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October 24, 2007
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CALGARY – Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Junior A Hockey League (CJAHL), announced today
the 22 players who will make up Team Canada East at the 2007 World Junior A Challenge in Trail and Nelson, BC
from November 5-11, 2007.
The Canada East roster is comprised of players from the CJAHL’s five eastern leagues: the Northern Ontario
Junior Hockey League (NOJHL), Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League (OPJHL), Central Junior A Hockey League
(CJHL), Ligue de hockey junior AAA du Quebec (LHJAAAQ) and Maritime Junior A Hockey League (MJAHL).
» Team Canada East Roster
“Team Canada East is very proud to unveil its roster today,” says general manager Marty Abrams. “Eastern
Canada has a wealth of players that we have paid very close attention to over the past several months. We
confidently feel that we have selected the best available players to allow us to compete for the gold medal
at this exciting event.”
The roster announced today is the result of extensive scouting done by Abrams, head coach Jerome Dupont
(Aurora, OPJHL) and assistant coaches Mark Grady (Cumberland, CJHL) and Troy Ryan (Pictou County, MJAHL).
The roster includes:
Two (2) goaltenders, seven (7) defensemen and 13 forwards
Four (4) players currently leading their teams in scoring (Fournier – Granby, McIntosh – Stouffville, Oakley,
Bowmanville, Zych – Georgetown)
Seventeen (17) players from the OPJHL, two (2) players from the MJAHL, one (1) player from the LHJAAAQ, one
(1) player from the CJHL, one (1) player from the NOJHL
The 2007 World Junior A Challenge is a six-team international event featuring two Canadian entries (West
and East) and national teams from Russia, Germany, Belarus and the USA. The gold medal game will take place
on Sunday, November 11 and will be broadcast on TSN, the official broadcaster of Hockey Canada (check your
local listings).
Ticket packages are available by filling out the order form,
or by calling 1-250-364-0808. Ticket packages include one gold medal game ticket, one bronze medal game
ticket, one consolation round game ticket, two qualifying round game tickets and three round-robin game
tickets. Packages are available for adult ($99), senior ($89) and youth ($79). Youth packages also include
one ‘Skate with Team Canada’ ticket. Additional tickets can be added to each package.
» 2007 World Jr. A Challenge
» Additional ticket pricing
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