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Cornel, Spencer and Wells Named to 2015 CHL Canada Russia Series Rosters

October 21, 2015 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Peterborough Petes News Release


(Toronto, ON) - The Ontario Hockey League in association with the Canadian Hockey League, the Owen Sound Attack, and the Windsor Spitfires hockey clubs today announced the Team OHL rosters for the 2015 CHL Canada Russia Series. Petes forward Eric Cornel, defenceman Matt Spencer, and goalie Dylan Wells will compete in the events.

Team OHL will compete against the Russian National Junior Team in Game 3 of the series in Owen Sound on Thursday November 12, with Game 4 to be played in Windsor on Monday November 16. The series also includes two games in the Western Hockey League prior to both OHL games, and ends with two games hosted by the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

36 players will represent the OHL in the 2015 CHL Canada Russia Series. Spencer will be the lone Petes player competing against Russia on Thursday, November 12 in Owen Sound. The defenceman, who played in the Canada-Russia game hosted by Peterborough in 2014, was drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2nd round, 44th overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

Cornel, who was named Petes captain in September, is competing in his first Canada-Russia Series event and will suit up in Windsor on Monday, November 16. The Buffalo Sabres prospect has scored 140 points in 207 career OHL games played. NHL Draft-eligible goalie Dylan Wells will also play in the game on November 16. He has compiled a record of 3-1-0-1 so far this season, with a S% of .918 and a GAA of 3.15.

Both 2015 CHL Canada Russia Series hosts will be represented by a pair of hometown players. In Owen Sound, Montreal Canadiens prospect Michael McNiven and Florida Panthers prospect Thomas Schemitsch of the Attack will dress for Team OHL on November 12, while the Spitfires' Logan Brown and Tampa Bay Lightning prospect Cristiano DiGiacinto will play before the Windsor crowd on November 16.

The Team OHL rosters were assembled by a Selection Committee that includes Attack General Manager and member of Hockey Canada's Program of Excellence Management Group Dale DeGray, and Storm General Manager Mike Kelly. Both DeGray and Kelly worked in consultation with Hockey Canada Director of Player Personnel Ryan Jankowski.

In 12 years of competition against the Russian National Junior Team, the OHL has a record of 20-3-1 in this series following a 4-0 loss in Peterborough and a 5-1 victory in Kingston last season.

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