Post by dogcatcher on Oct 23, 2007 10:46:37 GMT -4
CHL and QMJHL announce 2007 ADT Canada-Russia Challenge coaching staff and roster
2007-10-23
BOUCHERVILLE, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 – The Chicoutimi Saguenéens and the Gatineau Olympiques organizations, in collaboration with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Canadian Hockey League, today announced at simultaneously held press conferences the coaching staff and the roster of Team QMJHL which will compete against a delegation of Russian All-Stars in the 2007 ADT Canada-Russia Challenge. The 2007 ADT Canada-Russia Challenge is supported by CHL associate sponsors Bank of Montreal, Boston Pizza and Reebok.
Rimouski Océanic head coach Clément Jodoin is back for a third straight stint behind the QMJHL bench. His assistants will be Benoît Groulx of the Gatineau Olympiques and Richard Martel of the Chicoutimi Saguenéens.
"This event represents a great opportunity for Quebec Major Junior Hockey League players to showcase their skills," declared Clément Jodoin. "International competitions of this magnitude are something I look forward to and I’m sure the players do to."
The Chicoutimi Saguenéens will host the first game of the series, on Monday, November 19, at the Georges-Vézina Centre. The second game will take place the following Wednesday at the Robert-Guertin Centre in Gatineau. Then, the Russian delegation heads west where it will play two games against the OHL and WHL all-stars.
All six contests will be televised nationwide on Rogers Sportsnet. RDS will broadcast the games which will be played in QMJHL markets.
The ADT Canada-Russia Challenge plays a very important role in the selection process of Canada’s World Junior Hockey Championship and Under-18 Championship rosters. Each of the three CHL member leagues assembled a selection committee, which worked closely with Hockey Canada’s Chief Scout, Al Murray, to select the players who would participate in the Challenge. The QMJHL selection committee included Jérôme Mésonéro, General Manager of the Victoriaville Tigres, Sylvain Couturier, General Manager of the Acadie-Bathurst Titan, Clément Jodoin, head coach of the Rimouski Océanic, and Raymond Bolduc, the Director of Hockey Operations of the QMJHL.
A total of twenty-seven players will be called upon to participate in the two-game event. Head coach Clément Jodoin will announce the starters for each game at a later date.
Here is the QMJHL roster for the 2007 ADT Canada-Russia Challenge:
Goaltenders
Jonathan Bernier (LEW)
Raffaele D’Orso (VDO)
Nicola Riopel (MON)
Defensemen
Simon Després (SNB)
Yann Sauvé (SNB)
Mark Barberio (MON)
Kevin Marshall (LEW)
Alex Grant (SNB)
Andrew Bodnarchuk (HAL)
Steven Delisle (GAT)
Mathieu Bolduc (CHI)
Sébastien Piché (SHA)
Forwards
Brad Marchand (VDO)
Angelo Esposito (QUE)
Claude Giroux (GAT)
David Perron (LEW)
Keven Veilleux (VIC)
Logan McMillan (HAL)
Christopher DiDomenico (SNB)
Mathieu Perreault (BAT)
James Sheppard (CAP)
François Bouchard (BAC)
Philippe Cornet (RIM)
Kelsey Tessier (QUE)
Benjamin Breault (BAC)
Joël Champagne (CHI)
Ryan Hillier (HAL)
2007-10-23
BOUCHERVILLE, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 – The Chicoutimi Saguenéens and the Gatineau Olympiques organizations, in collaboration with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Canadian Hockey League, today announced at simultaneously held press conferences the coaching staff and the roster of Team QMJHL which will compete against a delegation of Russian All-Stars in the 2007 ADT Canada-Russia Challenge. The 2007 ADT Canada-Russia Challenge is supported by CHL associate sponsors Bank of Montreal, Boston Pizza and Reebok.
Rimouski Océanic head coach Clément Jodoin is back for a third straight stint behind the QMJHL bench. His assistants will be Benoît Groulx of the Gatineau Olympiques and Richard Martel of the Chicoutimi Saguenéens.
"This event represents a great opportunity for Quebec Major Junior Hockey League players to showcase their skills," declared Clément Jodoin. "International competitions of this magnitude are something I look forward to and I’m sure the players do to."
The Chicoutimi Saguenéens will host the first game of the series, on Monday, November 19, at the Georges-Vézina Centre. The second game will take place the following Wednesday at the Robert-Guertin Centre in Gatineau. Then, the Russian delegation heads west where it will play two games against the OHL and WHL all-stars.
All six contests will be televised nationwide on Rogers Sportsnet. RDS will broadcast the games which will be played in QMJHL markets.
The ADT Canada-Russia Challenge plays a very important role in the selection process of Canada’s World Junior Hockey Championship and Under-18 Championship rosters. Each of the three CHL member leagues assembled a selection committee, which worked closely with Hockey Canada’s Chief Scout, Al Murray, to select the players who would participate in the Challenge. The QMJHL selection committee included Jérôme Mésonéro, General Manager of the Victoriaville Tigres, Sylvain Couturier, General Manager of the Acadie-Bathurst Titan, Clément Jodoin, head coach of the Rimouski Océanic, and Raymond Bolduc, the Director of Hockey Operations of the QMJHL.
A total of twenty-seven players will be called upon to participate in the two-game event. Head coach Clément Jodoin will announce the starters for each game at a later date.
Here is the QMJHL roster for the 2007 ADT Canada-Russia Challenge:
Goaltenders
Jonathan Bernier (LEW)
Raffaele D’Orso (VDO)
Nicola Riopel (MON)
Defensemen
Simon Després (SNB)
Yann Sauvé (SNB)
Mark Barberio (MON)
Kevin Marshall (LEW)
Alex Grant (SNB)
Andrew Bodnarchuk (HAL)
Steven Delisle (GAT)
Mathieu Bolduc (CHI)
Sébastien Piché (SHA)
Forwards
Brad Marchand (VDO)
Angelo Esposito (QUE)
Claude Giroux (GAT)
David Perron (LEW)
Keven Veilleux (VIC)
Logan McMillan (HAL)
Christopher DiDomenico (SNB)
Mathieu Perreault (BAT)
James Sheppard (CAP)
François Bouchard (BAC)
Philippe Cornet (RIM)
Kelsey Tessier (QUE)
Benjamin Breault (BAC)
Joël Champagne (CHI)
Ryan Hillier (HAL)
