2010 COUPE RBC CUP TEAM NOTES I notes d’équipes East/Est

They may not have won their league championship, but the Brockville # name p s/c ht. wt. Born hometown Braves will have a shot at a national title after winning the on N o nom p t/c g. p. nÉ ville d’origine home ice to book a trip to Dauphin. The Central Junior Hockey League’s regular- 1 Justin Gilbert G L/G 5’11” 170 01/24/91 Stittsville, Ont. season champions, the Braves won a neck-and-neck battle with the Pembroke 33 Doug Carr G L/G 6’2” 200 03/12/89 Hanover, Mass. Lumber Kings for top spot, finishing just a single point ahead of the Lumber -- Richard Joudoin AP G L/G 5’11” 170 11/08/93 Prescott, Ont. Kings and 19 points ahead of any other CJHL team, thanks in large part to a CJHL-record 26-game winning streak from October 30 to January 15. Brockville’s 5 Alex Boak D R/D 6’2” 210 09/29/89 Norwood, N.Y. league-leading offence was a two-Shayned attack, as Shayne Stockton (98 10 Tyson Wilson D L/G 6’1” 195 01/07/91 Brockville, Ont. points) and Shayne Thompson (87 points) both earned top-10 spots in the 20 Scott Dawson D L/G 6’3” 210 12/09/91 Kanata, Ont. CJHL scoring race, while Scott Arnold and Mark Williamson also cracked the 23 Sebastien Gingras D R/D 6’3” 180 03/12/91 Pierrefonds, Que./Qc top 25. Between the pipes Clarke Saunders was a wall, winning 31 games and 25 Mike Baird D R/D 5’11” 200 07/12/90 Oakville, Ont. finishing second with a 2.31 goals-against average, just 0.02 behind leader 43 Dylan Robichaud D R/D 6’3” 205 01/02/90 Rensselaer, N.Y. Scott Zacharias of Pembroke. The Braves cruised through the first two rounds of 44 Nathan Livingstone D L/G 6’0” 200 09/03/90 Brockville, Ont. the playoffs, sweeping past Kemptville and Ottawa in four games each, playing in just two one-goal games, setting up the expected final against Pembroke, 7 Shayne Thompson F/A L/G 5’11” 200 06/13/89 Stittsville, Ont. who were looking to become the first team in the history of the CJHL to win 8 Justin Taber F/A R/D 6’2” 185 03/01/90 Columbus, Ohio four consecutive league championships. After splitting the first two games – with 11 Shayne Stockton F/A R/D 6’3” 195 03/21/89 Rochester, N.Y. each winning a one-goal contest on the other team’s home ice – the Lumber 12 Nathan Slack F/A R/D 5’11” 200 08/10/89 Athens, Ont. Kings took control of the series, outscoring the Braves 14-5 over the last three 15 Zak Zaremba F/A R/D 6’0” 190 07/06/91 Parma, Ohio games to deny Brockville its first Bogart-Nielsen Cup since 1998. The Braves 17 Mike Skakum F/A L/G 6’2” 215 02/11/91 Brockville, Ont. had their chance for revenge, as they hosted the East Region championship at 19 Scott Arnold F/A L/G 6’2” 190 06/23/89 Montreal, Que./Qc Brockville Memorial Arena, but they would have to do so without the services 21 Mark Williamson F/A R/D 6’1” 180 04/11/89 Centennial, Colo. of Saunders, who injured his knee at a pre-tournament practice, forcing the 22 Colin MacLean F/A R/D 6’0” 180 01/16/90 Brockville, Ont. Braves to turn to Justin Gilbert, who saw action in just two games during the 26 David Roy F/A R/D 6’4” 195 02/09/92 Orleans, Ont. playoff run. After a convincing 6-0 win over the to open 27 Stephen Bird F/A L/G 6’1” 195 11/02/90 Deep River, Ont. the tournament, Brockville once again faced off against Pembroke, with a likely 55 James Keane F/A L/G 6’3” 205 04/20/91 Brockville, Ont. bye to the championship game on the line. Scott Dawson was the hero, scoring 77 Maxime Dumond F/A