2009 RBc cup
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2009 RBc cup
2009 RBC cup coupe RBC 2009 Team notes HUMBOLDT BRONCOS WEST OUEST # NAME P S HT WT BORN No NOM P L T P NÉ 1 Andrew Bodnarchuk G L/G 6’1” 180 05/19/1990 30 Matt Hyrnkiw G L/G 5’9” 165 04/04/1992 31 Mathieu LaRochelle G L/G 5’11” 165 03/25/1989 2 Dimitri Levin D R/D 6’2” 205 05/21/1988 3 Garrett Leedahl D L/G 6’1” 190 06/15/1991 5 Brady Wacker D R/D 5’7” 155 06/26/1988 6 Mitchell Peeke D L/G 5’11” 175 02/13/1989 14 Colton Allan D R/D 5’9” 160 11/28/1990 15 Kyle Cowan D L/G 5’10” 170 08/24/1989 18 Joel Belair D R/D 6’2” 210 10/06/1988 22 Kenton Valliant D L/G 6’1” 195 08/28/1990 25 Tanner Vandesype D L/G 5’10” 195 07/02/1988 7 Scott Schroeder F/A R/D 5’11” 180 06/30/1988 8 Bryce Walker F/A R/D 5’10” 180 06/25/1989 9 Leo Lacourciere F/A L/G 6’5” 220 01/01/1990 10 Steven Schroeder F/A L/G 5’11” 170 06/30/1988 11 Taylor Piller F/A L/G 5’11” 185 09/14/1990 12 Nick Keller F/A L/G 5’7” 160 02/20/1990 16 Dane Lindskog F/A R/D 6’0” 170 05/04/1989 17 Derek Schemenauer F/A L/G 5’10” 170 01/19/1990 19 Spencer Braaten F/A L/G 5’8” 160 09/21/1990 20 Matthew Kirzinger F/A R/D 5’10” 180 02/13/1988 21 Kendrew Friesen F/A L/G 6’3” 186 10/12/1990 23 Tory Allan F/A L/G 5’10” 170 12/28/1988 24 Cameron Gibson F/A R/D 5’10” 165 10/11/1989 26 Shawn Hunter F/A L/G 6’3” 220 03/03/1989 27 Nick Kalnicki F/A L/G 5’9” 175 04/29/1988 28 Brendan Kotyk F/A R/D 6’5” 210 08/27/1991 HOMETOWN VILLE D’ORIGINE Saskatoon, Sask. Saskatoon, Sask. Amos, Que. Montreal, Que. Saskatoon, Sask. Jansen, Sask. Raymore, Sask. Davidson, Sask. Hudson Bay, Sask. Debden, Sask. Sudbury, Ont. Radville, Sask. Drake, Sask. Quill Lake, Sask. Cochrane, Alta. Drake, Sask. Saskatoon, Sask. Saskatoon, Sask. Big River, Sask. St. Brieux, Sask. Saskatoon, Sask. Leroy, Sask. Waldheim, Sask. Davidson, Sask. Valencia, Calif., USA Caroline, Alta. Saskatoon, Sask. Regina, Sask. HUMBOLDT STAFF/PERSONNEL DE HUMBOLDT Head Coach & General Manager / Entraîneur-chef et directeur général . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Coach / Entraîneur adjoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Coach / Entraîneur adjoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trainer / Soigneur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trainer / Soigneur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Physiotherapist / Physiothérapeute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doctor / Médecin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REGULAR SEASON SCORING # No 5 7 25 10 23 20 27 19 16 9 11 12 15 # No 31 1 30 NAME NOM Brady Wacker Scott Schroeder Tanner Vandesype Steven Schroeder Tory Allan Matthew Kirzinger Nick Kalnicki Spencer Braaten Dane Lindskog Leo Lacourciere Taylor Piller Nick Keller Kyle Cowan NAME NOM Mathieu LaRochelle Andrew Bodnarchuk Matt Hyrnkiw GP PJ 54 54 55 52 55 39 56 45 47 53 38 51 55 GP PJ 15 50 0 PLAYOFF SCORING # No 5 25 7 20 10 27 26 19 23 16 11 12 3 NAME NOM Brady Wacker Tanner Vandesype Scott Schroeder Matthew Kirzinger Steven Schroeder Nick Kalnicki Shawn Hunter Spencer Braaten Tory Allan Dane Lindskog Taylor Piller Nick Keller Garrett Leedahl GP PJ 22 22 21 19 22 22 21 22 10 21 20 21 21 # No 1 31 30 NAME NOM Andrew Bodnarchuk Mathieu LaRochelle Matt Hyrnkiw GP PJ 13 22 0 G A P PIM B A P PUN 17 65 82 90 27 39 66 77 22 42 64 49 27 30 57 87 28 25 53 185 29 23 52 57 18 27 45 63 21 18 39 16 13 22 35 33 12 20 32 49 13 11 24 39 6 13 19 44 5 13 18 70 MIN GA GAA MIN BA MOY 447 15 2.01 1,854 69 2.23 0 0 0.00 G B 9 8 6 11 8 10 3 6 3 2 1 3 2 A A 14 15 14 7 9 4 11 6 4 5 6 3 4 MIN MIN 459 885 0 P PIM P PUN 23 42 23 8 20 36 18 26 17 26 14 41 14 49 12 4 7 22 7 2 7 25 6 2 6 51 GA BA 11 36 0 GAA MOY 1.44 2.44 0.00 # No 8 26 18 6 22 3 24 2 14 21 28 17 SO JB 1 6 0 NAME NOM Bryce Walker Shawn Hunter Joel Belair Mitchell Peeke Kenton Valliant Garrett Leedahl Cameron Gibson Dimitri Levin Colton Allan Kendrew Friesen Brendan Kotyk Derek Schemenauer Dean Brockman Murray Brookbank Tim Klimosko Brett McCorkell Chico Dhanjal Marie Durrand Dr. W. Hammon GP PJ 43 19 51 36 46 40 23 32 29 0 0 0 G B 4 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 A A 6 7 8 8 6 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 P PIM P PUN 10 12 9 38 8 128 8 24 7 39 6 40 4 21 3 119 1 