Hodges and Magee Named to Team Pacific

November 17, 2010 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Chilliwack Bruins News Release


Chilliwack Bruins forwards Steven Hodges and Brandon Magee have been named to the 22 player roster that will represent Team Pacific at the 2011 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, December 29 - January 4, 2011 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Hodges, the Bruins first selection, 9th overall in the 2009 WHL Bantam Draft has two goals and three assists in 15 games with the Bruins this season after collecting two assists in five games with the Bruins last season.

Magee was the Bruins 4th round selection, 84th overall in the 2009 Bantam Draft. In 18 games with the Bruins this season, Magee has three goals and five assists and is plus seven.

Team Pacific is comprised of 11 players from BC and 11 players from Alberta. Each province held a provincial camp over the summer to identify a set number of players. These players were evaluated during the first part of the season by a selected group of high performance evaluators.

"For the entire staff of Team Pacific, today is a very exciting day because the player roster for Team Pacific is formally announced. A hockey team is like a giant puzzle and though there was some very tough decisions through this process, we as an entire staff feel we have the right pieces that will fit together, both on and off the ice, that will give us the best opportunity for success at the tournament," said Team Pacific head coach Robert Dirk.

The 2011 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge will bring together the top players in the world born in 1994 or later. The tournament is made up of 10 teams; five (5) from Canada - Quebec, Ontario, Pacific (Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Yukon), Atlantic (New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island) and West (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nunavut), and five (5) International teams - Germany, Slovakia, Finland, Czech Republic and the United States.

Goaltenders:

Devon Fordyce - UFA Bisons (AMHL)

Mackenzie Skapski - Ridge Meadows Flames (PIJHL)

Defencemen:

Matt Dumba - Red Deer Rebels (WHL)

Lucas Grayson - Red Deer Rebels (WHL)

Keaton Lubin - Calgary Hitmen (WHL)

Morgan Reilly - Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)

Griffin Reinhart - Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)

Joshua Smith - Prince George Cougars (WHL)

Nicholas Walters - Everett Silvertips (WHL)

Forwards:

Matt Bellerive - Vancouver Giants (WHL)

Levi Bews - Saskatoon Blades (WHL)

Troy Bourke - Prince George Cougars (WHL)

Chase Clayton - Calgary Hitmen (WHL)

Shane Danyluk - Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)

Jari Erricson - Everett Silvertips (WHL)

Justin Hickman - Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)

Steven Hodges - Chilliwack Bruins (WHL)

Brandon Magee - Chilliwack Bruins (WHL)

Ryan Olsen - Saskatoon Blades (WHL)

Hunter Shinkaruk - Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)

Robert Trzonkowski - Calgary Hitmen (WHL)

Mike Winther - Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)



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