February 2011 Page 1 of 9 2011 CANADA WINTER GAMES FEMALE TEAM 2011 CANADA WINTER GAMES MALE TEAM Hockey PEI – 40 Enman Crescent, PO Box 302 Charlottetown, PEI C1A 7K7 Ph: 902-368-4334 Fax: 902-368-4337 www.hockeypei.com In the Crease February 2011 Page 2 of 9 Team PEI Ready for D Luke McIsaac Vernon River 2011 Canada Winter Games G Daryl MacCallum Charlottetown FW Zach Beaton Stratford It has been a long process in the making, many hours of camps, FW Dalton MacDonald Vernon River practices and games. Now both the male and female teams are FW Jordan Mayhew Kensington ready to converge on Halifax for the 2011 Canada Winter Games. Both teams have completed an extensive process to select their FW Logan Doiron Charlottetown teams and now are excited to begin the competition on the national D John Young Grand Tracadie stage. FW Kameron Kielly Sherwood G Sam Walsh Elliotvale The men‟s‟ team (Under 16) will compete in Week 1 at the games. As they complete their week and depart from Halifax, the female team Head Coach Kenny MacDougall will take over Halifax and compete in Week 2. Asst. Coach Dylan Taylor For additional information: Asst. Coach Jeff MacDonald Director Operations Wayne MacDougall www.teampei.ca Trainer Jerry McKenna www.canadagames2011.ca The following is the team‟s schedules: 2011 Female Team Roster Male – Week 1 Position Last Name City D Elly Arsenault Stratford DATE VENUE TIME VERSUS Feb 12th Metro Center 11:30 am Yukon D Nicole Corcoran Bloomfield Feb 13th Metro Center 11:30 am NWT FW Jocelyn Dougan Mt Stewart Feb 14th Sportsplex 11:30 am NFLD FW Olivia Doughart Summerside th Feb 15 Qualifying Rounds FW Kaitlyn Gallaway Stratford th Feb 16 Placement Round & Quarterfinals FW Maggie Grimmer Charlottetown Feb 17th Placement Round & Medal Round th D Katherine Johnston Charlottetown Feb 18 Relegation Round & Medal Games FW Kristy Lanigan Montague Female – Week 2 FW Shannon MacAuley Mt Herbert FW Lauren MacLean Charlottetown DATE VENUE TIME VERSUS D Melanie Matthews Alberton Feb 20th Metro Center 7:30 pm Nova Scotia Feb 21st Metro Center 4:00 pm New Brunswick D Katie Parkman Stratford Feb 22nd Metro Center 4:00 pm Quebec G Hayden Pridham Alberton Feb 23rd Metro Center 11:30 am Manitoba D Sarah Steele Stratford Feb 24th Placement Round FW Courtney Stewart Hunter River th Feb 25 Relegation Round & Medal Round FW Samantha Sweet O'Leary Feb 26th Regulation Round & Medal Games FW Emily Taylor Stratford D Emily Van Diepen Morell 2011 Male Team Roster FW Hilary Waugh Lower Bedeque G Catherine Wood Albany Position Last Name City FW Blaize Bridges Summerside Head Coach Robyn MacDonald FW Dalton MacDonald Stratford Asst. Coach Brandy MacLellan FW Willie Gaudet Tignish Asst. Coach Chris Aiken D Benji Gaudet Tignish Director Operations Nadine Stavert FW Mark MacMillan Charlottetown Trainer Genna Phelan FW Evan Morrison Launching FW Connor Smith Mount Stewart FW Thomas Stavert Kensington D Jackson Donovan Charlottetown D Nathan Ellis Ellerslie D Sam Hughes Stratford Hockey PEI – 40 Enman Crescent, PO Box 302 Charlottetown, PEI C1A 7K7 Ph: 902-368-4334 Fax: 902-368-4337 www.hockeypei.com In the Crease February 2011 Page 3 of 9 Provincial Championship Locations Announced Minor Council recently announced the selected sites for the 2011 Provincial Minor Hockey Championships. The Bantam AAA, Midget AAA and Major Midget leagues conduct their playoff championships through elimination rounds. Once all tournament schedules are confirmed, they will be posted on the Hockey PEI website at www.hockeypei.com in early March. The following are the selected sites and dates: DIVISION HOSTS DATE Atom Female South Side March 25-27 Atom A – Male Bedeque March 18-20 Atom AA – Male Gulf Storm March 25-27 HOCKEY PEI Atom AAA – Male Tignish March 18-20 UPEI SKILLS DEVELOPMENT CAMP Pee Wee A – Female Montague March 18-20 Monday, February 21st Pee Wee AA – Female Tyne Valley March 25-27 CARI Complex - UPEI Pee Wee Rec – Male Charlottetown (CARI) March 25-27 8am-3:30pm Pee Wee A – Male North River March 18-20 Pee Wee AA – Male Alberton March 25-27 Open to the first 50 skaters and 8 goalies registered. Camp is geared toward „AA‟, „A‟ and Rec divisions. Pee Wee AAA – Male Charlottetown March 11-13 Male and Female Camp. Bantam A – Female Pownal March 18-20 Bantam AA – Female O’Leary March 25-27 Hockey PEI / UPEI Skills Camps offer the participant: Bantam Rec – Male Charlottetown (CARI) March 25-27 A day of on and off ice skill development taught by certified, Bantam A – Male Evangeline March 18-20 enthusiastic instructors from both the male and female Bantam AA – Male Georgetown March 25-27 UPEI Panthers hockey teams Midget