Sandlak and Mitchell named to Team Ontario

The Ontario Hockey League announced on Wednesday that 20 OHL players including Storm forwards Carter Sandlak (pictured) and Zack Mitchell have been named to the 22-man roster for Ontario’s Under-17 Team that will compete in the 2010 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge being held in Timmins, ON, December 29, 2009 through January 4, 2010.  The official announcement was made by Hockey Development Centre Ontario.

Last season at the 2009 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, 22 OHL players including top 2010 NHL Entry Draft prospect Tyler Seguin of the Plymouth Whalers won gold for Team Ontario defeating Team Pacific 5-1.

This international event features five regional teams competing from across Canada and five international teams from Finland, Sweden, Czech Republic, Russia and USA.

Team Ontario will play in a conference against Team Quebec, Team West, Finland and Sweden.

Team Ontario will begin their quest for Gold on December 28th with an exhibition game against Russia and will play their first game of the round-robin series against Team Finland on December 29th. The bronze and gold medal games will be played on January 4th.

The Hockey Development Centre for Ontario (HDCO) facilitates the Men’s Under-17 hockey program on behalf of the 3 Ontario Branches of Hockey Canada.

#	Name Nom	P	S	HT	WT	Born Né	Hometown Ville d’origine	2009-10 Team Équipe 2009-10
30	Teichmann, Tyson	G	L/G	6	150	05/19/93	Belleville, ON	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
2	Ceci, Cody	D	R/D	6’2”	195	12/21/93	Orleans, ON	Ottawa 67’s (OHL)
3	Crombeen, Curtis	D	L/D	5’10”	165	02/12/93	Sarnia, ON	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
4	Murphy, Ryan	D	R/D	5’10”	160	03/31/93	Aurora, ON	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
5	Sefton, Justin	D	R/D	6’3”	200	04/14/93	Thunder Bay, ON	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
6	Hamilton, Dougie	D	R/D	6’3’	185	06/17/93	Toronto, ON	Niagara Icedogs (OHL)
7	Harrington, Scott	D	L/D	6	190	03/10/93	Kingston, ON	London Knights (OHL)
8	Percy, Stuart	D	L/D	6’1”	175	05/18/93	Oakville, ON	Mississauga Majors (OHL)
9	Sandlak, Carter	F	L	6’1”	190	05/18/93	London, ON	Guelph Storm (OHL)
10	Thomson, Ben	F	L	6’3”	185	01/16/93	Orangeville, ON	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
11	Puempel, Matthew	F	L	6	185	01/24/93	Essex, ON	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
12	Catenacci, Daniel	F	L	5’10”	180	03/09/93	Richmond Hill, ON	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
14	Jenner, Boone	F	L	6’1”	190	06/15/93	Dorchester, ON	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
15	Quine, Alan	F	L	5’11”	175	02/25/93	Ottawa, ON	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
16	Meurs, Garrett	F	R	5’11”	170	01/12/93	Ripley, ON	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
17	Mitchell, Zack	F	R	5’11”	160	01/07/93	Caledon, ON	Guelph Storm (OHL)
18	Goodrow, Barclay	F	L	6’2”	205	02/26/93	Aurora, ON	Brampton Battalion (OHL)
19	Broll, David	F	L	6’2”	215	01/04/93	Mississauga, ON	Erie Otters (OHL)
20	Strome, Ryan	F	R	5’11”	165	07/11/93	Mississauga, ON	Barrie Colts (OHL)
21	Ritchie, Brett	F	R	6’3”	190	07/01/93	Orangeville, ON	Sarnia Sting (OHL)

 

2009-10 ‘TEAM NAME’ TEAM STAFF / PERSONNEL DE ‘NOM DE L’ÉQUIPE’ 2009-10
Title /Titre	First name Last name/ Prénom/Nom de famille	Hometown/ Ville d’origine	Team (League)/ Equipe (Ligue)
Director of Operations	Robert Kitamura	Hamilton, ON	OHL Central Scouting
Head Coach	Jake Grimes	Belleville, ON	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
Assistant Coach	Troy Smith	Kitchener, ON	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
Assistant Coach	Jeff Reid	Owen Sound, ON	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
Head Trainer	Dan Buckland	Sudbury, ON	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
Equipment Manager	Doug Roberrtson	Sault Ste. Marie, ON	Team Ontario U17
Assistant Director	Victor Carneiro	Toronto, ON	London Knights (OHL)

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Since Manny Malhotra won a gold medal with Team Ontario at the 1997-98 Championships co-hosted by Red Deer, Alberta and Kitchener, Ontario, several Storm players have competed for Ontario’s Under-17 team at the World Hockey Challenge and Canada Winter Games.

1998 – World Under 17 Hockey Challenge – Manny Malhotra

1999 – Canada Winter Games – Nathan Herrington

2001- World Under 17 Hockey Challenge – Daniel Paille

2003 – Canada Winter Games – Ryan Garlock

2004 – World Under 17 Hockey Challenge – Ryan Parent

2005 – World Under 17 Hockey Challenge – Michael Caruso, Jason Guy

2006- World Under 17 Hockey Challenge – Drew Doughty

2007- Canada Winter Games – Anthony Nigro

2008- World Under 17 Hockey Challenge – Peter Holland, Taylor Beck

2009- World Under 17 Hockey Challenge – Cody McNaughton