Roster Announcement OHL GOLD CUP
OHL GOLD CUP KITCHENER, ON MAY 3 – MAY 7, 2017 ROSTER ANNOUNCEMENT OHL GOLD CUP KITCHENER, ON MAY 3 – MAY 7, 2017 April 11, 2017 NR 17.01 For Immediate Distribution Rosters Revealed for 2017 OHL Gold Cup KITCHENER, ON – One hundred sixty players have been selected to represent eight teams at the upcoming 2017 OHL Gold Cup May 3-7 in Kitchener, ON. Members of the Steering Committee, along with Joe Birch, Senior Director of Hockey Development and Special Events with the Ontario Hockey League, were at Activa Sportsplex Tuesday afternoon, to make the announcement. “Every year, the players selected to participate in the OHL Gold Cup put on such a display of skill and the ability to adapt to a new team, it is so fun to see,” said OHL Gold Cup Co-Chair, Tony Martindale. “Today, the countdown to puck drop really begins.” “The Ontario Hockey League is pleased to once again partner with the OHF and Hockey Canada for the 2017 OHL Gold Cup. This great partnership has, and will continue to, develop some of the very best players from across Ontario who will compete for a spot on Team Canada’s Under-17 selection camp in July,” said Joe Birch. Highlights from the OHL Gold Cup Rosters • 19 of the 21 players selected in the first round of the OHL Priority Selection are on OHL Gold Cup rosters • 129 of 160 OHL Gold Cup players were picked in the OHL Priority Selection • Top teams represented: Thunder Bay Kings (8), Quinte Red Devils (8), Sudbury Wolves (8), Mississauga Reps (7), Vaughan Kings (7), London Jr.
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