L/G 6’1” 195 03/26/92 Orleans, Ont. with less than 10 minutes to go in the third period, clinching a 2-1 victory for the Braves which, coupled with their 5-2 win over the Cobras de Terrebonne in the Head Coach & General Manager/Entraîneur-chef et directeur général ...... round-robin finale, sent them directly to the final. Their opponents? Who else, the Assistant Coach/Entraîneur adjoint ...... Jason Hawkins . The game would not be as close as their round-robin Goalie Coach/Entraîneur des gardiens ...... James Mayo meeting as Brockville opened up a 4-0 advantage before the seven-minute mark Equipment Manager/Responsable de l’équipement ...... Fred Pakenham of the second period en route to a 5-1 win and its first berth at the National Equipment Manager/Responsable de l’équipement ...... Sam Rapin Junior A Championship since the 1998 Royal Bank Cup in Nanaimo, B.C. Trainer/Soigneur ...... Bob Darling

REGULAR SEASON/SAISON RÉGULIÈRE PLAYOFFS/SÉRIES ÉLIMINATOIRES REGULAR SEASON RECORD – 52-8-1-1 (1st in Central Junior Hockey League) # name p gp g a p pim # name p gp g a p pim GOALS FOR – 308 (1st) No nom p pJ B a p pun No nom p pJ B a p pun GOALS AGAINST – 140 (1st) 11 Shayne Stockton F/A 57 37 61 98 20 11 Shayne Stockton F/A 17 17 12 29 8 TOP SCORER – Shayne Stockton (37g 61a 98p) 7 Shayne Thompson F/A 57 33 54 87 76 21 Mark Williamson F/A 17 5 15 20 4 21 Mark Williamson F/A 61 28 54 82 12 7 Shayne Thompson F/A 15 5 13 18 12 PLAYOFFS 19 Scott Arnold F/A 61 42 33 75 82 12 Nathan Slack F/A 17 6 10 16 27 QUARTER-FINAL – defeated Kemptville 73’s 4-0 77 Maxime Dumond F/A 61 28 29 57 77 23 Sebastien Gingras D 15 4 11 15 8 (7-3, 3-2, 5-1, 8-0) 23 Sebastien Gingras D 56 12 43 55 30 5 Alex Boak D 17 6 8 14 26 SEMIFINAL – defeated Ottawa Jr. Senators 4-0 17 Mike Skakum F/A 58 25 28 53 40 8 Justin Taber F/A 17 5 9 14 15 (7-2, 9-1, 4-2, 4-3 OT) 12 Nathan Slack F/A 61 14 39 53 49 77 Maxime Dumond F/A 17 4 9 13 12 MJHL CHAMPIONSHIP – lost to Pembroke Lumber 15 Zak Zaremba F/A 62 19 23 42 6 17 Mike Skakum F/A 17 2 8 10 6 Kings 4-1 (2-3 OT, 5-4, 2-5, 1-4, 2-5) 22 Colin MacLean F/A 50 8 27 35 12 22 Colin MacLean F/A 15 1 9 10 10 FRED PAGE CUP – 1st in round robin (defeated 5 Alex Boak D 57 5 28 33 48 19 Scott Arnold F/A 17 7 2 9 22 Woodstock Slammers 6-0, defeated Pembroke 26 David Roy F/A 43 11 21 32 12 55 James Keane F/A 14 4 5 9 27 Lumber Kings 2-1, defeated Cobras de Terrebonne 20 Scott Dawson D 53 9 20 29 61 26 David Roy F/A 16 5 2 7 8 5-2), defeated Pembroke Lumber Kings 5-1 in 8 Justin Taber F/A 58 7 21 28 55 44 Nathan Livingstone D 17 1 6 7 39 championship game 44 Nathan Livingstone D 57 9 16 25 101 20 Scott Dawson D 17 1 4 5 14 55 James Keane F/A 59 9 8 17 81 15 Zak Zaremba F/A 17 2 2 4 2 PREVIOUS NJAC EXPERIENCE 25 Mike Baird D 54 4 13 17 30 10 Tyson Wilson D 16 1 3 4 14 1998 (Nanaimo, B.C.) – 5TH – 0W-4L; 8GF 23GA 10 Tyson Wilson D 35 2 14 16 22 25 Mike Baird D 12 1 0 1 4 43 Dylan Robichaud D 42 2 8 10 28 43 Dylan Robichaud D 8 0 1 1 6 27 Stephen Bird F/A 41 2 7 9 52 27 Stephen Bird F/A 6 0 0 0 6

# name p gp min ga gaa so w-L-T # name p gp min ga gaa so w-L No nom p pJ min Ba moy JB v-D-N No nom p pJ min Ba moy JB v-D 33 Doug Carr* G 38 2,159 90 2.50 2 27-9-0 1 Justin Gilbert G 6 331 8 1.45 1 5-0 1 Justin Gilbert G 20 1,198 51 2.56 2 14-6-0 33 Doug Carr* G 10 615 35 3.42 0 4-4

* STATS WITH CORNWALL (CJHL) * STATS WITH CORNWALL (CJHL) HOST/HÔTE

