Giants named to ADT challenge roster

[dondo]

saw this posted on the Wheat Kings forum and thought we'd do the same here, but with Giants players.

disappointed to not see either Slade or Sexsmith in there and Timmy Kraus begs consideration as well - imo -

but good for JD, Spencer, Cody and Brendan as well as Don Hay



CHL announces Team WHL Roster for the ADT Canada Russia Challenge
Created: Oct 26, 2006
CALGARY, AB – The Canadian Hockey League today announced the roster of players for Team WHL who will compete in the 2006 ADT Canada Russia Challenge, November 29th and 30th in Chilliwack and Kamloops respectively. Willie Desjardins (Medicine Hat Tigers) will lead Team WHL as Head Coach. Don Hay (Vancouver Giants) and Curtis Hunt (Regina Pats) will serve as Assistant Coaches.


Team WHL Forwards:
Zach Boychuk, Airdrie, AB, Lethbridge Hurricanes
Codey Burki, Winnipeg, MB, Brandon Wheat Kings
Andrew Clark, Brandon, MB, Brandon Wheat Kings
Nick Drazenovic, Prince George, BC, Prince George Cougars
Brodie Dupont, St. Lazare, MB, Calgary Hitmen
Colton Gillies, Surrey, BC, Saskatoon Blades
Zach Hamill, Port Coquitlam, BC, Everett Silvertips
Darren Helm, St. Andrews, MB, Medicine Hat Tigers
Adam Hobson, Mission, BC, Spokane Chiefs
Riley Holzapfel, Regina, SK, Moose Jaw Warriors
Spencer Machacek, Lethbridge, AB, Vancouver Giants
Ben Maxwell, North Vancouver, BC, Kootenay Ice
Kenndal McArdle, Burnaby, BC, Moose Jaw Warriors
Ryan Russell, Caroline, AB, Kootenay Ice
Devin Setoguchi, Taber, AB, Prince George Cougars
Brandon Sutter, Red Deer, AB, Red Deer Rebels
J.D. Watt, Cremona, AB, Vancouver Giants
Ryan White, Brandon, MB, Calgary Hitmen

Team WHL Defence:
Karl Alzner, Burnaby, BC, Calgary Hitmen
Keaton Ellerby, Calgary, AB, Kamloops Blazers
Taylor Ellington, Victoria, BC, Everett Silvertips
Cody Franson, Sicamous, BC, Vancouver Giants
Scott Jackson, Salmon Arm, BC, Seattle Thunderbirds
Dustin Kohn, Edmonton, AB, Brandon Wheat Kings
Brendan Mikkelson, St. Albert, AB, Vancouver Giants
Kris Russell, Caroline, AB, Medicine Hat Tigers
Ty Wishart, Comox, BC, Prince George Cougars

Team WHL Goaltenders:
Leland Irving, Swan Hills, AB, Everett Silvertips
Carey Price, Williams Lake, BC, Tri-City Americans


The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies will host the first game of the ADT Canada Russia Challenge on November 20. The second game will be hosted by the Val d’Or Foreurs on November 21. The Sarnia Sting will host the first OHL-based game on November 23 followed by the Oshawa Generals on November 27. The series will conclude in the WHL with the Chilliwack Bruins hosting game 5 on November 29 and the Kamloops Blazers hosting the finale on November 30.
All six games will be broadcast nationally on Rogers Sportsnet and the two QMJHL-hosted games will be broadcast in Quebec on RDS.


The 2006 ADT Canada Russia Challenge is supported by CHL associate sponsors NAPA Auto Parts, Bank of Montreal, Boston Pizza, Reebok and Canoe.


2006 CHL Canada Russia Challenge - Schedule of Games

Game 1 – Monday November 20 at Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec
Game 2 – Tuesday November 21 at Val d’Or, Quebec
Game 3 – Thursday November 23 at Sarnia, Ontario
Game 4 – Monday November 27 at Oshawa, Ontario
Game 5 – Wednesday November 29 at Chilliwack, British Columbia
Game 6 – Thursday November 30 at Kamloops, British Columbia

[Big Daddy]

Kraus is US born.

[GF71]

saw this posted on the Wheat Kings forum and thought we'd do the same here, but with Giants players.

disappointed to not see either Slade or Sexsmith in there and Timmy Kraus begs consideration as well - imo -

but good for JD, Spencer, Cody and Brendan as well as Don Hay

US Players are not invited to the tournament. Nor will there be games played in the US division. It is a bit of a drag, but...

[Jimmy]

Don Hay not the head coach? :confused:

[dj-kris]

saw this posted on the Wheat Kings forum and thought we'd do the same here, but with Giants players.

disappointed to not see either Slade or Sexsmith
i hope the sexsmith part was a bit of sarcasm not saying he is a bad goalie but a back up picked as one of the two picked from the entire whl not a chance

[GF71]

i hope the sexsmith part was a bit of sarcasm not saying he is a bad goalie but a back up picked as one of the two picked from the entire whl not a chance


He is not the back up though...The Giants are employing a rotation system...there is no # 1 goalie either. One game it is Tyson, the next it is Dustin.

[rinkrat]

a back up picked as one of the two picked from the entire whl not a chance

Sexy Ain't no backup.Third in the league in Goals Against Average...http://whl.ca/stats/statdisplay.php?type=top_goalies&subType=0&season_id=227&&leagueId=26&lastActive=&singleSeason=

[dj-kris]

yeah things are going well early in the season they can afford to switch on and off with the goalies but once they get into the season im sure you will see slade get the bulk of the work i cant see slade putting up with that for long

[old_time_hockey]

yeah things are going well early in the season they can afford to switch on and off with the goalies but once they get into the season im sure you will see slade get the bulk of the work

If that was the case he wouldn't have got starts against teams like the Wheaties. Slade would have played in back to back games and mid-late season rest Slade and give Sexsmith time so Slade can go into the playoffs fresh.

Hay has said countless times that this is how it is going to be until the playoffs are here.

[N.W. Bruin]

The games are for guys who may take part in the World Juniors. Slade is too old.

[dondo]

I didn't realize that US players were not allowed to play -- I thought they were taking on the CHL best not the best Canadian players, but I suppose that makes sense.

yeah the way Sexsmith is being played this season, he qualifies - imo, but considering how poorly Price fared last season and how good Slade was last season and the beginning of this season I find it odd he was not selected - maybe it was a factor of trying to get all of the teams represented.

[Beaner]

Tyson has only played about 15 games in his WHL career thus far, and even though he has played well, he is by no means one of the top goalies in the WHL, yet.

And as Bruin and others have said, this is a showcase for the World Juniors, and neither Tyson nor Dustin will be at the World Juniors.

[dj-kris]

yeah things are going well early in the season they can afford to switch on and off with the goalies but once they get into the season im sure you will see slade get the bulk of the work i cant see slade putting up with that for longhmmmmm interesting