On the eve of the IIHF tournament opening ceremonies and events, Canada has called a press conference to announce this seasons Roster. While the roster is stacked with experienced Gold medal winners, there are also a a few young fresh faces, as Canada begins a new era of youth development.  Now onto the IIHF Roster announcement.




Forwards
Robert Phelps ( @DrunkenTeddy )
Luke Atmey ( @Velevra )  
Nour Harrak ( @nour )  
Sophia Bennett ( @goilers)  
Trevor Wilson (@twils )  
Angelo Odjick ( @Quantum Cowboy )  
Derrick Glover ( @DonutDefender )  
Willy Mack (@Mack )  
Joshua Woodcroft ( @Glyc )  
Carter Manning ( @CDub2 )  
Jeff Brogen ( @Flowseidon )  
Jack Kennedy ( @JRed94 )  

Defense
Connor Tanner ( @Keygan )  
Ben Dover ( @ThatDamnMcJesus )  
Sami Owens ( @Tylar )  
Gary Grease ( @FlappyGiraffe )  
Kelly Rivet* ( @Snuffalupagus )  
Jean-Pierre Gay ( @JumpierPancakes )  

Goalies
Walter Hobbs ( @Jearim )  
JayBae ( @Jaymay )  

Team Captain: Robert Phelps
Alternate Captain: Connor Tanner
Alternate Captain 2(home): Gary Grease
Alternate Captain 2(Away): Sophia Bennett




Canada comes into this tournament with some serious fire power. Their top 6 can match up with any top 6 in the world and have the ability to find the back of the net. With players like Phelps, Atmey, Bennett, Harrak, Odjick, Canada can light up the net. The bottom 6 still has some punch but now has some young talent as Kennedy, Mack and Brogen are finding their place in the Red and White Maple leaf.



The defence is a deep offensive threat. Tanner, Dove, Owens, Rivet all have offensive upside. Grease is a solid 2-way D man while Rookie Jean-Pierre G** is going to have to find his spot quickly and be effective. Something management has confidence in him doing.



The Puck stoppers are two of the leagues top goalies. Hobbs is entering his third season with Canada having “won” a silver medal at the IIHF level and one at the WJC level. Meanwhile the return of Jay Bae brings another solid puck stopper to the team. Anyone of these two can carry their team on any night. Depth in this position is not an issue.



With many expert analysts divided on Canadas performance, we know they have the tools, now the question is can they put it all together and win a Gold.  

TIM RIGGINS || Kelowna Knights || RW ||
8th Overall Pick in the S62 SMJHL draft ||
POSITION: Right wing
NATIONALITY: Canadian
NUMBER: 43
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SMJHL STATS
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SMJHL CAREER STATS ||132 GP||28 G||35 A||63 PTS||12 PIM||
S62 KEL||66 GP||17 G||17 A||34 PTS||8 PIM||
S63 KEL||66 GP||11 G||18 A||29 PTS||4 PIM||

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Notable Moments
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8th Overall Pick in the S62 SMJHL Entry draft ( Kelowna Knights ) ||
4 Overall SHL Entry draft ( Montreal Patriotes )
WJC Silver - Canada ( S63 )

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WHITE GOODMAN || VAN- 10 OVERALL PICK || GOALIE ||
NAME: White Goodman
POSITION: Goalie
NATIONALITY: Italian
NUMBER: 31
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SMJHL CAREER STATISTICS
S50 || VANCOUVER 10 OVERALL PICK 

SMJHL STATS
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SMJHL CAREER STATS ||110GP||51W||50L||3SO||2.79GAA||0.892SV%||0.691PS%||4890MP|| 


SMJHL PLAYOFF STATS
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SMJHL CAREER STATS ||28GP||14W||14L||2SO||3.26GAA||0.886SV%||1693MP|| 

SHL STATS
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SHL CAREER STATS ||260 GP||147 W||98 L|| 11 OTL || 18 SO||2.63 GAA||0.914 SV%||15,203 MP|| 

SHL PLAYOFF STATS
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SHL CAREER PLAYOFF STATS ||17 GP||4 W||11 L||0 OTL || 2 SO||2.76 GAA||0.921 SV%||951 MP|| 






Achievments:||...... 

S51/S52 - Named to the SMJHL All-Star Game 
S59 Challenge Cup Champion 


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WALTER HOBBS || TEXAS RENEGADES || GOALIE || 2ND ALL-TIME IN TEXAS WINS
NAME: Walter Hobbs
POSITION: Goalie
NATIONALITY: Canadian
NUMBER: 32

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SMJHL CAREER STATISTICS
SMJHL TOTALS || 83GP || 37W || 36L || 1SO || 3.16GAA || 0.886SV% || 0.860PS% ||4606MP || 

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SMJHL CAREER PLAYOFF STATISTICS
SMJHL PLAYOFF TOTALS || 20GP || 11W || 8L || 1SO || 2.46GAA || 0.952SV% || 1199MP || 

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SHL CAREER STATISTICS
SHL TOTALS || 373 GP || 188 W || 156 L ||27 OTL || 13 SO || 2.98 GAA || 0.91 SV% || 0.675 PS%  ||22,449 MP || 