After a string of early playoff exits by past RBC Cup host teams – # name p s/c ht. wt. Born hometown Weyburn, Streetsville, Prince George and Cornwall in Round 1, Victoria in Round N o nom p t/c g. p. nÉ ville d’origine 29 Brett Willows G L/G 5’9” 177 01/12/90 Rivers, Man. 2 – the Dauphin Kings did something no National Junior A Championship 35 Joe Caligiuri G L/G 5’10” 165 04/19/89 , Man. host had done since the in 2004 – win their league -- Tyler Oswald AP G L/G 5’11” 170 04/03/93 Samford, Man. championship. The Kings were far and away the class of the Junior Hockey League during the regular season, winning 50 of 62 games and finishing 3 Dallas Drysdale D R/D 6’5” 207 04/23/91 Dauphin, Man. 21 points clear of the , the MJHL’s No. 2 team. The league-leading 4 Mathew Backhouse D L/G 6’3” 180 02/28/91 Thompson, Man. 5 Tyler Gaudry D L/G 6’1” 180 10/05/91 Stonewall, Man. offence was led by the line of Shane Luke, Ryan Dreger and Bryce Lamb, who 6 Colin Paull D L/G 5’11” 185 08/02/90 Elkhorn, Man. finished first, second and fourth, respectively, in the league scoring race, led by 7 Joel Kot D R/D 5’11” 190 08/20/90 Moose Jaw, Sask. Luke’s 101 points and Dreger’s 53 goals. The defence was just as impressive, 17 Mike Boese D R/D 5’11” 186 07/04/90 Hermantown, Minn. allowing a league-low 169 goals, backstopped by netminder Joe Caligiuri, who 21 Steven Shamanski D R/D 6’0” 190 10/13/89 Carberry, Man. 27 Patrick Kozyra D R/D 6’2” 190 01/24/89 Sherwood Park, Alta./Alb. posted the MJHL’s second-best goals against average, and 20-year-old captain -- Tanner Butler AP D L/G 5’11” 175 08/03/93 Souris, Man. Steven Shamanski, who earned both the top defenceman and player of the year -- AP D L/G 6’3” 182 06/28/93 Brandon, Man. awards in the Manitoba league. After cruising past Neepawa in the quarter- finals, allowing just six goals in a four-game sweep, the Kings put on an offensive 9 Justin Michaud F/A R/D 6’2” 220 06/26/89 Selkirk, Man. show against Swan Valley in the semis, racking up 22 goals in the first three 11 Angus Klassen F/A L/G 6’0” 170 03/23/90 Rosenfeld, Man. 12 Bryce Lamb F/A L/G 5’11” 185 10/16/89 Killarney, Man. games, including a 12-2 romp in Game 3 – led by two-point performances from 13 Travis Cech F/A R/D 5’9” 180 01/14/90 Rocky Mountain House, Alta./Alb. 12 different players – before closing the Stampeders out in five games. The MJHL 14 Cody Esposito F/A L/G 6’4” 210 02/18/89 Airdrie, Alta./Alb. final was a showdown between the two regular season conference champions, 15 Troy Hunter F/A R/D 6’2” 197 02/20/90 Virden, Man. with the providing the opposition for the Kings. The Saints 16 Devin Mitzner F/A L/G 5’11” 205 04/02/90 Strathmore, Alta./Alb. 18 Mitch Czibere F/A L/G 6’0” 193 02/15/89 Fort Saskatchewan, Alta./Alb. entered the series even hotter than Dauphin, having swept past Winnipeg South 19 Colton Graf F/A L/G 5’11” 225 02/11/90 Watson, Sask. and Winkler to reach the championship series. Despite being a match-up of two 20 Shane Luke F/A L/G 5’11” 160 06/05/90 Ste. Rose du Lac, Man. of the league’s highest scoring teams, the first and third games were defensive 24 Ryan Dreger F/A R/D 5’9” 150 05/21/89 Dauphin, Man. struggles, with a 6-1 Dauphin win in Game 2 sandwiched between a pair of 1-0 74 Zeanan Ziemer F/A L/G 5’8” 173 03/14/89 Brandon, Man. overtime classics, both won by the Kings. With a chance to close out their first -- Bryn Chyzyk AP F/A L/G 5’10” 170 11/05/92 Virden, Man. -- Derek Falloon AP F/A R/D 5’9” 155 02/02/93 Russell, Man. league title in 