Nov 18, 2011 | Mark Lorentz | 1444 views
Brent Pedersen Makes U17 TEAM ONTARIO
SUBMITTED BY SHAWN DIETRICH
**Congrats to Brent Pedersen former Waterloo Minor Midget Wolves. 1995 Alumni**
Team Ontario Men's Under 17 Roster Announced - 11/17/2011 Windsor, ON - Windsor, Ontario will host the 2012 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge from December 29 to January 4, 2012.
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This will mark the 6th time in the 26-year history of the tournament that it will be held in Ontario.
Congratulations to the following ALLIANCE Hockey Alumni for securing a spot on 2012 Team Ontario:
# Name P S HT WT Born Hometown 2011-12 Team
5 Aaron Ekblad D R 6'3 207 7-Feb-96 Belle River, ON Barrie Colts (OHL)
6 Trevor Murphy D L 5'10 156 17-Jul-95 Windsor, ON Peterborough Petes (OHL)
11 Bo Horvat F L 6'0 198 5-Apr-95 Rodney, ON London Knights (OHL)
18 Brent Pedersen F L 6'1 197 5-Jul-95 Arthur, ON Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
22 Mitchell Dempsey F L 6'3 210 27-Feb-95 Cambridge, ON Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
The 2012 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge will follow the same format as previous years – five Canadian entries (Atlantic, Ontario, Pacific, Quebec, West) will be joined by five international teams, with two groups of five teams. The top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals, while the remaining three teams from each group will cross over for placement games. The 27-game tournament will be centered out of the WFCU Centre, home of the OHL’s Windsor Spitfires, but will feature games in partner venues. The tournament host committee is currently working with communities in the Windsor area to determine which will host satellite games. The Windsor region has successfully hosted a number of hockey events, including the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game, OHL All-Star Game and CHL Subway Super Series. Windsor joins Sudbury (1992), Kitchener (1998), Timmins (2000, 2010) and London (2008) as Ontario host cities for the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge. Since the first World Under-17 Hockey Challenge (then known as the Quebec Esso Cup) in 1986, more than 1,100 NHL draft picks have played in the tournament, including nine of the last 11 first-overall selections (Ilya Kovalchuk, 2001; Rick Nash, 2002; Marc-André Fleury, 2003; Alexander Ovechkin, 2004; Erik Johnson, 2006; Patrick Kane, 2007; John Tavares, 2009; Taylor Hall, 2010; Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, 2011). The 2012 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge will bring together the top players in the world born in 1995 or later. The regional under-17 program is the first step in Hockey Canada’s Program of Excellence. Many players who compete at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge go on to represent Canada with the National Men’s Under-18 Team, National Junior Team and National Men’s Team. GOOD LUCK GUYS!