CALGARY, AB – The Canadian Hockey League in association with the Western Hockey League, the Vancouver Giants and Victoria Royals Hockey Clubs today announced the rosters for Team WHL that will compete against Team Russia in the 2012 SUBWAY® Super Series.

The SUBWAY® Super Series features regional teams of CHL All-Stars competing against the Russian National Junior Team in a six-game event serving as an integral part of the identification process for Team Canada prior to the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship. The OHL hosts the middle leg of the six-game series with the first two games hosted by the QMJHL, and the final two games played in the WHL. Last season the CHL prevailed with their eighth series win in nine years of this event earning a 10-8 victory in points which included three regulation wins, two losses, and one defeat by shootout. Team Canada later captured bronze at the 2012 World Junior Championship in Calgary and Edmonton, AB.

Team WHL will face Team Russia in games five and six of the series played Wednesday, November 14 in Vancouver, BC, and on Thursday, November 15 in Victoria, BC. 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 consisting of Jeff Chynoweth (Kootenay Ice, GM), Bob Tory (Tri-City Americans, GM), Kevin Prendergast (Hockey Canada, Head Scout), Scott Salmond (Hockey Canada, Sr. Director, Hockey Operations/National Teams), Don Nachbaur (Spokane Chiefs, Head Coach and Assistant Coach of Team Canada) and the WHL Office, as part of the selection process for the 2013 World Junior Hockey Championships.

The Team WHL roster consists of 29 players – two goalies, nine defencemen and 18 forwards. Team WHL features the five defencemen selected in the Top 8 of the 2012 NHL Draft: Ryan Murray (EVT, 2nd overall – Columbus Blue Jackets); Griffin Reinhart (EDM, 4th overall – New York Islanders); Morgan Rielly (MJ, 5th overall – Toronto Maple Leafs); Mathew Dumba (RD, 7th overall – Minnesota Wild) and Derrick Pouliot (POR, 8th overall – Pittsburgh Penguins). Top Western Hockey League NHL prospects for the 2013 and 2014 NHL Entry Drafts will also be featured on Team WHL: Hunter Shinkaruk (MH, 2013); Curtis Lazar (EDM, 2013); Ryan Pulock (BDN, 2013); Eric Comrie (TC, 2013) and Sam Reinhart (2014, KTN). Everett Silvertips defenceman Ryan Murray is the sole returning player from Team Canada’s 2012 Bronze medal team at the World Junior Championships.

Game tickets for Wednesday, November 14 in Vancouver can be purchased from the Vancouver Giants by calling 604-4-GIANTS (604-444-2687) or online at http://vancouvergiants.com/ . Game tickets for Thursday, November 15 in Victoria are available at the Select Your Tickets Box Office – (250) 220-7777 or http://www.selectyourtickets.com/sss.php

For more information please visit www.subwaysuperseries.ca.

Team WHL Roster – Vancouver, BC – November 14, 2012

# Forwards Ht Wt Year Team 14 *Brassart, Brady 6’1 192 1993 Calgary Hitmen 21 *Ewanyk, Travis 6’2 192 1993 Edmonton Oil Kings 28 *Lazar, Curtis 6’0 198 1995 Edmonton Oil Kings 29 *Moroz, Mitch 6’2 208 1994 Edmonton Oil Kings 18 *St. Croix, Michael 6’0 179 1993 Edmonton Oil Kings 15 Sissons, Colton 6’1 194 1993 Kelowna Rockets 23 Reinhart, Sam 6’0 182 1995 Kootenay Ice 19 Shinkaruk, Hunter 5’11 175 1994 Medicine Hat Tigers 9 McNeill, Mark 6’2 210 1993 Prince Albert Raiders 20 Ouellette, Trent 6’0 175 1993 Regina Pats 16 Holmberg, Mitch 5’10 175 1993 Spokane Chiefs 17 *Lowry, Adam 6’5 201 1993 Swift Current Broncos # Defencemen Ht Wt Year Team 2 Pulock, Ryan 6’1 211 1994 Brandon Wheat Kings 8 *Reinhart, Griffin 6’4 202 1994 Edmonton Oil Kings 27 Murray, Ryan 6’1 195 1993 Everett Silvertips 4 *Rielly, Morgan 6’0 205 1994 Moose Jaw Warriors 24 *Dumba, Matt 6’0 182 1994 Red Deer Rebels 5 Siemens, Duncan 6’4 209 1993 Saskatoon Blades # Goaltenders Ht Wt Year Team 31 *Broissoit, Laurent 6’3 200 1993 Edmonton Oil Kings 1 *Comrie, Eric 6’1 170 1995 Tri-City Americans

