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CALGARY, AB – The Canadian Hockey League in association with the Western Hockey League and the Moose Jaw Warriors and Regina Pats Hockey Clubs today announced the rosters for Team WHL that will compete against Team Russia in the 2011 SUBWAY® Super Series.

The 2011 SUBWAY® Super Series will take place November 7 – 17 and marks the ninth straight year that teams of CHL All-Stars have competed against Team Russia in preparation for the World Junior Hockey Championships. The SUBWAY® Super Series is an integral part of the evaluation process prior to Team Canada’s final selection camp in December. This season, Canada will be competing for their 14th straight medal at the 2012 tournament in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta.

Team WHL will face Team Russia in games five and six of the series played Wednesday, November 16 in Regina, SK, and on Thursday, November 17 in Moose Jaw, SK. The first two games of the series are hosted by the QMJHL with the OHL hosting games three and four.

Team WHL was selected by a special committee of WHL General Managers along with Kevin Prendergast, Hockey Canada’s Head Scout for the Canadian National Junior Team, as part of the selection process for the 2012 World Junior Hockey Championships.

“I am honoured and excited to have the opportunity to coach Team WHL at the 2011 SUBWAY Super Series,” said Don Hay. “This is an impressive group of talent that has been put together and I’m eager to see how they will stack up against the best Russia has to offer. This is also a great opportunity to get a better look at some of the guys who could be playing for Canada at the 2012 World Junior Championships.”

The Team WHL roster consists of 29 players – two goalies, 11 defenceman and 16 forwards, with the remainder of the roster be named at a later date. Top NHL prospects for the 2012 NHL Entry Draft Matt Dumba (RD), Morgan Reilly (MJ) and Colton Sissons (KEL) will compete in the series. Team WHL also features three first round draft picks from the 2011 NHL Draft, Duncan Siemens (SAS), Mark McNeill (PA) and Joe Morrow (POR). Moose Jaw Warriors forward Quinton Howden is the sole returning player from Team Canada’s 2011 silver medal team at the World Junior Championships and was selected in the first round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

Game tickets for Wednesday, November 16 in Regina are available at the Brandt Centre Box Office, located in the East entrance, or Ticketmaster by calling 543.7800 Toll-free: 1.800.970.7328 or Log onto www.ticketmaster.ca. Game tickets for Thursday, November 17 in Moose Jaw are available at the Mosaic Place Box Office – (306) 624-2050 or http://tickets.mjwarriors.ca/

The 2011 SUBWAY® Super Series is supported by CHL associate sponsors, Bank of Montreal and CCM.

All games will be broadcast nationally on Sportsnet with the two QMJHL games shown on TVA.

For more information about the event and tickets please visit www.subwaysuperseries.com

Team WHL Roster – Regina, SK – November 16, 2011

No. Player Position Year Club Hometown 15 Sissons, Colton Forward 1993 Kelowna Rockets North Vancouver, BC 23 Reinhart, Max* Forward 1992 Kootenay Ice Vancouver, BC 8 Rattie, Ty Forward 1993 Portland Winterhawks Airdrie, AB 18 Ross, Brad Forward 1992 Portland Winterhawks Lethbridge, AB 22 Kambeitz, Adam Forward 1992 Red Deer Rebels Coaldale, AB 19 Weal, Jordan* Forward 1992 Regina Pats North Vancouver, BC 20 Nicholls, Josh* Forward 1992 Saskatoon Blades Tsawwassen, BC 11 Gallagher, Brendan Forward 1992 Vancouver Giants Delta, BC 9 Sundher, Kevin Forward 1992 Victoria Royals Surrey, BC 27 Murray, Ryan Defenceman 1993 Everett Silvertips White City, SK 7 Morrow, Joe Defenceman 1992 Portland Winterhawks Sherwood Park, AB 24 Dumba, Matt Defenceman 1994 Red Deer Rebels Calgary, AB 6 Petrovic, Alex Defenceman 1992 Red Deer Rebels Edmonton, AB 5 Siemens, Duncan* Defenceman 1993 Saskatoon Blades Sherwood Park, AB 4 Kichton, Brenden Defenceman 1992 Spokane Chiefs Spruce Grove, AB 30 Bunz, Tyler* Goaltender 1992 Medicine Hat Tigers St. Albert, AB 1 Pickard, Calvin* Goaltender 1992 Seattle Thunderbirds Winnipeg, MB

Team WHL Roster – Moose Jaw, SK – November 17, 2011

No. Player Position Year Club Hometown 16 Stone, Mark Forward 1992 Brandon Wheat Kings Winnipeg, MB 27 Ferland, Michael Forward 1992 Brandon Wheat Kings Brandon, MB 23 Reinhart, Max* Forward 1992 Kootenay Ice Vancouver, BC 21 Howden, Quinton Forward 1992 Moose Jaw Warriors Oakbank, MB 9 McNeill, Mark Forward 1993 Prince Albert Raiders Edmonton, AB 19 Weal, Jordan* Forward 1992 Regina Pats North Vancouver, BC 20 Nicholls, Josh* Forward 1992 Saskatoon Blades Tsawwassen, BC 17 Lowry, Adam Forward 1993 Swift Current Broncos Calgary, AB 41 Holland, Patrick Forward 1992 Tri-City Americans Lethbridge, AB 22 Feser, Justin Forward 1992 Tri-City Americans Red Deer, AB 6 Fransoo, Jordan Defenceman 1993 Brandon Wheat Kings North Battleford, SK 3 Pysyk, Mark Defenceman 1992 Edmonton Oil Kings Sherwood Park, AB 8 McIlrath, Dylan Defenceman 1992 Moose Jaw Warriors Winnipeg, MB 4 Rielly, Morgan Defenceman 1994 Moose Jaw Warriors W. Vancouver, BC 5 Siemens, Duncan* Defenceman 1993 Saskatoon Blades Sherwood Park, AB 10 Yuen, Zachary Defenceman 1993 Tri-City Americans Vancouver, BC 30 Bunz, Tyler* Goaltender 1992 Medicine Hat Tigers St. Albert, AB 1 Pickard, Calvin* Goaltender 1992 Seattle Thunderbirds Winnipeg, MB

*Players competing in both games

Team WHL Staff:

Don Hay, Head Coach (Vancouver Giants)

Ryan Huska, Assistant Coach (Kelowna Rockets)

Lorne Molleken, Assistant Coach (Saskatoon Blades)

Team WHL Training Staff:

Greg Mayer (Regina Pats)

Curtis Amiot (Moose Jaw Warriors)

Jamie LeBlanc (Swift Current Broncos)

2011 SUBWAY® Super Series Schedule of Games:

Game 1 – Monday November 7 at Victoriaville, QC

Game 2 – Wednesday November 9 at Quebec City, QC

Game 3 – Thursday November 10 at Ottawa, ON

Game 4 – Monday November 14 at Sault Ste. Marie, ON

Game 5 – Wednesday November 16 at Regina, SK

Game 6 – Thursday November 17 at Moose Jaw, SK

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