WHL Edmonton Oil Kings

Reinhart and Brossoit to Represent Canada

Published on June 15, 2012 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Edmonton Oil Kings News Release


Edmonton, AB - The Edmonton Oil Kings are proud to congratulate defenceman Griffin Reinhart and goaltender Laurent Brossoit on their selections for the 2012 Canada-Russia Challenge in August. This event replaces Canada's National Junior Team summer development camp for this season.

Both Oil Kings are on the 28 man roster which is comprised of three goaltenders, 10 defencemen and 15 forwards. In total, nine of the 28 players selected hail from the Western Hockey League.

This season, Reinhart set career highs with 58 games played, 12 goals, 24 assists, 36 points, a plus-23 +/- rating and 38 penalty minutes. He was named an Oil Kings Assistant Captain and is the Oil Kings highest ranked prospect for the 2012 NHL Entry draft. Reinhart participated in the 2012 CHL Top Prospects Game in Kelowna scoring a goal to lead Team Orr to victory. He has previous experience in the Hockey Canada POE as he posted seven points in six games for Team Pacific at the 2011 World U-17 Hockey Challenge.

Brossoit, a sixth round pick of the Calgary Flames had a huge breakout season in 2011-12. The native of Surrey, BC set new Oil Kings records with 42 wins, a 2.47 GAA and 61 games played. He was also shined during the 2012 WHL Playoffs capturing the Eastern Conference and WHL Championship MVP honours with an amazing 16-4-0-0 record, a 0.933 save percentage and two shutouts. Brossoit recently competed in the seventh-annual Program of Excellence goaltending camp in Calgary.

Canada's roster was selected by Kevin Prendergast, head scout of the men's Program of Excellence for Hockey Canada, along with Hockey Canada senior director of hockey operations and national teams Scott Salmond, and the team's coaching staff, comprised of head coach Steve Spott (Waterloo, Ont./Kitchener, OHL), Mario Duhamel (St-Bruno, Que./Drummondville, QMJHL), Don Nachbaur (Prince George, B.C./Spokane, WHL) and Andr� Tourigny (Nicolet, Que./Rouyn-Noranda, QMJHL).

Prendergast will continue to monitor these players and other potential candidates during the first few months of the 2012-13 season and at the CHL Subway Super Series to determine who will be invited to Canada's National Junior Team selection camp in December. In total, 22 players will be selected to represent Canada at the 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship, December 26, 2012 to January 5, 2013 in Ufa, Russia.

The 2012 Canada-Russia Challenge is a collaboration between Hockey Canada, the Canadian Hockey League and Halifax Trade Centre Limited, which will see Canada and Russia's national junior programs face off in four games, two in Russia and two in Canada, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series.

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