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Wellwood & Colaiacovo Named to Canadian AHL All-Star Team

January 7, 2004 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Toronto Marlies News Release


The American Hockey League announced today the Team Canada lineup for the 2004 Pepsi AHL All-Star Classic that will be held at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Included in that list are two players from the St. John's Maple Leafs, rookies Kyle Wellwood and Carlo Colaiacovo.

Center Kyle Wellwood is the St. John's Maple Leafs team leader with 30 points (7G,23A) in 37 games. Wellwood also leads all AHL rookies in points and assists and was named the AHL's Rookie of the Month for November.

Wellwood was a member of the Silver Medal winning Team Canada at the 2003 World Junior Hockey Championships held in Halifax, Nova Scotia and won the William Hanley Trophy as the OHL's Most Sportsmanlike Player in 2003 with the Windsor Spitfires. Wellwood was Toronto's 5th choice, 134th overall in the 2001 Entry Draft.

Carlo Colaiacovo leads all St. John's defenceman with 19 points (4G,15A) in 33 games this season. Colaiacovo was Toronto's 1st choice, 17th overall in the 2001 Entry Draft. He is currently 5th in scoring amongst AHL defenceman.

Colaiacovo was also a member of the Silver Medal winning Team Canada at the 2003 World Junior Hockey Championships held in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He scored 10 points (G,9A) in the tournament and was named to the all-star team for his performance.

2004 Canadian AHL All-Star Team Starters

Wade Dubielewicz, Goaltender (Bridgeport Sound Tigers): In his rookie season out of the University of Denver, Wade Dubielewicz leads the American Hockey League with a 1.26 goals against average and is second with a .949 save percentage. His 11-3-1 record includes a personal 12-game unbeaten streak, and he was the AHL's Rookie of the Month for December. The native of Invermere, B.C., was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award as the top player in U.S. collegiate hockey in 2002.

Dan Jancevski, Defense (Utah Grizzlies): A third-round draft choice by the Dallas Stars in 1999, Dan Jancevski is a big presence on the blue line for the Utah Grizzlies. After scoring once in 153 games over his first two seasons, the 22-year-old Jancevski has netted three goals already in 2003-04, and he is among the team leaders in plus/minus rating. A native of Windsor, Ont., Jancevski also leads the Grizzlies with 100 minutes in penalties, a plateau he has reached in each of his three seasons in Utah.

Bryan Muir, Defense (Manchester Monarchs): Returning to the Granite State where he spent three years at the University of New Hampshire, Manchester's Bryan Muir is tied for the AHL scoring lead among defensemen with 24 points in 31 games while also appearing in two games with Los Angeles, making 2003-04 his ninth straight season seeing NHL action. The Winnipeg native reached the Calder Cup Finals with Hamilton in 1997 and the Stanley Cup Finals with Colorado in 2001.

Benoit Gratton, Forward (Hamilton Bulldogs): Eighth-year pro Benoit Gratton recorded a goal and an assist in the 2001 AHL All-Star Game, and was voted to start in last year's event before injury cost him three months of the season. He returned to captain the Bulldogs to the Calder Cup Finals, and is back among the AHL's leading scorers with 34 points in 25 games for Hamilton this season. A Montreal native, Gratton has skated in 58 career NHL games with Washington, Calgary and his hometown Canadiens.

Eric Perrin, Forward (Hershey Bears): Rejuvenating his career after spending three seasons in Finland, Eric Perrin ranks sixth in the AHL with 36 points in 39 matches for Hershey this season after signing with Tampa Bay over the summer. A former All-American and four-time 20-goal scorer at the University of Vermont, Perrin owns or shares the Bears' season lead in goals, assists, points, power play goals, shorthanded goals and game-winning goals.

Jason Pominville, Forward (Rochester Americans): In his second season following a stellar junior career at Shawinigan (QMJHL), Jason Pominville has already surpassed his rookie total with 15 goals in 2003-04, and ranks second in the entire AHL with 10 power play markers. Rochester's leading scorer with 32 points in 33 games, the 21-year-old winger from Repentigny, Que., who was drafted by Buffalo in the second round in 2001, made his NHL debut with the Sabres on Dec. 27.

The 2004 Pepsi AHL All-Star Classic will take place at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich., home of the AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins. The event gets underway on Sunday, February 8, with the 2004 AHL All-Star Skills Competition at 7:00 p.m. (ET). The annual All-Star Game follows at 7:00 p.m. (ET) on Monday, February 9, and will be televised live in the United States and Canada.

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