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SHL CAREER PLAYOFF STATISTICS
SHL PLAYOFF TOTALS || 33 GP || 17 W || 11 L || 5 OTL || 5 SO || 3.12 GAA || 0.904 SV% || 2,045 MP || 

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ACHEIVMENTS 
S39-KAIN WEBB AWARD: Team Leadership ( MTL Team award) 
S40-NAMED FIRST ALTERNATE CAPTAIN ( Montreal )  
S41-NAMED TEAM CAPTAIN ( Montreal )
S41-LOST GAME 7 OF 4 STAR CUP (Kelowna wins series 4-3)  
S41-Silver medal (WJC  - CANADA) 
S42-Named GM of Canada (WJC)  
S42-Winner of the Ryan Jesster Award (Top Rookie)
S42-Named to SHL All-Rookie Team 
S42-Silver Medal (IIHF -CANADA) 
S44/S45-Named to the Second ALL-STAR Team 
S44/S45-Nominated for Ron Mexico Award (Top Goalie Award)  

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TRANSACTIONS
S39 -  DRAFTED 43RD OVERALL BY MONTREAL (SMJHL)
S40 - DRAFTED 29TH OVERALL BY TEXAS ( SHL)
S40 / S41 - REPRESENT CANADA AT WJC 
S45 to S50 -  REPRESENT CANADA AT IIHF  

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lets win gold! Great work Jearim!

Aleksander Kozlov | C | 2027 TPE | Tampa Bay | Russia | S56

Name: Aleksander Kozlov

Born: February 4th, S38

Height: 6'2"

Weight: 208 lbs

Number: 13

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Drafted 5th overall by Carolina Kraken in S55 SMJHL Draft 

Drafted 1st overall by Tampa Bay Barracuda in S56 SHL Draft

Gary Grease | D | 2031 TPE | Winnipeg Jets | Team Canada | S39-S54
Name: Gary Grease
Born: June 24th, S21
Height: 7'7"
Weight: 354 lbs
Number: 99
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History
S38: Drafted 19th overall by Colorado Mammoths
      Signed 1-yr/$3mil deal with Colorado Mammoths
S39: Drafted 12th overall by Winnipeg Jets
      Signed 3 year ELC with WPG
      Named Captain of Colorado Mammoths
      Won WJC Gold with Team Canada
S40: Called up to Winnipeg Jets
S41: Signed Extension With Winnipeg: 2x2million
S43: Won Aiden Richan Trophy (breakout star)
S44: Won challenge cup
S45: Won Turd Ferguson Trophy (most PIMS)

S56 1st Overall

Gary Grease Career Stats: Click Here
Graphics Shop: Click Here

   

Is this some sort of dry joke?

Thanks to @karey and @JSS for the sigs!