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 GP PJ 22 22 17 18 20 22 7 3 0 0 0 0 G B 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A A 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 P PIM P PUN 4 28 3 20 2 25 2 8 2 24 2 40 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W-L-T V-D-N 5-2-0 25-7-0 0-0-0 # No 15 9 22 8 18 2 6 14 21 24 28 17 SO JB 0 0 0 NAME NOM Kyle Cowan Leo Lacourciere Kenton Valliant Bryce Walker Joel Belair Dimitri Levin Mitchell Peeke Colton Allan Kendrew Friesen Cameron Gibson Brendan Kotyk Derek Schemenauer They’re back! The defending RBC Cup champions will look to become the first team since the Vernon Lakers in 1990 and 1991 to repeat as the top Junior A team in Canada. Humboldt ran roughshod over the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League during the regular season, finishing 15 points ahead of the next best team. Leading the way was blueliner and Broncos captain Brady Wacker – the Top Defenceman at the 2008 RBC Cup in Cornwall, Ont. Wacker led the Broncos and all SJHL defencemen in scoring and picked up the league’s Defenceman of the Year and Player of the Year awards. After awaiting the results of first-round series in the SJHL, Humboldt needed six games to eliminate the pesky Battlefords North Stars before rolling over Flin Flon in four straight to reach the SJHL final for the third year in a row. Facing the Melville Millionaires in the league championship series for the second time in three years, the Broncos dropped Game 1 on home ice before rattling off three tight wins, including one in overtime, and clinching the Saskatchewan championship for the third-consecutive year with a Game 5 win. Just as they did in 2008, the Portage Terriers provided the opposition for Humboldt in the ANAVET Cup, but the Manitoba champions made sure it would not be another sweep, as it was one year ago. The teams split the first two games in Portage before the series shifted to Humboldt for Games 3, 4 and 5. Back-to-back wins by the visitors put the Broncos on the ropes, but they responded with a dominating 12-2 win in Game 5, ensuring the series would end in Portage. A Game 6 overtime win set the stage for a memorable Game 7, in which the Broncos trailed 4-1 in the third period before forcing overtime and taking the West Region championship on Nick Kalnicki’s extra time winner, booking their ticket to Victoria for the chance to repeat as national Junior A champions. REGULAR SEASON RECORD – 45-8-1-2 (1st in Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League) GOALS FOR – 249 (1st) GOALS AGAINST – 130 (1st) TOP SCORER – Brady Wacker (17g 65a 82p) PLAYOFFS QUARTER-FINAL – defeated Battlefords North Stars 4-2 (4-1, 0-1, 8-2, 1-6, 2-1, 7-2) SEMIFINAL – defeated Flin Flon Bombers 4-0 (4-2, 4-1, 3-0, 3-2) AMHL CHAMPIONSHIP – defeated Melville Millionaires 4-1 (2-3, 3-1, 2-1, 2-1, 5-1) PACIFIC REGIONAL – defeated Portage Terriers 4-3 (1-4, 3-2, 2-3, 1-4, 12-2, 4-3, 5-4) PREVIOUS NMC EXPERIENCE 2008 (Cornwall, Ont.) – CHAMPIONS – 4W-2L; 25GF 11GA 2003 (Charlottetown, P.E.I.) – CHAMPIONS – 4W-2L; 25GF 19GA 1987 (Humboldt, Sask.) – RUNNER-UP – 3W-1L; 19GF 10GA W-L-T V-D-N 7-0 9-6 0-0-0 2009 RBC Cup / Coupe RBC 2009 – Team Notes 3 KINGSTON VOYAGEURS CENTRAL CENTRALE # NAME No NOM P P S L HT T WT P 29 Cody Rosen G L/G 5’10” 165 31 Fraser Nash G L/G 6’2” 190 33 Shawn Sirman G L/G 5’11” 185 2 Anthony Geldart D L/G 5’10” 190 4 Paul Fortin D L/G 6’0” 185 5 Kevin Christmas D R/D 6’3” 225 6 Scott Harrington D L/G 6’0” 175 23 Tyler Hill D L/G 5’11” 187 27 Stephane Chabot D L/G 6’2” 230 44 Jacob Chiblow D L/G 5’11” 175 8 Dustin Walsh F/A L/G 6’2” 175 9 Adam Ruffolo F/A R/D 5’8” 165 11 Mitchell Latchford F/A L/G 5’7” 175 12 Ben Power F/A R/D 6’1” 170 13 James Cameron F/A L/G 6’1” 180 14 Justin Levac F/A L/G 6’2” 196 15 Craig Laliberte F/A L/G 6’2” 165 16 Mike Farrell F/A R/D 5’10” 170 17 Tyler Agostini F/A L/G 5’11” 175 18 Cole Weedmark F/A L/G 5’10” 170 19 Brock Higgs F/A L/G 5’11” 165 20 Jarrett Burton F/A L/G 5’11” 170 21 Adam McAllister F/A R/D 6’1” 200 25 Jeff Blackburn F/A R/D 6’0” 190 26 Peter Roy F/A R/D 5’7” 160 28 Devon Montgomery F/A R/D 6’1” 192 72 Stephen Evans F/A L/G 5’10” 170 89 Chris Fraser F/A R/D 5’11” 175 BORN NÉ HOMETOWN VILLE D’ORIGINE 09/27/1990 -- 04/15/1990 Kingston, Ont. -Blezard