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Seven Attack Draftees Attending OHL U16 Gold Cup

Published on April 17, 2013 under Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
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Seven Attack draftees from the recent 2013 OHL Priority Selection will be attending the Under 16 Gold Cup un Kitchener. Ethan Szypula and Carson Brookshaw will be representing Team Alliance, goaltender Tyler Richardson will be representing Team GTHL Red, Connor Walters will be representing Team OMHA White, while goaltender Michael McNiven, defenseman Tyler MacArthur and forward Ryan Heeps will be dawning the jersey for Team OMHA Black.

The 4-day event taking place May 9 - 12, 2013 at the Sportsworld Arena in Kitchener will feature 8 teams stacked with the top 160 Under-16 players in Ontario (see attached rosters).

David Branch, Commissioner of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), Wayne Salatino, Chairman of the Board for the Hockey Development Centre of Ontario (HDCO) and Phillip McKee, Executive Director of the Ontario Hockey Federation (OHF) took questions from the media along with a panel of guests, which included players who will be participating in the 2013 U16 OHL Gold Cup event.

"With the players now being named, you can sense the anticipation for the event to begin," said Phillip McKee. "We are expecting fast pace, great hockey at the Gold Cup and I'm confident the players who we just named will more than deliver that."

In addition to the fast pace hockey, on Thursday May 9th from 4:00pm - 8:00pm, The Bauer Experience will be making a tour stop where participants of the event and the public can hit the ice and try the latest Bauer skates, sticks, gloves and helmets for free. Bauer experts will help find the gear to elevate your game.

Tickets for the 2013 U16 OHL Gold Cup are now on sale; instructions to purchase and the event schedule can be found at www.ohlgoldcup.com.

U16 OHL GOLD CUP EVENT:

The U16 OHL Gold Cup is an annual event created to feature Ontario's top Under-16 talent. This event will not only showcase Ontario's talent, but is an evaluation and selection process for the Team Ontario. The top 68 players from the U16 OHL Gold Cup will attend the Under-17 Team Ontario Camp where the Team Ontario Staff will select 22 players to represent Ontario at the World Under-17 Challenge held annually in December. With eight teams and 160 players representing the ALLIANCE, GTHL, HNO, NOHA, ODHA and OMHA, the future of Canadian hockey is on display during the 20 games of the OHL Gold Cup.

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