Battalion Prospect Trivia Quiz

BRAMPTON, Ont. – A number of Battalion prospects returned questionnaires to Headquarters and the information provided has created a new wave of trivia questions surrounding the team.
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Although not all player profiles have been completed, there´s plenty of information available to help Battalion fans answer some of the following questions:
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1. Blair and Cam McLaughlin are the only twin brothers to have played with the Battalion, while Paul Flache has a twin brother who plays for the Guelph Storm. Who is the latest Battalion prospect with a twin brother?
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2. Which Battalion prospect was the only goaltender born later than 1982 who had one of the top 10 goals-against averages in Tier Two Junior Hockey in 2000-01?
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3. Which Battalion prospect has two sisters who have appeared in television commercials and movies?
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4. Can you name the two Battalion prospects who are first-generation Canadians?
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5. Which Battalion prospect has an older brother who was originally drafted by the Calgary Flames and two years later claimed by the Phoenix Coyotes?
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6. Which Battalion prospect has maintained an average of 90 percent in each of his first three years of high school?
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7. Which Battalion prospect is a fan of the Montreal Canadiens because his father took him to an NHL game and cheered for the Toronto Maple Leafs?
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8. Which Battalion prospect won the Ottawa District Minor Hockey Association scoring championship in 1999-00?
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Throughout the remainder of the off-season we´ll be completing more prospect profiles and fans are encouraged to send trivia questions for another feature prior to the start of training camp. Send your questions via e-mail to: [email protected].
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Player profiles that have been completed include those on Joey Biasucci, Josh Brunetta, Ted Perry, Scott Gauvreau, Kevin Couture, Dave Drozney, Blake Pearson, Joe Rothwell, Ryan Oulahen, Pat Turcotte, Mike Looby, Adam Rhymer, Ryan Taube and Stuart Simmons.
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If you would prefer to find the answers to the questions by reviewing all of those player profiles, DO NOT READ THE REMAINDER OF THIS ARTICLE.
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The answers to the questions are:
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1. Joe Rothwell, a Battalion choice in the 2001 OHL Priority Selection, has a twin brother named Nathan. Both brothers are outstanding students and Nathan was the valedictorian at Parkview Public School in 1999.
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2. Goaltender Joey Biasucci had a 2.61 goals-against average with the Soo Thunderbirds of the Norther Ontario Junior Hockey League in 2000-01 and that ranked seventh among the goaltenders who played for 92 Tier Two Junior teams in Canada last season. Joey, who was born in 1984 and played as a 16-year-old, was two years younger than any other goaltender in the top 25 in Canada.
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3. Mike Looby, the Battalion´s second-round choice in the 2001 OHL Priority Selection, has two sisters — Melissa and Miranda — who are graduates of the City of Brampton School For Dance and both have appeared in television commercials and movies. The two older sisters both model and are kung fu students.
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4. Stuart Simmons´s parents, David and Laura, were both born in London, England. Josh Brunetta´s father, Frank, was born in Jumet, Belgium, while his mother, Jane, was born in Scharoch, Romania.
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5. Scott Gauvreau´s older brother, Brent, played against the Battalion while with the Oshawa Generals. He was claimed in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft by Calgary but re-entered in 2000 and was claimed and signed by the Phoenix Coyotes.
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6. Blake Pearson has been an honour roll student at St. Christopher´s Secondary School in Corruna, Ont., in each of his first three years while maintaining a 90 percent average in an advanced program. Blake´s oldest sister, Amy, is a graduate of the University of of Western Ontario and the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and older sister, Meredith, is pursuing a law degree at the University of Ottawa.
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7. As a youngster, Adam Rhymer´s father, Lloyd, took Adam to a Montreal-Toronto game and cheered for the Maple Leafs. Adam decided to cheer against him and has been a lifetime Habs fan since that game.
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8. Pat Turcotte, the Battalion´s third-round choice in the 2000 OHL Priority Selection, was the leading scorer in the ODMHA in 1999-00 while playing with the Seaway Valley Rapids Major Bantams. Pat played as a 16-year-old with the Cornwall Colts in the Central Junior Hockey League last season and is expected to be one of the Battalion´s most promising rookies in 2001-02.
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We hope you enjoyed the quiz and the opportunity to learn more about some promising young future Battalion members.
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