A – Female North Star March 18-20 Instruction on a variety of skills including skating, passing, Midget AA – Female Sherwood March 18-20 shooting, and puck handling Midget Rec – Male Charlottetown (CARI) March 25-27 A FUN and SAFE environment emphasizing fair play and Midget A – Male Souris March 18-20 equal opportunity Midget AA – Male Montague March 25-27 Midget AA Male Tyne Valley March 18-20 An opportunity for players and coaches to meet new people and develop friendships Wildcard All participants receive a Hockey PEI Jersey and other merchandise as they become an official member of “Team Hockey PEI” for a day Valuable off-ice teachings in areas such as fitness, respect, and the importance of work ethic and maintaining a positive attitude The cost of the camp is $60. Refunds are only available 48hr in advance of camp date. To register or more information contact Mike White at the Hockey PEI office (902) 368-4334 or by email to [email protected] Hockey PEI – 40 Enman Crescent, PO Box 302 Charlottetown, PEI C1A 7K7 Ph: 902-368-4334 Fax: 902-368-4337 www.hockeypei.com In the Crease February 2011 Page 4 of 9 Islander to Tackle New Challenge In short, practically everything. It's a big job, he admits, but he's not unprepared. with Hockey Canada O'Keefe was the chair of the 2009 World Sledge Hockey Challenge, Story Printed with permission of The Guardian and on the committees of the 2008 version of the sledge hockey tourney and the 2008 Esso women's nationals, both in Charlottetown. by And he goes into Calgary with a few ideas of his own. Charles Reid "(In Buffalo), the non-Canada games didn't draw large crowds. Our Islander Books Ticket To Calgary goal is to have capacity crowds at all games, whether Canada's playing or not." There was one present left under Brodie O'Keefe's Christmas tree this holiday O'Keefe was granted a one-year leave of absence from CARI. season, a big one tucked in behind. O'Keefe, the 26-year-old sales and Hockey PEI Hosts Three event coordinator of the CARI Complex in Charlottetown, unwrapped it the next Atlantic Championships to last day of December. Brodie O’Keefe This spring will be a busy time for hockey on Prince Edward Island. In Inside was an invite by Hockey Canada to run the Calgary portion of addition to several provincial championships throughout the month of the 2012 IIHF World Junior Championship next January in Calgary March, Hockey PEI will also play hosts to three Atlantic and Edmonton, Alta. Championships events. All three Championships will contain a provincial representative team from Newfoundland, New Brunswick, "I'm really excited. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," said O'Keefe, Nova Scotia, PEI and a host team that will battle for an Atlantic who accepted the job Dec. 30 and starts Jan. 17. "It's a good way to Championships. start the new year." The winner of the Midget AA Female Championships will represent O'Keefe flies out from his hometown of Charlottetown for his one-year the Atlantic Region at the 2011 Esso Cup in St. Albert, Alberta. gig in Calgary on Friday at 9:20 a.m. The winner of the Major Midget Male Championships will represent Once out west, (he'll stay with friends until he finds an apartment) his the Atlantic Region at the 2011 Telus Cup in St. John‟s, task is to prepare the 17,000-seat Calgary Saddledome for an influx of Newfoundland. thousands of hockey players, coaches, parents, fans and scouts over the nearly two-week tourney which pits the best national junior hockey teams against each other for the world title. 2011 Midget AA Female Atlantic Championships "(My first task) is to go down to the Saddledome and get a tour so Host Team: Kings County Kings when I meet with people I know what they're talking about," he said. Arena: Montague Wellness Center For Wayne Long, events development officer for the City of Dates: March 31 – April 3 Charlottetown, O'Keefe's appointment is a win for the city, too, thanks Host Chair: Steve Myers to the extra experience O'Keefe can use when he returns to CARI. "He'll be a very professionally developed individual," said Long. Canada has reached 10 straight title games, but has lost two straight, including a 5-3 loss to the Russians on Jan. 5 in the 2011 tourney in 2011 Major Midget Male Buffalo, N.Y. Atlantic Championships Host Team: Charlottetown Islanders O'Keefe is the third Islander connected with Hockey Canada's junior Arena: CARI Complex (UPEI) program this year. Dates: March 31 – April 3 Host Chair: Mike Dougan Kinkora native Dave Cameron, coach of the Ontario Hockey League's Mississauga St. Michael's Majors, was Canada's head coach while Kevin Elliott, P.E.I.