Valley, Ont. 08/23/1989 03/21/1990 06/28/1989 01/01/1993 02/14/1988 08/31/1988 04/03/1990 Kingston, Ont. Ottawa, Ont. Hamilton, Ont. Kingston, Ont. Rockwood, Ont. Rockland, Ont. Blind River, Ont. 03/20/1991 05/14/1989 06/09/1988 01/07/1990 02/05/1988 04/25/1989 07/08/1990 04/23/1990 10/30/1991 02/05/1990 05/04/1992 12/30/1990 05/01/1988 05/05/1988 -- 02/14/1990 03/14/1990 07/03/1990 Shannonville, Ont. Kingston, Ont. Tweed, Ont. Montreal, Que. Kingston, Ont. Garson, Ont. Sudbury, Ont. Carleton Place, Ont. Barrie, Ont. Kemptville, Ont. Kingston, Ont. Echo Bay, Ont. Trenton, Ont. Newmarket, Ont. -Carleton Place, Ont. Kingston, Ont. Kanata Ont. KINGSTON STAFF / PERSONNEL DE KINGSTON Head Coach & General Manager / Entraîneur-chef et directeur général . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Coach / Entraîneur adjoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Coach / Entraîneur adjoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trainer / Soigneur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Equipment Manager / Responsable de l’équipement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Hockey Operations / Directeur des opérations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REGULAR SEASON SCORING # No 19 12 16 25 21 72 20 11 27 23 18 2 15 # No 33 29 31 NAME NOM Brock Higgs Ben Power Mike Farrell Jeff Blackburn Adam McAllister Stephen Evans Jarrett Burton Mitchell Latchford Stephane Chabot Tyler Hill Cole Weedmark Anthony Geldart Craig Laliberte NAME NOM Shawn Sirman Cody Rosen Fraser Nash GP PJ 49 49 39 42 47 48 48 45 42 49 42 48 37 GP PJ 29 18 3 PLAYOFF SCORING # No 19 16 8 11 21 27 12 5 25 20 23 14 15 NAME NOM Brock Higgs Mike Farrell Dustin Walsh Mitchell Latchford Adam McAllister Stephane Chabot Ben Power Kevin Christmas Jeff Blackburn Jarrett Burton Tyler Hill Justin Levac Craig Laliberte GP PJ 29 29 29 28 28 29 21 29 29 27 29 29 28 # No 33 29 31 NAME NOM Shawn Sirman Cody Rosen Fraser Nash GP PJ 29 0 0 G A P PIM B A P PUN 28 30 58 69 22 36 58 30 19 38 57 149 23 30 53 44 28 23 51 93 26 22 48 24 25 20 45 42 12 22 34 69 2 31 33 86 7 24 31 40 14 13 27 77 0 26 26 41 9 14 23 28 MIN GA GAA MIN BA MOY 1,755 69 2.36 1,055 51 2.90 149 11 4.42 G B 24 19 14 7 12 3 10 2 10 7 1 8 5 A A 20 21 14 20 12 20 12 19 9 12 16 7 7 MIN MIN 1,807 0 0 P PIM P PUN 44 34 40 57 28 12 27 46 24 62 23 44 22 10 21 34 19 26 19 36 17 26 15 14 12 4 GA BA 65 0 0 GAA MOY 2.16 0.00 0.00 # No 44 8 14 5 89 13 4 28 9 17 6 26 SO JB 3 3 0 NAME NOM Jacob Chiblow Dustin Walsh Justin Levac Kevin Christmas Chris Fraser James Cameron Paul Fortin Devon Montgomery Adam Ruffolo Tyler Agostini Scott Harrington Peter Roy Evan Robinson Peter Goulet Casey Torres Andrew Kemp Richard Rotenberg Kory Cooper GP PJ 45 12 37 14 28 7 32 31 13 9 2 0 G B 1 10 7 7 5 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 A A 21 11 14 10 7 8 8 8 5 1 1 0 P PIM P PUN 22 24 21 8 21 46 17 32 12 23 10 4 9 6 8 38 7 16 1 0 1 2 0 0 GP PJ 15 22 29 29 28 6 5 8 5 5 4 0 G B 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 A A 5 7 8 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 P PIM P PUN 8 0 8 6 8 28 7 24 2 6 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W-L-T V-D-N 21-11-0 14-7-0 1-1-0 # No 72 6 2 44 17 13 9 28 26 89 4 18 SO JB 5 0 0 NAME NOM Stephen Evans Scott Harrington Anthony Geldart Jacob Chiblow Tyler Agostini James Cameron Adam Ruffolo Devon Montgomery Peter Roy Chris Fraser Paul Fortin Cole Weedmark After surviving the toughest playoff road in Canadian Junior A hockey, the Kingston Voyageurs will play for the National Junior A Championship for the first time. From the time the first puck dropped on the OJHL playoffs on February 12 to the final buzzer in the championship game at the Dudley Hewitt Cup on April 25, the Voyageurs played 29 playoff games in 73 days against eight different opponents. The Voyageurs claimed the Ruddock Division championship during the regular season, eking out the title by just a single point over the Peterborough Stars. Kingston didn’t have a lights-out scorer leading the way – Brock Higgs and Ben Power tied for the team lead with 58 points, good for only 63rd in the 37-team league. The goaltending, however, was a different story, as Shawn Sirman – picked up from Trenton in a preseason trade – finished