17 years on home ice Dauphin did not disappoint, erasing a 4-0 -- Regan Hedley AP F/A L/G 5’10” 160 03/24/92 Dauphin, Man. second-period deficit and earning a 5-4 victory to sweep the Saints and advance -- Jared Morris AP F/A L/G 6’1” 200 02/06/93 La Salle, Man. to the ANAVET Cup against the SJHL champions from La Ronge. After dropping -- Jeremy Olynik AP F/A R/D 6’1” 170 03/06/92 Winnipeg, Man. Game 1, the Kings tied Game 2 with three seconds to go before earning a -- Michael Sofillas AP F/A L/G 5’9” 170 05/15/93 Morden, Man. -- Mitch Vanteeling AP F/A L/G 6’0” 175 05/13/93 Brandon, Man. double-overtime victory to send the series back to Dauphin tied 1-1. Despite a bout of food poisoning on the trip back to Manitoba, the Kings rattled off three Head Coach & General Manager/Entraîneur-chef et directeur général ...... Marlin Murray wins in a row on home ice to earn their second-ever ANAVET title, and roll into the Assistant Coach/Entraîneur adjoint ...... David Anning national championship with a regional crown under their belts. Assistant Coach/Entraîneur adjoint ...... Scott McCallum Goalie Coach/Entraîneur des gardiens ...... Steve Bray Trainer & Equipment Manager/Soigneur et responsable de l’équipement ...... Tyrol Deeg Assistant Equipment Manager/Responsable adjoint de l’équipement ...... Jonathon Foster

REGULAR SEASON/SAISON RÉGULIÈRE PLAYOFFS/SÉRIES ÉLIMINATOIRES REGULAR SEASON RECORD – 50-11-1-0 (1st in Manitoba Junior Hockey League) # name p gp g a p pim # name p gp g a p pim GOALS FOR – 296 (1st) No nom p pJ B a p pun No nom p pJ B a p pun GOALS AGAINST – 169 (1st) 20 Shane Luke F/A 62 29 72 101 36 21 Steven Shamanski D 18 10 18 28 22 TOP SCORER – Shane Luke (29g 72a 101p) 24 Ryan Dreger F/A 61 53 46 99 37 12 Bryce Lamb F/A 18 10 14 24 14 12 Bryce Lamb F/A 60 38 51 89 128 74 Zeanan Ziemer F/A 18 8 15 23 14 PLAYOFFS 74 Zeanan Ziemer F/A 48 25 51 76 121 20 Shane Luke F/A 18 12 8 20 6 QUARTER-FINAL – defeated Neepawa Natives 4-0 21 Steven Shamanski D 62 19 52 71 70 24 Ryan Dreger F/A 18 6 14 20 22 (9-1, 2-1, 4-1, 5-3) 18 Mitch Czibere F/A 46 22 29 51 41 18 Mitch Czibere F/A 18 10 9 19 16 SEMIFINAL – defeated 14 Cody Esposito F/A 43 23 18 41 83 7 Joel Kot D 18 4 15 19 12 4-1 (5-2, 5-2, 12-2, 2-3, 4-3) 19 Colton Graf F/A 56 17 24 41 38 15 Troy Hunter F/A 18 9 8 17 27 MJHL CHAMPIONSHIP – defeated Winnipeg Saints 15 Troy Hunter F/A 56 11 21 32 100 27 Patrick Kozyra D 18 1 12 13 4 4-0 (1-0 OT, 6-1, 1-0 2OT, 5-4) 27 Patrick Kozyra D 51 5 27 32 13 16 Devin Mitzner F/A 16 5 7 12 6 ANAVET CUP – defeated 4-1 4 Mathew Backhouse D 62 1 23 24 28 17 Mike Boese D 18 0 11 11 10 (3-5, 7-6 2OT, 4-1, 5-3, 6-1) 17 Mike Boese D 62 2 19 21 24 14 Cody Esposito F/A 14 6 2 8 8 16 Devin Mitzner F/A 19 10 8 18 36 19 Colton Graf F/A 16 1 7 8 0 PREVIOUS NJAC EXPERIENCE 11 Angus Klassen F/A 53 10 8 18 26 11 Angus Klassen F/A 9 1 2 3 2 NONE 13 Travis Cech F/A 35 7 11 18 83 3 Dallas Drysdale D 18 1 2 3 18 3 Dallas Drysdale D 53 1 15 16 122 6 Colin Paull D 18 0 3 3 0 9 Justin Michaud F/A 52 6 9 15 147 13 Travis Cech F/A 13 1 1 2 7 5 Tyler Gaudry D 48 2 10 12 36 9 Justin Michaud F/A 18 1 1 2 21 6 Colin Paull D 47 3 8 11 32 5 Tyler Gaudry D 7 0 2 2 2 7 Joel Kot D 14 1 10 11 12 4 Mathew Backhouse D 15 0 1 1 4 -- Jared Morris F/A 1 0 0 0 0 -- Michael Sofillas F/A 1 0 0 0 0 # name p gp min ga gaa so w-L N o nom p pJ min Ba moy JB v-D # name p gp min ga gaa so w-L-T 35 Joe Caligiuri G 17 1018 32 1.89 2 15-2 N o nom p pJ min Ba moy JB v-D-N 29 Brett Willows G 2 118 7 3.55 0 1-0 35 Joe Caligiuri G 36 2,267 98 2.59 1 29-7-0 29 Brett Willows G 26 1,480 69 2.80 2 21-5-0 LA RONGE ICE WOLVES WEST/OUEST

