Coach (Kelowna Rockets)

Mike Williamson, Assistant Coach (Calgary Hitmen)

Guy Charron, Assistant Coach (Kamloops Blazers) *Kamloops game only

Dean Clark, Assistant Coach (Prince George Cougars) *Prince George game only

Jeff Thorburn, Athletic Therapist (Kelowna Rockets)

2010 SUBWAY® Super Series Schedule of Games:

Game 1 - Monday November 8 at Saint John, NB

Game 2 - Wednesday November 10 at Drummondville, QC

Game 3 - Thursday November 11 at London, ON

Game 4 - Monday November 15 at Sudbury, ON

Game 5 - Wednesday November 17 at Kamloops, BC

Game 6 - Thursday November 18 at Prince George, BC

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