third in the OJHL with a 2.36 goals against average, and his .926 save percentage put him second in that category. Top-ranked heading into the OJHL playoffs, the Voyageurs posted convincing series wins over Pickering and Ajax, scoring 29 goals in their fourgame sweep of the Attack, and ran off three-straight wins over Peterborough to rebound from an early 2-1 deficit and claim the division playoff championship, advancing to the final four. Kingston dropped Game 1 to Huntsville in the league semifinal before scoring four wins in a row to set up an OJHL championship date with the defending champions, the Oakville Blades, and took Games 1 and 2 to pull away from the Blades, wrapping up the league championship on home ice in Game 6. Defence reigned at the Dudley Hewitt Cup as the Voyageurs allowed just one goal in three roundrobin games – a 1-0 loss to the SIJHL’s Fort William North Stars – to claim top spot in the preliminary round, and then knocked off the North Stars 4-1 in a rematch in the championship game to advance to Victoria and their first shot at the RBC Cup. REGULAR SEASON RECORD – 32-2-0-1-3-9 (5th in Ontario Junior Hockey League) GOALS FOR – 256 (5th) GOALS AGAINST – 136 (3rd) TOP SCORER – Brock Higgs (28g 30a 58p) & Ben Power (22g 36a 58p) PLAYOFFS DIVISION QUARTER-FINAL – defeated Pickering Panthers 3-1 (7-1, 6-0, 3-5, 3-2) DIVISION SEMIFINAL – defeated Ajax Attack 4-0 (11-1, 9-1, 4-3, 5-0) DIVISION FINAL – defeated Peterborough Stars 4-2 (4-3, 3-4, 4-5, 3-0, 4-1, 4-3) SEMIFINAL – defeated Huntsville Otters 4-1 (2-5, 4-2, 3-1, 6-2, 4-3) OJHL CHAMPIONSHIP – defeated Oakville Blades 4-2 (5-4, 4-3, 4-5, 4-2, 2-5, 5-2) DUDLEY HEWITT CUP – 1st in round robin (defeated Schreiber 9-0, defeated Soo 3-0, lost to Fort William 1-0), defeated Fort William 4-1 in championship game PREVIOUS NMC EXPERIENCE None W-L-T V-D-N 22-7 0-0 0-0 2009 RBC Cup / Coupe RBC 2009 – Team Notes 2 SUMMERSIDE WESTERN CAPITALS EAST EST # NAME No NOM P P S L HT T WT P 00 Alex Dupuis G L/G 6’0” 185 60 Paul Dorsey G L/G 6’0” 180 4 Kyle Mariani D R/D 5’11” 193 5 Daniel Whelan D L/G 6’0” 200 6 Josh McKinnon D R/D 6’1” 225 12 Parker Deighan D L/G 5’11” 175 55 Spencer Corcoran D L/G 6’1” 195 93 Spencer MacDonald D L/G 5’11” 170 7 Josh Currie F/A R/D 5’9” 160 8 Neil Sherren F/A L/G 6’0” 160 10 Will Johnston F/A L/G 6’3” 220 11 Harrison McIver F/A L/G 5’10” 180 14 Mike MacIsaac F/A R/D 5’11” 180 16 Trevor Carmichael F/A L/G 5’11” 180 18 Nathan DesRoches F/A L/G 5’10” 175 19 Jason Gallant F/A L/G 6’3” 182 20 Chad Locke F/A L/G 6’0” 190 22 Steven Brazil F/A R/D 5’10” 170 27 Brad Smith F/A R/D 6’3” 190 29 Greg Paynter F/A R/D 5’9” 180 44 Brett Gallant F/A L/G 6’0” 175 71 Nathan Snowie F/A L/G 6’0” 190 BORN NÉ HOMETOWN VILLE D’ORIGINE 07/16/1989 06/21/1990 Thunder Bay, Ont. Kanata, Ont. 02/06/1989 09/02/1989 02/09/1988 09/21/1990 11/19/1988 04/03/1992 Toronto, Ont. Stanhope, P.E.I. Stanhope, P.E.I. Kensington, P.E.I. Summerside, P.E.I. Charlottetown, P.E.I. 10/29/1992 02/27/1990 08/20/1990 01/09/1990 01/01/1988 07/19/1990 02/12/1990 01/27/1990 07/22/1988 03/15/1991 04/14/1988 04/12/1988 12/28/1988 01/07/1988 Charlottetown, P.E.I. Charlottetown, P.E.I. Charlottetown, P.E.I. Newton, P.E.I. O’Leary, P.E.I. Kinkora, P.E.I. Summerside, P.E.I. Summerside, P.E.I. St. John’s, N.L. St. John’s, N.L. Summerside, P.E.I. Albany, P.E.I. Summerside, P.E.I. Charlottetown, P.E.I. SUMMERSIDE STAFF / PERSONNEL DE SUMMERSIDE Head Coach & Dir. Of Hockey Operations / Entraîneur-chef et directeur des opérations . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Coach / Entraîneur adjoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trainer / Soigneur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Equipment Manager / Responsable de l’équipement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Hockey Administration / Directeur de l’administration du hockey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Manager / Directeur général . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REGULAR SEASON SCORING # No 27 20 44 14 55 18 71 16 11 7 NAME NOM Brad Smith Chad Locke Brett Gallant Mike MacIsaac Spencer Corcoran Nathan DesRoches Nathan Snowie Trevor Carmichael Harrison McIver Josh Currie NAME NOM Alex Dupuis Paul Dorsey # No 00 60 GP PJ 52 54 50 36 52 53 29 54 53 45 GP PJ 37 21 PLAYOFF SCORING # No 20 14 27 55 44 71 16 6 29 18 NAME NOM Chad Locke Mike MacIsaac Brad Smith Spencer Corcoran Brett Gallant Nathan Snowie Trevor Carmichael Josh McKinnon Greg Paynter Nathan DesRoches GP PJ 18 17 18 15 17 18 18 18 18 18 # No 00 60 NAME NOM Alex Dupuis Paul Dorsey GP PJ 13 0 G B 38 34 24 36 9 20 19 17 7 8 A A 46 42 49 31 58 24 20 17 26 17 MIN MIN 2,069 1,115 G B 18 15 11 4 7 5 5 4 2 4 A A 15 16 16 21 17 11 4 5 7 4 MIN MIN 809 0 P PIM P PUN 84 43 76 75 73 235 67 226 67 295 44 108 39 64 34 36 33 52 25 7 GA BA 90 64 GAA MOY 2.61 3.44 P PIM P PUN 33 14 31 63 27 14 25 22 24 35 16 28 9 2 9 10 9 39 8 24 GA BA 32 0 GAA MOY 2.37 0.00 # No 12 10 29 6 8 19 22 5 4 93 SO JB 4 0 NAME NOM Parker Deighan Will Johnston Greg Paynter Josh McKinnon Neil Sherren Jason Gallant Steven Brazil Daniel Whelan Kyle Mariani Spencer MacDonald Ken MacDougall Scott Bridges Lawrence MacKinnon Carter Walsh Alex Whalen Gabe Keough GP PJ 47 37 48 47 44 35 51 37 16 37 G B 9 5 9 7 8 6 9 0 2 0 A A 14 18 14 14 11 13 6 10 3 3 P PIM P PUN 23 141 23 231 23 163 21 155 19 21 19 18 15 26 10 205 5 10 3 48 GP PJ 13 17 16 18 18 18 17 14 5 13 G B 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 A A 2 2 4 2 3 3 1 0 1 0 P PIM P PUN 4 0 4 8 4 12 3 79 3 43 3 42 2 6 1 11 1 2 0 14 W-L-T V-D-N 20-10-5 6-11-2 # No 7 4 11 10 5 12 22 93 19 8 SO JB 1 0 NAME NOM Josh Currie Kyle Mariani Harrison McIver Will Johnston Daniel Whelan Parker Deighan Steven Brazil Spencer MacDonald Jason Gallant Neil Sherren For the third time, the Summerside Western Capitals will play for Canada’s National Junior A Championship – but the first time, they won’t play as the host team. The 1997 national champions earned their way in, posting the best record in the Maritime Junior A Hockey League and running roughshod over everyone and everything in their way en route to the league championship. The Capitals spread out their scoring, with five players ranked in the top 10 in MJAHL scoring, including Brad Smith (2nd, 84 points), Chad Locke (6th, 76), Brett Gallant (7th, 73), Mike MacIsaac (9th, 67) and Spencer Corcoran (10th, 67). After squeezing out an overtime win in its playoff opener against Dieppe, Summerside rolled to three consecutive wins by at least three goals to sweep the Commandos, and posted three more lopsided wins to open its second-round series against Miramichi before finishing off another sweep in Game 4. The Capitals stretched their playoff winning streak to nine by winning Game 1 of the MJAHL final against Truro before the Bearcats evened the series with a victory of their own in Game 2. But that would be the only mark in the loss column for Summerside, as it swept through the final three games to wrap up the series in five and claim its first MJAHL championship since 1997 – which was also their last appearance at the RBC Cup. The Capitals jumped out to a quick start at the Fred Page Cup, knocking off Pembroke and Sherbrooke before a loss to host Dieppe sent them to the semifinal, forcing them to take the longer road to Victoria. Another victory over Pembroke set up an all-MJAHL rematch with Dieppe with a ticket to the 2009 RBC Cup on the line. Locke forced overtime on a goal with eight minutes go, and MacIsaac was the hero, scoring in double overtime to send the Capitals west for the chance to win a second national championship. REGULAR SEASON RECORD – 39-13-0-2 (1st in Maritime Junior A Hockey League) GOALS FOR – 249 (1st) GOALS AGAINST – 149 (3rd) TOP SCORER – Brad Smith (38g 46a 84p) PLAYOFFS QUARTER-FINAL – defeated Dieppe Gagnon Commandos 4-0 (5-4, 6-3, 5-2, 6-3) SEMIFINAL – defeated Miramichi Timberwolves 4-0 (7-4, 7-1, 6-2, 5-4) MJAHL CHAMPIONSHIP – defeated Truro Bearcats 4-1 (3-0, 2-3, 5-2, 4-1, 4-3) FRED PAGE CUP – 2nd in round robin (defeated Pembroke 4-3, defeated Sherbrooke 6-3, lost to Dieppe 2-0), defeated Pembroke 4-1 in semifinal, defeated Dieppe 3-2 in championship game PREVIOUS NMC EXPERIENCE 1997 (Summerside, P.E.I.) – CHAMPIONS – 3W-3L; 22GF 25GA 1989 (Summerside, P.E.I.) – RUNNER-UP – 3W-2L; 17GF 20GA W-L-T V-D-N 12-1 0-0 2009 RBC Cup / Coupe RBC 2009 – Team Notes 5 VERNON VIPERS PACIFIC PACIFIQUE # NAME No NOM P P S L HT T WT P 1 Andrew Hammond G L/G 6’1” 195 35 Graeme Gordon G L/G 6’2” 183 2 Kevin Kraus D L/G 6’2” 205 3 Kyle Bigos D