TEAM WHL COACHING STAFF / TRAINERS

Head Coach Don Nachbaur Spokane Chiefs

Assistant Coach Derek Laxdal Edmonton Oil Kings

Assistant Coach Don Hay Vancouver Giants

Athletic Trainer Nick Murray Vancouver Giants

Equipment Manager Chad Scharff Vancouver Giants

Team WHL Roster – Victoria, BC – November 15, 2012

# Forwards Ht Wt Year Team 14 *Brassart, Brady 6’1 192 1993 Calgary Hitmen 21 *Ewanyk, Travis 6’2 192 1993 Edmonton Oil Kings 28 *Lazar, Curtis 6’0 198 1995 Edmonton Oil Kings 29 *Moroz, Mitch 6’2 208 1994 Edmonton Oil Kings 18 *St. Croix, Michael 6’0 179 1993 Edmonton Oil Kings 34 Lipon, JC 6’0 181 1993 Kamloops Blazers 9 Smith, Colin 5’11 175 1993 Kamloops Blazers 12 Fioretti, Sam 5’10 184 1993 Moose Jaw Warriors 7 Rattie, Ty 6’0 176 1993 Portland Winterhawks 22 Black, Graham 6’0 179 1993 Swift Current Broncos 17 *Lowry, Adam 6’5 201 1993 Swift Current Broncos 11 Hodges, Steven 6’0 175 1994 Victoria Royals # Defencemen Ht Wt Year Team 3 Lowe, Keegan 6’1 200 1993 Edmonton Oil Kings 8 *Reinhart, Griffin 6’4 202 1994 Edmonton Oil Kings 4 *Rielly, Morgan 6’0 205 1994 Moose Jaw Warriors 51 Pouliot, Derrick 6’0 194 1994 Portland Winterhawks 26 Wotherspoon, Tyler 6’2 209 1993 Portland Winterhawks 24 *Dumba, Matt 6’0 182 1994 Red Deer Rebels # Goaltenders Ht Wt Year Team 31 *Broissoit, Laurent 6’3 200 1993 Edmonton Oil Kings 1 *Comrie, Eric 6’1 170 1995 Tri-City Americans

TEAM WHL COACHING STAFF / TRAINERS

Head Coach Don Nachbaur Spokane Chiefs

Assistant Coach Derek Laxdal Edmonton Oil Kings

Assistant Coach Dave Lowry Victoria Royals

Athletic Therapist Khore Elliott Victoria Royals

Equipment Manager Matt Auerbach Victoria Royals

*Players competing in both games

The 2012 SUBWAY® Super Series is supported by CHL associate sponsors, Bank of Montreal, Old Dutch, and Post.

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

The schedule for the 2012 SUBWAY® Super Series is as follows:

Game 1 – Monday November 5 at Blainville-Boisbriand, QC

Game 2 – Wednesday November 7 at Val-d’Or, QC

Game 3 – Thursday November 8 at Guelph, ON

Game 4 – Monday November 12 at Sarnia, ON

Game 5 – Wednesday November 14 at Vancouver, BC

Game 6 – Thursday November 15 at Victoria, BC

About SUBWAY® restaurants

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For more information including how to purchase tickets please visit www.subwaysuperseries.ca.