NORTHERN ONTARIO JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE MEDIA UPDATE
Release Date: Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013
NOJHL announces roster for Central Canada Challenge Cup
SUDBURY – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League released Wednesday its roster for the upcoming Central Canada Cup Challenge Dec. 27-29 in Terrebonne, Que.
A total of 20 players, as well as four alternates, were named to the squad that will represent the NOJHL at the three-day event that will also feature teams from the Ontario Jr. A, Central Canada and Quebec AAA Jr. A Hockey Leagues competing.
In formulating the roster, each member club in the NOJHL was asked if there were any players on their respective teams interested in competing should they be selected.
From there the interested teams then forwarded letters of intent to the NOJHL coaching staff and management committee from which the roster was selected over a multi-week period.
Serving as director of operations for Team NOJHL will be Oscar Clouthier (Sudbury) while Marc Lafleur (Kirkland Lake) is the head coach. Assistant coaches will be Jordan Smith (Sault Ste. Marie), Trevor Blanchard (Sudbury) and Zane Neily. (North Bay)
Carla Vine (Kirkland Lake) and Lisa Parise (Sudbury) will serve as athletic trainers for the squad.
Each of the six participating teams in Central Canada Challenge Cup will play a five-game round robin with the length of games being two 20-minute periods.
After round robin competition the top two squads in the standings will compete in the tournament championship contest on Dec. 29.
The NOJHL will open up competition Friday, Dec. 27 at 1 p.m. against one of the two LHJAAAQ squads that will be taking part.
Their second game of the day goes at 5 p.m. as they square off vs. the CCHL.
Saturday, Dec. 28 sees two more tilts on tap for the NOJHL as they’ll meet the second LHJAAAQ side at 1 p.m., which will be followed by a 5 p.m. face-off with the OJHL North East.
Round robin play for the NOJHL then concludes Sunday, Dec. 29 at 11 a.m. when they square off with OJHL South West.
The top two teams will then met in the championship game later that same day at 5:30 p.m.
Of the teams taking part there will be one apiece from both the NOJHL and CCHL along with two from Quebec and the OJHL.
NOJHL Central Canada Cup Challenge roster, list of alternates and members of the coaching staff:
GOALTENDERS NAME TEAM SH HGT WGT DATE OF BIRTH HOMETOWN
Evan Cormier North Bay Trappers L 6’2″ 183 lbs 11/06/1997 Bowmanville, Ont.
Joel Horodziejczyk Soo Thunderbirds L 5’10” 160 lbs 01/15/1995 Sudbury, Ont.
DEFENCEMEN NAME TEAM SH HGT WGT DATE OF BIRTH HOMETOWN
Khadyn Butterfly Sudbury Nickel Barons L 6’2″ 185 lbs 08/03/1995 Moosenee, Ont.
Max Glashauser Elliot Lake Bobcats R 6’0″ 185 lbs 02/20/1994 Flower Mound, Tex.
Bryan McFarlane Elliot Lake Bobcats L 6’3″ 190 lbs 09/25/1993 Scottsdale, Ariz.
Jeremy Picard-Fiset Kirkland Lake Gold Miners L 5’8″ 185 lbs 02/10/1994 Barraute, Que.
Dylan Rosen Kirkland Lake Gold Miners L 6’5″ 210 lbs 04/09/1994 Clarkston, Mich.
Ethan Strong Kirkland Lake Gold Miners L 6’2″ 207 lbs 03/24/1994 Kinmount, Ont.
Shawn Tessier North Bay Trappers R 6’0″ 180 lbs 05/10/1996 Scarborough, Ont.
FORWARDS NAME TEAM SH HGT WGT DATE OF BIRTH HOMETOWN
Steven Babin Kirkland Lake Gold Miners R 5’10” 165 lbs 06/16/1994 Val-d’Or, Que.
Gavin Burbach Soo Thunderbirds L 5’10” 190 lbs 09/27/1993 Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
Eric Champagne North Bay Trappers L 6’1″ 180 lbs 03/02/1995 North Bay, Ont.
Brady Clouthier Abitibi Eskimos L 5’10” 170 lbs 01/10/1994 Arnprior, Ont.
Anthony Miller Soo Thunderbirds L 6’0″ 170 lbs 01/19/1994 Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
Blake Peavey North Bay Trappers L 5’11” 175 lbs 07/07/1994 Tampa, Fla.
Ryan Punkari Sudbury Nickel Barons L 5’10” 185 lbs 03/11/1996 Lively, Ont.
Austin Rust Kirkland Lake Gold Miners R 5’10” 175 lbs 02/12/1993 Algonac, Mich.
Grant Syrette Soo Thunderbirds L 6’1″ 215 lbs 08/07/1994 Garden River, Ont.
Brett Wagner Elliot Lake Bobcats R 5’8″ 170 lbs 01/15/1993 Centennial, Colo.
Samuel Wilbur Kirkland Lake Gold Miners R 6’2″ 200 lbs 04/06/1993 Saginaw, Mich.
ALTERNATES NAME TEAM SH HGT WGT DATE OF BIRTH HOMETOWN
August Jarecki – F Sudbury Nickel Barons L 5’10” 180 lbs 08/29/1994 Sudbury, Ont.
Owen Headrick – D Soo Thunderbirds R 5’11” 190 lbs 08/23/1997 Garden River, Ont.
Brenden Locke – F Abitibi Eskimos L 5’8″ 160 lbs 10/09/1997 Iroquois Falls, Ont.
Mathieu Lecompte – F Kirkland Lake Gold Miners L 5’10” 185 lbs 06/01/1994 Ville-Marie, Que.
NOJHL STAFF NAME TITLE AFFILIATION
Oscar Clouthier Director of Operations (Sudbury Nickel Barons)
Marc Lafleur Head Coach (Kirkland Lake Gold Miners)
Jordan Smith Assistant Coach (Soo Thunderbirds)
Trevor Blanchard Assistant Coach (Sudbury Nickel Barons)
Zane Neily Assistant Coach (North Bay Trappers)
Carla Vine Athletic Trainer (Kirkland Lake Gold Miners)
Lisa Parise Athletic Trainer (Sudbury Nickel Barons)