For the first time in their 12-year existence, the La Ronge Ice Wolves # name p s/c ht. wt. Born hometown will play for the National Junior A Championship after a shocking run to the N o nom p t/c g. p. nÉ ville d’origine Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League title. The Ice Wolves entered the season 33 Adam Bartko G L/G 6’4” 200 08/05/90 North Battleford, Sask. 34 Joel Danyluk G L/G 6’0” 185 07/08/90 Yorkton, Sask. coming off of a last-place finish in 2008-09, when they won just 11 games, and -- Cameron Irwin AP G L/G 5’11” 170 06/31/91 Moose Jaw, Sask. finished the 2009-10 regular season fourth in the Bauer Conference, seventh of 12 SJHL teams. Doug Lindensmith (62 points) led an offensively-charged Ice 2 Zane Morin AP D R/D 6’0” 170 05/11/92 Meadow Lake, Sask. Wolves team that finished third in the SJHL in goal scoring, but had only a +15 3 Phil Belanger D L/G 5’10” 180 02/20/90 Mont St-Hilaire, Que./Qc goal differential thanks to a goals-against that ranked in the bottom third of 4 Dayton Fossum D R/D 6’1” 195 05/28/90 Frontier, Sask. the league. La Ronge opened the playoffs by ending the reign of the Humboldt 5 Colton MacPherson D L/G 6’3” 200 02/04/89 Whitewood, Sask. 12 Kirk Moore D L/G 5’11” 192 01/23/89 Saskatoon, Sask. Broncos, sweeping the 2008 national champions and 2009 national runners-up 17 Dustin Stevenson D L/G 6’5” 220 08/12/89 Gull Lake, Sask. in a best-of-five series, earning them a date with the , the Bauer 18 Mike Alexander D L/G 5’10” 200 01/12/89 Campbell River, B.C./C.-B. Conference’s regular season champions. A pair of one-goal wins in Flin Flon, 25 Robert Monfore D R/D 6’0” 195 10/09/90 Wasilla, Alaska followed by an overtime triumph on home ice, gave the Ice Wolves a seemingly insurmountable 3-0 series lead, and after back-to-back extra-time wins put the 6 Nathan Boyer AP F/A R/D 5’6” 165 10/08/92 Prince Albert, Sask. Bombers within striking distance, the Ice Wolves wrapped up a surprising upset 7 Ben Findlay F/A R/D 5’7” 165 02/09/90 Regina, Sask. with a 3-2 victory in Game 6. Next up were the , and the 8 Travis Gordon F/A R/D 5’10” 175 02/27/89 Campbell River, B.C./C.-B. 9 Nolan Souchotte F/A L/G 5’7” 160 07/27/90 Wolseley, Sask. Ice Wolves again used overtime to their advantage, winning in the extra period in 10 Marc-Andre Carre F/A L/G 6’2” 190 12/26/91 Baie Comeau, Que./Qc Game 1 and Game 4 to go up 3-1 in the series, which they eventually finished 11 Taylor Piller F/A R/D 5’11” 195 09/14/90 Saskatoon, Sask. in six games. The SJHL final was one that no one would have predicted when 14 Liam Brennan F/A L/G 6’2” 190 02/15/89 Lumsden, Sask. the playoffs began, as it matched up the Ice Wolves and the , who 15 Dan Conacher F/A L/G 5’11” 210 03/05/89 Calgary, Alta./Alb. finished with the fewest points of any postseason-bound team, but pulled off a 16 Richard Cameron F/A R/D 5’11” 195 05/26/90 North Battleford, Sask. trio of upsets to reach the final. With the RBC Cup host Dauphin Kings already 19 Aaron Enns F/A R/D 6’2” 200 10/05/91 Campbell River, B.C./C.