R/D 6’5” 230 4 Cody Ikkala D L/G 6’1” 210 6 Mike Leidl D R/D 6’2” 210 7 Cameron Brodie D R/D 6’1” 215 24 Steve Weinstein D L/G 5’9” 165 25 Nick Amies D L/G 6’1” 180 28 Adam Thompson D R/D 6’1” 190 5 Mike Collins F/A L/G 6’0” 180 8 James Kerr F/A R/D 6’1” 200 10 Connor Jones F/A L/G 5’9” 165 11 Cory Kane F/A L/G 6’3’ 190 12 Cole Ikkala F/A L/G 6’1” 195 14 Braden Pimm F/A L/G 6’0” 175 15 Kellen Jones F/A L/G 5’9” 165 17 Sahir Gill F/A L/G 5’10” 180 18 Chris Crowell F/A R/D 6’0” 200 20 Rob Short F/A R/D 6’0” 200 23 Kory Roy F/A L/G 5’11” 189 26 Bryce Kakoske F/A L/G 6’1” 200 27 Ryan Santana F/A R/D 6’1” 190 BORN NÉ HOMETOWN VILLE D’ORIGINE 02/11/1988 04/15/1989 White Rock, B.C. North Vancouver, B.C. 09/05/1989 05/12/1989 11/11/1988 01/18/1988 07/01/1988 08/13/1990 07/25/1992 06/27/1990 Garden Grove, Calif., USA Upland, Calif., USA Philadelphia, Penn., USA Fort St James, B.C. White Rock, B.C. Los Angeles, Calif., USA Enderby, B.C. Calgary, Alta. 05/25/1990 10/18/1990 08/16/1990 09/15/1990 07/27/1990 12/28/1989 08/16/1990 04/21/1992 02/05/1989 06/05/1989 03/10/1990 04/27/1990 11/22/1988 Boston, Mass., USA Penticton, B.C. Montrose, B.C. Irvine, Calif., USA Philadelphia, Penn., USA Fort St. John, B.C. Montrose, B.C. Terrace, B.C. Williams Lake, B.C. Lumby, B.C. Anchorage, Alaska, USA Vernon, B.C. Yorba Linda, Calif., USA VERNON STAFF / PERSONNEL DE VERNON Head Coach & General Manager / Entraîneur-chef et directeur général . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Ferner Assistant Coach / Entraîneur adjoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Williamson Trainer / Soigneur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lon Fraser REGULAR SEASON SCORING # No 10 14 15 5 18 11 17 26 20 3 27 NAME NOM Connor Jones Braden Pimm Kellen Jones Mike Collins Chris Crowell Cory Kane Sahir Gill Bryce Kakoske Rob Short Kyle Bigos Ryan Santana NAME NOM Andrew Hammond Graeme Gordon # No 1 35 GP PJ 60 60 51 60 58 59 54 52 56 58 56 GP PJ 43 23 PLAYOFF SCORING # No 10 17 15 14 18 11 5 20 26 3 8 NAME NOM Connor Jones Sahir Gill Kellen Jones Braden Pimm Chris Crowell Cory Kane Mike Collins Rob Short Bryce Kakoske Kyle Bigos James Kerr GP PJ 21 21 21 21 21 21 20 19 21 21 19 # No 1 35 NAME NOM Andrew Hammond Graeme Gordon GP PJ 21 0 G B 19 24 15 25 12 20 18 12 16 8 12 A A 41 30 37 25 31 22 21 25 18 25 13 MIN MIN 2,479 1,232 G B 14 11 7 7 6 4 4 5 3 2 2 P PIM P PUN 60 49 54 59 52 16 50 24 43 112 42 44 39 18 37 17 34 37 33 126 25 16 GA BA 95 60 A A 14 12 15 7 7 9 8 5 7 6 5 MIN MIN 1,322 0 GAA MOY 2.30 2.92 P PIM P PUN 28 20 23 4 22 10 14 22 13 51 13 14 12 6 10 16 10 4 8 43 7 9 GA BA 33 0 GAA MOY 1.50 0.00 # No 7 28 2 12 6 8 24 4 23 25 SO JB 5 2 NAME NOM Cameron Brodie Adam Thompson Kevin Kraus Cole Ikkala Mike Leidl James Kerr Steve Weinstein Cody Ikkala Kory Roy Nick Amies GP PJ 60 59 55 34 55 48 33 58 16 25 G B 6 7 1 8 1 8 1 0 2 0 A A 18 15 18 9 15 5 12 10 2 2 P PIM P PUN 24 109 22 18 19 81 17 28 16 68 13 36 13 2 10 66 4 10 2 6 GP PJ 21 19 18 21 10 21 16 21 5 1 G B 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 A A 6 6 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 P PIM P PUN 7 8 6 18 4 18 3 14 2 2 2 10 1 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 W-L-T V-D-N 27-12-1 14-6-0 # No 28 2 7 12 27 4 23 6 24 25 SO JB 4 0 NAME NOM Adam Thompson Kevin Kraus Cameron Brodie Cole Ikkala Ryan Santana Cody Ikkala Kory Roy Mike Leidl Steve Weinstein Nick Amies W-L-T V-D-N 16-5 0-0 Ten years after they last stood atop the Canadian Junior A mountain, the Vernon Vipers are back for another crack at the national championship. A win in Victoria will make the Vipers the winningest team in National Junior A Championship history. They currently have four national titles (1990, 1991, 1996, 1999), tied with the Prince Albert Raiders for the most in history. The Vipers held off the Salmon Arm Silverbacks to claim the Interior Conference’s regular season crown, and did it with a scoring-by-committee approach. Connor Jones was the team’s leading scorer, just squeaking into the top 20 in BCHL scoring with 60 points. Connor’s twin brother Kellan finished third with 52 points, giving the Vipers a deadly onetwo look-alike punch. Andrew Hammond was among the league’s best netminders – his 2.30 goals against average was number one, while his .912 save percentage was third-best as Vernon allowed a league-low 145 goals in 60 games. After watching the first round of the playoffs from the sidelines, thanks to a bye, the Vipers quickly dispatched the defending BCHL champions from Penticton in five games, setting up a conference final showdown with the Silverbacks. As they did against the Vees, Vernon dropped Game 1 in overtime before rattling off back-to-back wins to take control of the series, and finished off the Silverbacks in six games to move into the BCHL final. The championship was a classic battle of offence vs. defence – the Powell River Kings scored 251 goals during the regular season, more than any BCHL team. But the Vipers smothered the Powell River offence in Games 1 and 2, posting consecutive shutout victories, and, after Vernon survived a triple-overtime marathon in Game 4, the Vipers captured their seventh league title in six games. Riding the momentum of the BCHL championship, Vernon made short work of the AJHL-champion Grande Prairie Storm in the Doyle Cup, sweeping the series in four games and booking its spot at the 2009 RBC Cup. REGULAR SEASON RECORD – 42-14-1-3 (2nd in British Columbia Hockey League) GOALS FOR – 223 (5th) GOALS AGAINST – 145 (1st) TOP SCORER – Connor Jones (19g 41a 60p) PLAYOFFS ELIMINATION ROUND – bye QUARTER-FINAL – defeated Penticton Vees 4-1 (3-4, 5-1, 3-2, 7-2, 7-1) SEMIFINAL – defeated Salmon Arm Silverbacks 4-2 (2-3, 5-1, 3-0, 1-3, 3-0, 3-1) BCHL CHAMPIONSHIP – defeated Powell River Kings 4-2 (4-0, 3-0, 2-3, 3-2, 1-4, 2-1) DOYLE CUP – defeated Grande Prairie Storm 4-0 (2-1, 6-2, 2-1, 5-2) PREVIOUS NMC EXPERIENCE 1999 (Yorkton, Sask.) – CHAMPIONS – 3W-3L; 23GF 20GA 1996 (Melfort, Sask.) – CHAMPIONS – 4W-2L; 26 GF 20GA 1992 (Winnipeg, Man.) – 3RD – 3W-2L; 25GF 22GA 1991 (Sudbury, Ont.) – CHAMPIONS – 4W-2L; 29GF 29GA 1990 (Vernon, B.C.) – CHAMPIONS – 5W-1L; 36GF 19GA 1989 (Summerside, P.E.I.) – 4TH – 0W-3L; 8GF 18GA 2009 RBC Cup / Coupe RBC 2009 – Team Notes 6 VICTORIA GRIZZLIES HOST HÔTE # NAME P S HT WT No NOM P L T P 31 Anthony Grieco G L/G 6’1” 195 35 Alexandre Peck G L/G 6’4” 185 3 Todd Gebert D L/G 6’3” 220 4 Jordan Heywood D R/D 6’0” 185 5 Shawn Stuart D L/G 6’1” 190 7 Jeff Forsythe D L/G 5’11” 185 8 Sean Robertson D R/D 6’1” 175 20 Wade Epp D L/G 6’5” 215 22 Sam Higgins D L/G 5’10” 178 77 Lee Baldwin D L/G 6’4” 207 11 Cody Bremner F/A L/G 6’0” 185 12 Tyler Gubb F/A L/G 6’2” 210 14 Justin Courtnall F/A L/G 6’3” 190 15 Brian Nugent F/A L/G 5’10” 185 16 Madison Dias F/A L/G 6’0” 160 17 Trever Hertz F/A L/G 6’0” 189 19 Derek Lee F/A R/D 5’9” 162 21 Dustin Mowrey F/A R/D 5’9” 180 24 Tyler Matheson F/A L/G 6’1” 220 25 Leroy Young F/A L/G 6’1” 200 26 Mike Hammond F/A R/D 5’9” 165 27 Teal Burns F/A L/G 5’11” 175 66 Myles MacRae F/A R/D 6’1” 192 91 Jonathan Milhouse F/A R/D 6’0” 180 98 Evan Pighin F/A R/D 5’11” 185 BORN NÉ 11/27/1988 10/28/1990 HOMETOWN VILLE D’ORIGINE Brampton, Ont. Kirkland, Que. 05/24/1990 03/06/1989 01/23/1989 02/29/1988 02/28/1991 06/13/1989 03/23/1990 04/26/1988 Surrey, B.C. Regina, Sask. Calgary, Alta. Campbell River, B.C. Cowichan Bay, B.C. Chilliwack, B.C. Calgary, Alta. Victoria, B.C. 06/05/1990 06/11/1989 05/21/1989 09/26/1988 11/02/1992 10/11/1989 03/23/1990 02/12/1991 07/24/1990 05/17/1989 02/21/1990 10/10/1992 02/11/1988 01/30/1989 05/06/1988 Victoria, B.C. Stouffville, Ont. Victoria, B.C. Richmond, B.C. Penticton, B.C. Jaffray, B.C. North Vancouver, B.C. Burnaby, B.C. Victoria, B.C. Victoria, B.C. Victoria, B.C. Victoria, B.C. Chilliwack, B.C. Yorba Linda, Calif., USA Vancouver, B.C. VICTORIA STAFF / PERSONNEL DE VICTORIA Head Coach / Entraîneur-chef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Geoff Courtnall Assistant Coach / Entraîneur adjoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Craig Didmon Assistant Coach / Entraîneur adjoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Victor Gervais Goalie Coach / Entraîneur des gardiens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Brumby Athletic Therapist / Thérapeute du sport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dale Stewart Equipment Manager / Responsable de l’équipement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Al Gillies General Manager / Directeur général . