U-17 Challenge info
If you’re interested in following the World U-17 Challenge this year after Christmas, you can do so through Hockey Canada’s website for the tournament. Rosters are available for all the teams there now, although only Team Pacific and Team Western have any current WHLers on them.
The European teams almost certainly have a few players who will play in the WHL in the future, perhaps as early as next season, but of course there is no way to know who those players will be….
The USA team is almost 100% the USNTDP U-17 squad, with no CHLers brought in….which I think is unfortunate since a player like Kelowna’s Shane McColgan deserves to play in a tournament like this and would be a lock to play in it if he were Canadian. Perhaps a guy like Seattle’s Colin Jacobs deserves some consideration as well….I just don’t get how they can bring in some high school and midget players but won’t bring in CHLers.
Anyways, if you’re interested in following the tournament, here’s the WHL affiliations of the kids in the tournament who do not currently play in the WHL:
Team Pacific:
Brock Balson (F) – Prince Albert Raiders
Laurent Brossoit (G) – Edmonton Oil Kings
Spencer Grabowski (F) – Kelowna Rockets
Aaron Hadley (F) – Vancouver Giants
Liam Liston (G) – Brandon Wheat Kings
Team Western:
Wilson Dumais (F) – Prince George Cougars
Todd Fiddler (F) – Medicine Hat Tigers
Zach Franko (F) – Kelowna Rockets
Jordan Fransoo (D) – Brandon Wheat Kings
Rene Hunter (D) – Brandon Wheat Kings
Boston Leier (F) – Medicine Hat Tigers
Austin Lewis (F) – Brandon Wheat Kings
Jens Meilleur (F) – Brandon Wheat Kings
Evan Morden (D) – Everett Silvertips
Colin Mospanchuk (F) – Medicine Hat Tigers
Tyler Oswald (G) – Saskatoon Blades
Zach Rakochy (G) – Red Deer Rebels
Chad Robinson (F) – Red Deer Rebels
Michael Sofillas (F) – Lethbridge Hurricanes
Mitch Vanteeling (F) – Kamloops Blazers
Team USA:
Rocco Grimaldi (F) – Vancouver Giants
Zac Larraza (F) – Prince George Cougars
Matt McNeely (G) – Portland Winterhawks
Adam Reid (F) – Lethbridge Hurricanes
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