-B. 20 Aaron DeCorby F/A L/G 5’11” 180 07/07/89 Melville, Sask. crowned MJHL champions, the winner of the final would have an automatic berth 21 Travis Eggum F/A R/D 6’0” 200 05/04/90 Saskatoon, Sask. to the National Junior A Championship as the West Region representative, giving 22 Doug Lindensmith F/A L/G 6’1” 185 10/10/90 Sterling Heights, Mich. the championship series some added drama. Overtime was again the friend of 24 Skyler Hladun AP F/A R/D 6’3” 195 06/16/92 Canora, Sask. the Ice Wolves, as they took their first lead of the series with an OT win in Game 27 Leo Lacourciere F/A L/G 6’5” 220 06/23/89 Cochrane, Alta./Alb. 3 before clinching the franchise’s first SJHL title on Liam Brennan’s overtime 32 Catlin Big Snake F/A L/G 6’5” 275 03/17/90 Siksika, Alta./Alb. winner in Game 6, advancing to the ANAVET Cup against the Kings. Starting the -- Jody Blais AP F/A R/D 5’11” 180 04/06/90 Debden, Sask. -- Taylor Greenbank F/A L/G 6’2” 180 01/30/90 Saskatoon, Sask. series on home ice, the Ice Wolves took Game 1 and came within three seconds of a 2-0 series lead before the Kings earned a double-overtime win to even it at Head Coach & Director of Hockey Operations / 1-1. Headed back to Dauphin, the Ice Wolves fell victim to a red-hot home team, Entraîneur-chef et directeur des activités hockey ...... Bob Beatty dropping three in a row to lose the series in five games. But despite not claiming Assistant Coach/Entraîneur adjoint ...... Eric Bell regional glory, a shot at a national championship still exists. Assistant Coach/Entraîneur adjoint ...... Gavin Holcomb Trainer & Equipment Manager/Soigneur et responsable de l’équipement ...... Ron Holloway Trainer/Soigneur ...... Mike Bell

REGULAR SEASON/SAISON RÉGULIÈRE PLAYOFFS/SÉRIES ÉLIMINATOIRES REGULAR SEASON RECORD – 29-21-3-5 (7th in Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League) # name p gp g a p pim # name p gp g a p pim GOALS FOR – 209 (3rd) No nom p pJ B a p pun No nom p pJ B a p pun GOALS AGAINST – 194 (9th) 22 Doug Lindensmith F/A 56 28 34 62 85 22 Doug Lindensmith F/A 26 12 16 28 38 TOP SCORER – Doug Lindensmith (28g 34a 62p) 7 Ben Findlay F/A 57 15 39 54 89 17 Dustin Stevenson D 24 11 14 25 24 18 Mike Alexander D 56 12 42 54 94 10 Marc-Andre Carre F/A 26 9 14 23 18 PLAYOFFS 14 Liam Brennan F/A 59 19 28 47 87 15 Dan Conacher F/A 26 11 9 20 30 PRELIMINARY ROUND – defeated Humboldt 17 Dustin Stevenson D 56 11 36 47 134 7 Ben Findlay F/A 26 8 10 18 17 Broncos 3-0 (5-1, 4-3 OT, 3-0) 20 Aaron DeCorby F/A 41 25 20 45 24 14 Liam Brennan F/A 26 6 11 17 28 QUARTER-FINAL – defeated Flin Flon Bombers 4-2 10 Marc-Andre Carre F/A 43 21 22 43 28 21 Travis Eggum F/A 25 6 8 14 45 (3-2, 3-2, 4-3 OT, 3-4 OT, 3-4 OT, 3-1) 21 Travis Eggum F/A 53 16 24 40 76 11 Taylor Piller F/A 26 4 8 12 12 SEMIFINAL – defeated Battlefords North Stars 4-2 8 Travis Gordon F/A 57 16 22 38 32 18 Mike Alexander D 16 1 11 12 8 (5-4 OT, 0-4, 5-4, 4-3 OT, 2-3 OT, 4-1) 15 Dan Conacher F/A 55 19 17 36 108 12 Kirk Moore D 22 2 9 11 25 SJHL CHAMPIONSHIP – defeated Yorkton Terriers 9 Nolan Souchotte F/A 53 10 11 21 20 27 Leo Lacourciere F/A 19 4 6 10 15 4-2 (3-4 OT, 3-1, 4-3 OT, 2-7, 3-1, 3-2 OT) 11 Taylor Piller F/A 41 6 15 21 26 4 Dayton Fossum D 26 0 7 7 18 ANAVET CUP – lost to Dauphin Kings 4-1 (5-3, 6-7 19 Aaron Enns F/A 52 9 10 19 118 9 Nolan Souchotte F/A 24 2 4 6 10 2OT, 1-4, 3-5, 1-6) 16 Richard Cameron F/A 52 8 11 19 45 5 Colton MacPherson D 24 1 5 6 77 5 Colton MacPherson D 59 6 13 19 149 19 Aaron Enns F/A 24 2 3 5 51 PREVIOUS NJAC EXPERIENCE 12 Kirk Moore D 46 4 14 18 67 20 Aaron DeCorby F/A 13 1 3 4 4 NONE 4 Dayton Fossum D 52 6 11 17 55 25 Robert Monfore D 21 2 1 3 26 3 Phil Belanger D 50 3 6 9 48 16 Richard