CONNOR MCMICHAEL TO PLAY FOR TEAM CANADA
CONNOR MCMICHAEL TO PLAY FOR TEAM CANADA WHITE AT
2017 WORLD UNDER-17 HOCKEY CHALLENGE
Long-time A/P RAIDER
takes his hockey to the WORLD Stage ….
Congrats Connor from the RAIDERS.
“This has been a lengthy process from the initial 111 players invited to our summer development camp to narrowing it down to the 66 on our three teams,”
said Shawn Bullock, Hockey Canada’s senior manager of hockey operations and men’s national teams.“Our management group and scouting staff have assembled three competitive teams which will wear the Canadian jersey with pride at this prestigious, international competition.”
CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada has announced the three Canadian rosters – Team Canada Black, Team Canada Red and Team Canada White – competing at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, Nov. 5-11 in Dawson Creek and Fort St. John, B.C. With the puck set to drop on the tournament in two weeks, the 23 OHL players on the three teams will face competition from the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Sweden and the United States in their quest for a gold medal
OHL Players at the 2017 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge:
Team Canada Black (7):
Defencemen:
Thomas Harley (Mississauga Steelheads)
Forwards:
Tag Bertuzzi (Guelph Storm)
Hayden Fowler (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds)
Blake Murray (Sudbury Wolves)
Aidan Prueter (Saginaw Spirit)
Jamieson Rees (Sarnia Sting)
Philip Tomasino (Niagara IceDogs)
Team Canada White (8):
Defencemen:
Mitchell Brewer (Oshawa Generals)
Nathan Staios (Windsor Spitfires)
Forwards:
Joe Carroll (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds)
Graeme Clarke (Ottawa 67’s)
Ethan Keppen (Flint Firebirds)
Connor McMichael (Hamilton Bulldogs) former A/P RAIDER
Cody Morgan (Kingston Frontenacs)
Nicholas Porco (Saginaw Spirit)
Team Canada Red (8):
Goaltenders:
Luke Cavallin (Flint Firebirds)
Defencemen:
Evan Brand (Kingston Frontenacs)
Colton Kammerer (Sarnia Sting)
Forwards:
Brandon Coe (North Bay Battalion)
Mitchell Russell (Owen Sound Attack)
Ryan Suzuki (Barrie Colts)
Keean Washkurak (Mississauga Steelheads)
Nick Wong (Oshawa Generals)
The tournament officially kicks off Nov. 5 at the Encana Events Centre in an all-Canadian affair as last year’s silver-medallist, Team Canada Black, takes on Team Canada White at 2:30 p.m. MT (4:30 p.m. ET). The opening day concludes with Sweden facing Russia at North Peace Arena in Fort St. John.