WHL GRADUATES WIN BRONZE MEDAL AT 2015 WINTER UNIVERSIADE GAMES
CALGARY, AB – The Western Hockey League would like to congratulate the 21 WHL graduates on Team Canada’s roster who earned a bronze medal at the 2015 Winter Universiade Games in Granada, Spain on Saturday, February 14th, 2015.
Chris Collins and Kevin King each notched two goals and one assist while Kris Lazaruk turned aside 32 shots as Team Canada defeated the Czech Republic 6-2 to claim a bronze medal.
Collins, King, Kruise Reddick and Levko Koper each finished the tournament with eight points through six games played to lead Team Canada in scoring. Collins, King and Reddick also potted five goals apiece.
Ryan Holfeld was sensational in the tournament as he picked up two shutouts and led all goalies with a 0.40 goals-against average and a .972 save percentage.
There were four former members of both the Edmonton Oil Kings and Kootenay Ice on Team Canada’s roster. In total, 21 of the 23 members on the team played in the WHL. The Alberta Golden Bears had six WHL graduates on the team including T.J. Foster and Jordan Hickmott who both were named WHL Grads of the Month this season.
The Universiade Games is a biennial tournament and the players chosen for the ice hockey team rotate through the three conferences in Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS): Canada West Universities Athletics Association, Ontario University Athletics and Atlantic University Sport. The all-star team was represented by the Canada West Conference this year.
WHL players on Team Canada roster for the 2015 Winter Universiade Games:
Name – WHL Teams – Canada West Team
GOALTENDERS
Dalyn Flette (Kamloops, Edmonton, Prince Albert / Mount Royal Cougars)
Ryan Holfeld (Medicine Hat / Saskatchewan Huskies)
Kris Lazaruk (Kootenay, Kelowna / Calgary Dinos)
DEFENCEMEN
Jesse Craige (Lethbridge, Chilliwack / Alberta Golden Bears)
Matthew Delahey (Regina, Chilliwack / Saskatchewan Huskies)
Neil Manning (Vancouver / UBC Thunderbirds)
Kendall McFaull (Moose Jaw / Saskatchewan Huskies)
Luke Paulsen (Kootenay / Manitoba Bisons)
Jordan Rowley (Kamloops, Prince Albert / Alberta Golden Bears)
FORWARDS
Chris Collins (Chilliwack, Saskatoon / Calgary Dinos)
Jordan DePape (Brandon, Kamloops, Red Deer / Manitoba Bisons)
Tyler Fiddler (Calgary / Mount Royal Cougars)
T.J. Foster (Edmonton / Alberta Golden Bears)
Cody Fowlie (Everett, Kelowna / Regina Cougars)
Jordan Hickmott (Medicine Hat, Prince Albert, Edmonton / Alberta Golden Bears)
Kevin King (Kootenay / Calgary Dinos)
Levko Koper (Spokane / Alberta Golden Bears)
Mitchell Maxwell (Lethbridge / Lethbridge Pronghorns)
Craig McCallum (Edmonton, Prince Albert / Saskatchewan Huskies)
Elgin Pearce (Kootenay, Medicine Hat / Calgary Dinos)
Kruise Reddick (Tri-City / Alberta Golden Bears)
For more information on the tournament, visit the CIS Team Canada Website: http://english.cis-sic.ca/universiade/winter/2015/index or the Granada 2015 Website: http://www.granada2015.org/en/