Cameron F/A 22 2 1 3 10 -- Taylor Greenbank F/A 36 3 3 6 29 8 Travis Gordon F/A 9 0 3 3 8 25 Robert Monfore D 48 2 4 6 43 24 Skyler Hladun F/A 2 1 0 1 2 24 Skyler Hladun F/A 30 1 4 5 40 6 Nathan Boyer F/A 7 0 1 1 0 27 Leo Lacourciere F/A 9 0 2 2 31 2 Zane Morin D 7 0 1 1 4 3 Phil Belanger D 20 0 1 1 8 # name p gp min ga gaa so w-L-T N o nom p pJ min Ba moy JB v-D-N # name p gp min ga gaa so w-L 33 Adam Bartko G -- 2,273 111 2.93 3 21-15-0 N o nom p pJ min Ba moy JB v-D 34 Joel Danyluk G -- 1,136 65 3.43 1 8-12-0 34 Joel Danyluk G 7 450 20 2.67 0 5-2 33 Adam Bartko G 19 1,242 61 2.95 1 11-8 CENTRAL/CENTRALE

After a one-year hiatus, the Oakville Blades are back at the National Junior # name p s/c ht. wt. Born hometown A Championship, hoping for a better result than their debut appearance in N o nom p t/c g. p. nÉ ville d’origine 30 Mike Morissette G L/G 5’11” 185 04/29/89 LaSalle, Ont. 2008, when they missed the semifinals and finished fifth in Cornwall, Ont. After 35 Daniel Savelli G L/G 6’2” 190 01/29/90 Burlington, Ont. losing their league championship to the in 2009 – falling in six games in the final – the Blades spent the 2009-10 season again chasing 2 Bradley Ryan D R/D 6’5” 200 06/10/92 Mississauga, Ont. the Voyageurs, finishing four points back of Kingston atop the Ontario Junior 4 Thomas Evans D R/D 6’2” 195 08/04/89 Aurora, Ont. A Hockey League standings, despite losing just nine times in regulation in 56 5 Nick Rivait D L/G 6’2” 205 09/21/90 Kingsville, Ont. 6 Alex Cord D L/G 6’2” 195 04/17/92 Mississauga, Ont. games. Oakville’s league-leading offence was sparked by the foursome of Mark 8 Dan Hunt D L/G 6’6” 205 01/16/89 Oakville, Ont. McGowan, Ryan Murphy, Steven Guzzo and Josh Ranalli, all of whom finished 20 Michael Ingoldsby D L/G 6’1” 188 02/15/89 Stratford, Ont. among the OJAHL’s top 20 in scoring, led by McGowan’s 74 points – good for a 24 Craig Dalrymple AP D R/D 6’4” 195 04/11/91 Kippen, Ont. tie for seventh. On the defensive end, Daniel Savelli finished an impressive 21-2 57 Steven Trojanovic D R/D 6’1” 191 08/04/93 Burlington, Ont.

between the pipes with a 2.26 goals-against average (second in the OJAHL), while 7 Kyle Blaney F/A R/D 5’9” 185 05/16/91 Burlington, Ont. Mike Morissette won 25 games and earned a top-five finish with a 2.48 GAA. 9 Steven Guzzo F/A L/G 6’0” 190 09/24/90 Oakville, Ont. After quickly dispatching Aurora in the opening round of the playoffs, outscoring 10 Andrew Santino F/A L/G 5’11” 178 05/17/93 Mississauga, Ont. the Tigers 24-10 in five games, the Blades needed just five games to knock off 12 Ryan Murphy F/A L/G 6’1” 195 09/27/89 Stratford, Ont. Georgetown in the semifinals, setting up another meeting with the Voyageurs 14 Steven Hickey F/A L/G 6’0” 195 09/25/91 Ancaster, Ont. 15 Dustin Alcock F/A R/D 6’0” 205 12/18/89 Hamilton, Ont. with OJAHL bragging rights on the line. The series was a classic, featuring seven 18 Tyler Karius F/A L/G 6’1” 195 02/12/91 Oakville, Ont. one-goal games and four overtime contests, including the deciding Game 7. 