Wolves Roster Down to 32

The Sudbury Wolves reduced their roster down to 32 players as the team prepares for the next phase of the 2011 Try-out Camp.   32 hopefuls including 18 returning players will continue into day 3 of training camp competition at the Sudbury Arena.   Wolves’ Head Coach Trent Cull is pleased with the results so far.

“This year’s camp is certainly a notch faster and more intense than last year’s camp” notes Cull.  “The players competed hard and there was lots of physical contact.  We have some banged-up bodies as 57 players came to play and they all gave it their best shot.”

Cull added that there have been some pleasant surprises: “I was really impressed with our newly drafted players.  The 1995 age group really battled hard against the older layers at camp.   I was also pleased with our returning players as well as the free agents that we invited to camp.   We still have a number of difficult decisions to make
and the upcoming exhibition games will assist us in making our final decisions.”

Here is a list of the 32 players that remain at the Wolves’ Camp that includes 4 goalies, 10 defencemen and 18 forwards:

Goaltending

JACOB RILEY
BRENDAN O’NEILL
JOHAN MATTSSON
JOEL VIENNEAU

Defence

FRANK SCHUMACHER
JEFF CORBETT
CHARLIE DODERO
FRANK CORRADO
RYAN HANES
CODY MINTZ
JUSTIN SEFTON
JOSH MCFADDEN
TYLER PRONG
BRODIE WHITEHEAD

Forwards

MICHAEL SGARBOSSA
MATHEW CAMPAGNA
JOSH LEIVO
KRISTOFF KONTOS
ANDREY KUCHIN
GREG JAMBROSICH
NICK BAPTISTE
JACOB HARRIS
ALEX RACINO
BRODY SILK
SCOTT MITCHELL
SAM SCHUTT
ANDRE COMTOIS
AARON SCOTT
NATHAN PANCEL
BENI BERISHA
JASON LACROIX
DUSTIN JESSEAU

Veteran overage forward MICHAEL MACDONALD did not attend training camp as he continues his rehabilation from off-season surgery.  MACDONALD is expected to rejoin the Wolves in October.

The Wolves 4th round selection in the 2011 OHL draft PATRICK CRAMPTON did not attend camp as he is recovers from a hand injury at his home in Ottawa.  The Wolves 3rd round selection, DANNY DESROSCHERS suffered an injury in his first scrimmage and returned home to North Bay to recover.  DESROSCHERS is expected to rejoin the Wolves within the week.

Due to OHL rules, all 16 year old players drafted after the 2nd round must be released or signed to an OHL card.  The Wolves have 1st round selection NICK BAPTISTE and 2nd round selection JACOB HARRIS included in the remaining group.

Free agents that remain in camp include:  SCOTT MITCHELL, BENI BERISHA, JASON LACROIX, AARON SCOTT, DUSTIN JESSEAU and BRODIE WHITEHEAD.

The four goaltenders remaining at camp include returning goaltender JACOB RILEY, Swedish import JOHAN MATTSSON, 17 year old BRENDAN O’NEILL and new
arrival JOEL VIENNEAU.

The Wolves will open their pre-season schedule on Thursday, September 8 in Barrie before returning home to host the SOO GREYHOUNDS on Friday, September 9 at 7:30
at the Sudbury Arena.