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Canada Russia Super Series Roster

June 20, 2007 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
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CALGARY - Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Hockey League (CHL), announced Wednesday its roster of 26 junior aged players (born in 1988 or later) that will represent Canada at the Canada/Russia Super Series. The Canada/Russia Super Series, a one-time eight-game series featuring the best Under-20 players from Canada and Russia, will take place from August 27th to September 9th, with the first four games to be held in Russia, and the final four to be held in Canadian cities (Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Red Deer and Vancouver).

Canada's 26-player roster will gather in Toronto on August 20th before traveling to Russia for the first four games which begin on August 27th, and then returning to their club teams and/or NHL training camps up on conclusion of the final game of the series on September 9th. The Canada/Russia Super Series will also serve to evaluate and develop Canada's National Junior Team for the 2008 IIHF World Junior Championship.

With the advent of the Canada/Russia Super Series, Hockey Canada will NOT host the annual National Junior Team summer development camp this year (the summer camp usually runs in Calgary in early August);

Canada's 26 player roster consists of three (3) goaltenders, eight (8) defencemen and 15 forwards.

The 26 players named to the roster were selected by Hockey Canada's head scout Jim Hammett, in consultation with Canada's Super Series coaching staff led by Head Coach Brent Sutter and Canada's 2008 National Junior Team coaching staff led by Head Coach Craig Hartsburg. Hammett followed and evaluated Canadian players over the 2006-07 season with their club teams, Canada's National Junior and National Under-18 teams a s well as at the CHL Canada/Russia Challenge.

Brent Sutter (Red Deer, WHL) will coach Canada at the Canada/Russia Super Series, with the first game of the eight-game series starting in Russia on August 27th and finishing with the eighth and final game in Canada on September 9th. Peter DeBoer (Kitchener, OHL) and Benoit Groulx (Gatineau, QMJHL) will join Sutter behind the Canadian bench as assistant coaches.

Craig Hartsburg (Sault Ste. Marie, OHL), the head coach of Canada's 2008 National Junior Team this December, will be actively involved in the preparation and evaluation of Canada's team for the Super Series, working closely with Sutter and his staff, along with head scout Jim Hammett.

"I am very excited about the group of players that we have assembled for the upcoming Super Series," said Head Scout Jim Hammett. "This evaluation and selection process made it clear to me that Hockey Canada's branches and Hockey Canad a's partner, the CHL, continue to do tremendous work in developing hockey talent across Canada."

"As a coaching staff, we are looking forward to getting this group together in August and representing Canada proudly at this event," said Team Canada Super Series Head Coach Brent Sutter. "These players will be taking part in hockey history this fall in this very unique international hockey event."

Canada at the Super Series - Overview

- All players and staff will convene in Toronto, ON on August 20thand the Super Series will come to an end the evening of September 9th;

- Team Canada will be departing for Russia on August 21st;

- Canada will hold a pre-competition camp in Moscow from August 22th to 26th;

- Games #1 and #2 vs. Russia will take place in Ufa, Russia on August 27th and 29th;

- Games #3 and #4 vs. Russia will take place in Omsk, Russia on August 31st and September 1st;

- Team Canada will return to Canada on September 2nd for Games no. 5 through 8

- Game #5: Canada vs. Russia in Winnipeg, MB on September 4th

- Game #6: Canada vs. Russia in Saskatoon, SK on September 5th

- Game #7: Canada vs. Russia in Red Deer, AB on September 7th

- Game #8: Canada vs. Russia in Vancouver, BC on September 9th

CANADA SUPER SERIES ROSTER

GOALTENDERS

Jonathan Bernier /L 6'0 185 08/07/1988 Laval, QC, CAN Lewiston Maineiacs/QMJHL

Leland Irving /L 6'0 177 04/11/1988 Swan Hills, AB, CAN Everett Silvertips/WHL

Steve Mason /R 6'3 186 05/29/1988 Oakville, ON, CAN London Knights/OHL

DEFENCE

Karl Alzner L/ 6'2 209 09/24/1988 Burnaby, BC, CAN Calgary Hitmen/WHL

Drew Doughty R/ 6'0 214 12/08/1989 London, ON, CAN Guelph Storm/OHL

Keaton Ellerby L/ 6'3 185 11/05/1988 Calgary, AB, CAN Kamloops Blazers/WHL

Josh Godfrey R/ 6'0 187 01/15/1988 Kingston, ON, CAN Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds/OHL

Thomas Hickey L/ 5'11 182 02/08/1989 Calgary, AB, CAN Seattle Thunderbirds/WHL

Logan Pyett R/ 5'10 199 05/26/1988 Milestone, SK, CAN Regina Pats/WHL

Luke Schenn R/ 6'2 210 11/02/1989 Saskatoon, SK Kelowna Rockets/WHL

Ty Wishart L/ 6'5 205 05/19/1988 Comox, BC, CAN Prince George Cougars/WHL

FORWARDS

Zachary Boychuk L/ 5'9 176 10/04/1989 Airdrie, AB, CAN Lethbridge Hurricanes/WHL

Cory Emmerton L/ 6'0 190 06/01/1988 St. Thomas, ON, CAN Kingston Frontenacs/OHL

Angelo Esposito L/ 6'1 180 02/20/1989 Montreal, QC, CAN Quebec Remparts/QMJHL

Sam Gagner R/ 5'11 190 08/10/1989 Oakville, ON, CAN London Knights/OHL

Colton Gillies L/ 6'4 189 02/12/1989 Surrey, BC, CAN Saskatoon Blades/WHL

Claude Giroux R/ 5'11 172 01/12/1988 Ottawa, ON, CAN Gatineau Olympiques/QMJHL

Zach Hamill R/ 5'11 180 09/23/1988 Port Coquitlam, BC, CAN Everett Silvertips/WHL

Stefan Legein R/ 5'9 170 11/24/1988 Oakville, ON, CAN Mississauga Ice Dogs/OHL

Milan Lucic L/ 6'3 220 06/07/1988 Vancouver, BC, CAN Vancouver Giants/WHL

Brad Marchand L/ 5'9 183 05/11/1988 Hammonds Plains, NS, CAN Foreurs de Val d'Or/QMJHL

David Perron R/ 6'0 180 05/28/1988 Sherbrooke, QC, CAN Lewiston Maine iacs/QMJHL

Brandon Sutter R/ 6'3 170 02/14/1989 Red Deer, AB, CAN Red Deer Rebels/WHL

John Tavares L/ 6'0 196 09/20/1990 Oakville, ON, CAN Oshawa Generals/OHL

Kyle Turris R/ 6'2 170 08/14/1989 New Westminster, BC, CAN Burnaby Express/BCHL

Dana Tyrell L/ 5'10 185 11/20/1988 Airdrie, AB, CAN Prince George Cougars/WHL

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