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jackson Penney REGULAR SEASON SCORING # No 17 14 19 98 77 15 66 91 5 12 11 21 NAME NOM Trever Hertz Justin Courtnall Derek Lee Evan Pighin Lee Baldwin Brian Nugent Myles MacRae Jonathan Milhouse Shawn Stuart Tyler Gubb Cody Bremner Dustin Mowrey NAME NOM Anthony Grieco Alexandre Peck # No 31 35 GP PJ 64 60 58 50 56 53 60 42 60 59 59 60 GP PJ 40 24 PLAYOFF SCORING # No 91 19 17 11 98 7 12 15 77 66 14 27 NAME NOM Jonathan Milhouse Derek Lee Trever Hertz Cody Bremner Evan Pighin Jeff Forsythe Tyler Gubb Brian Nugent Lee Baldwin Myles MacRae Justin Courtnall Teal Burns GP PJ 14 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 # No 31 35 NAME NOM Anthony Grieco Alexandre Peck GP PJ 14 2 G B 36 22 12 21 13 27 26 19 12 12 16 8 A A 36 41 47 34 41 25 19 23 25 20 15 18 MIN MIN 2,305 1,340 G B 5 6 2 5 5 3 5 4 2 3 2 2 P PIM P PUN 72 26 63 98 59 34 55 49 54 79 52 71 45 48 42 32 37 36 32 73 31 46 26 58 GA BA 97 60 A A 9 6 10 4 4 6 3 4 6 3 4 2 MIN MIN 793 65 GAA MOY 2.53 2.69 P PIM P PUN 14 16 12 2 12 2 9 10 9 14 9 6 8 10 8 18 8 10 6 8 6 24 4 6 GA BA 36 6 GAA MOY 2.73 5.53 # No 24 7 22 4 8 16 26 27 20 3 25 SO JB 2 1 NAME NOM Tyler Matheson Jeff Forsythe Sam Higgins Jordan Heywood Sean Robertson Madison Dias Mike Hammond Teal Burns Wade Epp Todd Gebert Leroy Young GP PJ 55 42 47 23 58 51 9 31 28 23 5 G B 9 9 6 4 0 5 2 2 0 0 0 A A 16 9 8 8 11 5 5 5 5 1 0 P PIM P PUN 25 104 18 31 14 54 12 14 11 16 10 31 7 2 7 30 5 37 1 59 0 14 W-L-T V-D-N 27-11-0 16-5-1 # No 16 5 20 8 21 22 3 25 4 24 26 SO JB 1 0 NAME NOM Madison Dias Shawn Stuart Wade Epp Sean Robertson Dustin Mowrey Sam Higgins Todd Gebert Leroy Young Jordan Heywood Tyler Matheson Mike Hammond On paper, the Victoria Grizzlies appear to have a terrific chance to become the first host team since the Weyburn Red Wings in 2005 to win the National Junior A Championship. They set franchise records for wins and points in a season, had the best record in the BCHL, scored the second-most goals and allowed the second-fewest, and did something no host team since Grande Prairie in 2004 was able to accomplish – win a playoff series the same year they hosted the RBC Cup. Trever Hertz led the Grizzlies’ balanced offensive attack, finishing fifth in the BCHL scoring race with 72 points. Overall, six players scored at least 50 points, with five notching at least 20 goals. On the back end, netminder Anthony Grieco ranked among the BCHL’s best, fashioning a 3.52 goals against average, good for third, and .905 save percentage, one of just five goaltenders with at least 30 appearances to crack the .900 mark. The league’s best regular season record earned the Grizzlies a first-round bye and a second-round match-up with their cross-island rivals from Cowichan Valley. The series looked to be well in hand when the Grizzlies took a 3-1 lead heading back to Bear Mountain Arena for Game 5, but the Capitals surprised the Grizzlies by forcing a Game 7 with a pair of wins. Determined not to have their season end like those of the previous four RBC Cup hosts – after only one playoff series – the Grizzlies routed the Caps 6-0 in Game 7, moving into the Coastal Conference final. After dropping a pair of games in overtime on home ice and splitting two games in Powell River, the Grizzlies were the ones in trouble, facing a 3-1 deficit of their own. But Victoria rebounded with three-goal wins in Game 5 and 6, meaning they were returning to their home ice for a deciding Game 7. Unfortunately, though, the playoff run ended there, as the Kings scored a 4-1 victory to end one set of championship dreams for the Grizzlies. REGULAR SEASON RECORD – 43-13-1-3 (1st in British Columbia Hockey League) GOALS FOR – 237 (2nd) GOALS AGAINST – 159 (2nd) TOP SCORER – Trever Hertz (36g 36a 72p) PLAYOFFS ELIMINATION ROUND – bye QUARTER-FINAL – defeated Cowichan Valley Capitals 4-3 (2-3, 7-3, 3-1, 4-1, 1-4, 1-3, 6-0) SEMIFINAL – lost to Powell River Kings 4-3 (4-5, 3-4, 6-5, 2-6, 4-1, 5-2, 1-4) PREVIOUS NMC EXPERIENCE GP PJ 12 14 14 14 12 13 5 2 0 0 0 G B 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 A A 2 3 4 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 P PIM P PUN 4 0 4 6 4 10 3 2 3 8 3 8 1 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 None W-L-T V-D-N 6-7 1-0 2009 RBC Cup / Coupe RBC 2009 – Team Notes 4