Teddy Cuddles  |  RW  | Edmonton Blizzard | Hall of Fame
Player Type : Two Way Forward
Height: 6'5" | Weight: 220 lbs | Age: 19
Number: 79
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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Regular Season Stats :
S35 | STL | GP:28 | G:2 | A:1 | P:3 | PIMs:5 | HIT:7 | Shots:25 | +/-:-4
S36 | STL | GP:50 | G:10 | A:10 | P:20 | PIMs:5 | HIT:97 | Shots:88 | +/-:-1
S37 | STL | GP:50 | G:13 | A:27 | P:40 | PIMs:56 | HIT:120| Shots:146 | +/-:+10
S38 | EDM | GP:50 | G:6 | A:7 | P:13 | PIMs:62 | HIT:114 | Shots:83 | +/-:-18
S39 | EDM | GP:50 | G:7 | A:15 | P:22 | PIMs:36 | HIT:161 | Shots:78 | +/-:-10
S40 | EDM | GP:50 | G:13 | A:29 | P:42 | PIMs:46 | HIT:197 | Shots:109 | +/-:+7
S41 | EDM | GP:50 | G:17 | A:17 | P:34 | PIMs:49 | HIT:143 | Shots:121 | +/-:-4
S42 | EDM | GP:50 | G:17 | A:24 | P:41 | PIMs:52 | HIT:135 | Shots:132 | +/-:+9
S43 | EDM | GP:50 | G:14 | A:23 | P:37 | PIMs:24 | HIT:121 | Shots:121 | +/-:-2
S44 | EDM | GP:50 | G:21 | A:32 | P:53 | PIMs:28 | HIT:131 | Shots:214 | +/-:+19
S45 | EDM | GP:50 | G:13 | A:24 | P:37 | PIMs:51 | HIT:170 | Shots:185 | +/-:+9
S46 | EDM | GP:50 | G:29 | A:31 | P:60 | PIMs:53 | HIT:152 | Shots:195 | +/-:+9
S47 | EDM | GP:50 | G:17 | A:33 | P:50 | PIMs:46 | HIT:182 | Shots:199 | +/-:+8
S48 | EDM | GP:50 | G:22 | A:23 | P:45 | PIMs:26 | HIT:182 | Shots:210 | +/-:+7
S49 | EDM | GP:50 | G:20 | A:25 | P:45 | PIMs:36 | HIT:149 | Shots:208 | +/-:+1
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Post Season Stats :
S35 | STL | GP:7 | G:0 | A:0 | P:0 | PIMs:0 | HIT:2 | Shots:4 | +/-:+1
S36 | STL | GP:6 | G:1 | A:1 | P:2 | PIMs:7 | HIT:14 | Shots:12 | +/-:+3
S37 | STL | GP:13 | G:4 | A:5 | P:9 | PIMs:26 | HIT:26 | Shots:30 | +/-:+7
S38 | EDM | Did not qualify
S39 | EDM | GP:7 | G:3 | A:3 | P:6 | PIMs:4 | HIT:18 | Shots:10 | +/-:+1
S40 | EDM | GP:7 | G:1 | A:6 | P:7 | PIMs:4 | HIT:33 | Shots:15 | +/-:+2
S41 | EDM | GP:7 | G:2 | A:3 | P:5 | PIMs:12 | HIT:15 | Shots:15 | +/-:+1
S42 | EDM | GP:11 | G:5 | A:8 | P:13 | PIMs:10 | HIT:25 | Shots:38 | +/-:+1
S43 | EDM | Did not Qualify
S44 | EDM | GP:11 | G:4 | A:7 | P:11 | PIMs:12 | HIT:31 | Shots:42 | +/-:+3
S45 | EDM | GP:18 | G:7 | A:11 | P:18 | PIMs:24 | HIT:56 | Shots:68 | +/-:+8
S46 | EDM | GP:4 | G:0 | A:0 | P:0 | PIMs:2 | HIT:9 | Shots:11 | +/-:-5
S47 | EDM | GP:6 | G:3 | A:2 | P:5 | PIMs:6 | HIT:24 | Shots:25 | +/-:+2
S48 | EDM | GP:5 | G:2 | A:2 | P:4 | PIMs:0 | HIT:11 | Shots:19 | +/-:0
S49 | EDM | GP:23 | G:7 | A:17 | P:24 | PIMs:18 | HIT:76 | Shots:89 | +/-:-2
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Awards and Achievements:
S37 | STL Kanye Summers Award for Regular Season Team MVP
S37 | STL Bradley Wingels Award for Best Forward
S40 | Gold Medal Winner
S40 | Aidan Richan Trophy Winner
S44 | Became 4th player in Edmonton Blizzard History to reach 1000 Hits
S45 | Challenge Cup Champion
S45 | Anton Razov Trophy for Playoff MVP
S45 | Silver Medal Winner
S46 | 1st Team All Star
S46 | Sarmad Kahn Nominee
S46 | Jef Darr Nominee
S47 | Jef Darr Nominee
S49 | Challenge Cup Champion
S49 | Anton Razov Nominee
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Draft/Signing/Trade History:
S35 | Signed to STL
S36 | Drafted to Calgary 26th overall
S36 | Traded to Edmonton


Ambacas “Femboy Hooters” Cuddles | D | Tampa Bay Barracuda

Former USA Fed Head, Carolina Kraken Co-GM, Tampa Bay Barracuda GM

So this is why you haven't been returning my trade calls?

Just kidding good stuff man.

Wooo should be a great tournament!

First SHL goal on first SHL shot in first SHL game.

                  Mack Daddy - Calgary Dragons - Forward
Signed DFA contract with Colorado Raptors to finish S53
Drafted by the Colorado Raptors in S54 Draft - Round 3, 24
Drafted by the Calgary Dragons in S55 Draft - Round 2, 30
S55 WJC Gold Medal Championship
S56 SMJHL All-Star Game Winner
Called up to the Calgary Dragons to start S57
Scored 1st SHL Goal On First SHL Shot in First SHL Game

Let's go Boys!

               

| LD| Chad Nickelback | #24 | Nevada Battleborn
| 5'11 | |195 lbs|
Riverview, New Brunswick
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Drafted 5th overall in the S64 SHL Entry Draft by the Manhattan Rage
Drafted 7th overall in the S63 SMJHL Entry Draft by the Nevada Battleborn
Selected to play in the S64 SMJHL All-Star Game
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SMJHL Career Stats
S65: 66GP | 20G | 45A | 65PTS | 16PIM | 306SOG | +/-: +40
S64: 66GP | 20G | 28A | 48PTS | 30PIM | 275SOG | +/-: +1
S63: 66GP | 9G | 27A | 36PTS | 12PIM | 140SOG | +/-: +24

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SMJHL Career Playoff Stats
S65: 10GP | 3G | 2A | 7 PTS | 0PIM | 31 SOG | +/-: +1 | 11 Hits
S64: 10GP | 2G | 5A | 7PTS | 2PIM | 41SOG | +/-: +2 | 8 Hits
S63: 6GP | 1G | 1A | 2PTS | 0 PIM | 10 SOG | +/-: 0 | 8 Hits

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WJC Stats
S64 (Team Canada): 0GP | 0G | 0A | 0PTS | 0PIM | 0SOG | +/-: 0 | 0 Hits
S63 (Team NA): 12GP | 2G | 3A | 5PTS | 2 PIM | 29 SOG | +/-: -5 | 14 Hits