19 Kellan Lain F/A L/G 6’6” 210 08/11/89 Oakville, Ont. The Blades and Voyageurs split the first four games, with each winning once on 23 Steven McParland AP F/A L/G 5’10” 165 02/13/91 Schreiber, Ont. home ice and once on the road – Oakville won Game 2 in double overtime and 27 Mark McGowan F/A L/G 6’3” 196 05/08/90 Toronto, Ont. 44 Kyle Lysaght F/A R/D 6’2” 190 08/23/90 Marietta, Ga. Game 3 in the first OT, Kingston needed extra time in Game 4. After the Blades 74 Josh Ranalli F/A R/D 6’4” 185 08/08/90 Stoney Creek, Ont. seemingly took control with a Game 5 win on the road, the Voyageurs earned an 77 Nick Scamurra F/A R/D 6’1” 200 01/22/92 Mississauga, Ont. away victory of their own, sending the series back to Kingston for Game 7, where 89 Kyle Badham F/A L/G 6’1” 200 03/16/89 Oakville, Ont. Kyle Badham was the hero for Oakville, scoring 12:22 into overtime to give the 91 Mark Bennett F/A R/D 6’3” 190 07/21/91 Oakville, Ont. Blades the OJAHL title. With their biggest rivals vanquished, the Blades met the General Manager/Directeur général ...... Carlo Coccimiglio CCHL champions, the Newmarket Hurricanes, for OHA supremacy and a spot in Head Coach/Entraîneur-chef ...... Jason Nobili the . Once again overtime was key for Oakville – Ranalli’s OT Assistant Coach/Entraîneur adjoint ...... Brandon Cordua winner in Game 5 paved the way for a six-game series win over the Hurricanes, Assistant Coach/Entraîneur adjoint ...... Matt Moore sending the Blades to Sault Ste. Marie for the Central Region championship. Assistant Coach/Entraîneur adjoint ...... Chris Vanstone Practice Assistant/Préposé aux entraînements ...... James Brock After a 6-0 rout of the Abitibi Eskimos in its opener, Oakville topped the host Goalie Coach/Entraîneur des gardiens ...... Davis Scamurra 3-1 and snuck by the Fort William North Stars 2-1 in overtime, Equipment Manager/Responsable de l’équipement ...... Craig Clayton claming first in the round robin and earning a bye to the championship game. Equipment Manager/Responsable de l’équipement ...... Kyle Nicholson Matched up again against the North Stars, Murphy’s third-period goal stood up Equipment Manager/Responsable de l’équipement ...... Jim Shanks as the winner as the Blades stamped their ticket to Dauphin with a 2-1 victory. Trainer/Soigneuse ...... Dawn Robertson Doctor/Médecin ...... Dr. Benjamin Fryer Game Day Manager/Responsable des jours de match ...... Jim Holman

REGULAR SEASON/SAISON RÉGULIÈRE PLAYOFFS/SÉRIES ÉLIMINATOIRES REGULAR SEASON RECORD – 46-9-1 (2nd in Ontario Junior A Hockey League) # name p gp g a p pim # name p gp g a p pim GOALS FOR – 280 (1st) No nom p pJ B a p pun No nom p pJ B a p pun GOALS AGAINST – 137 (2nd) 27 Mark McGowan F/A 55 32 42 74 38 12 Ryan Murphy F/A 27 13 21 34 46 TOP SCORER – Mark McGowan (32g 42a 74p) 12 Ryan Murphy F/A 38 31 41 72 104 19 Kellan Lain F/A 27 8 22 30 50 9 Steven Guzzo F/A 56 29 41 70 52 15 Dustin Alcock F/A 27 11 16 27 18 PLAYOFFS 74 Josh Ranalli F/A 56 36 32 68 71 89 Kyle Badham F/A 27 8 10 18 36 QUARTER-FINAL – defeated 4-1 (4-1, 89 Kyle Badham F/A 54 14 45 59 85 44 Kyle Lysaght F/A 27 10 7 17 16 5-2, 8-0, 4-5 OT, 3-2) 91 Mark Bennett F/A 45 21 36 57 12 9 Steven Guzzo F/A 25 9 8 17 14 SEMIFINAL – defeated Georgetown Raiders 4-1 44 Kyle Lysaght F/A 56 26 23 49 88 74 Josh Ranalli F/A 26 7 10 17 16 (1-0, 2-3, 5-4 OT, 5-3, 6-2) 15 Dustin Alcock F/A 56 25 23 48 14 20 Michael Ingoldsby D 27 6 11 17 14 OJAHL CHAMPIONSHIP – defeated Kingston 5 Nick Rivait D 55 6 31 37 44 91 Mark Bennett F/A 27 8 7 15 12 Voyageurs 4-3 (3-4, 4-3 2OT, 4-3 OT, 2-3 OT, 4-3, 4 Thomas Evans D 52 5 23 28 50 4 Thomas Evans D 26 2 11 13 8 2-3, 3-2 OT) 20 Michael Ingoldsby D 46 3 25 28 21 27 Mark McGowan F/A 27 6 5 11 22 OHA CHAMPIONSHIP – defeated Newmarket 14 Steven Hickey F/A 47 9 14 23 28 5 Nick Rivait D 27 0 10 10 28 Hurricanes 4-2 (4-3, 1-4, 1-3, 3-2, 4-3 OT, 6-1) 19 Kellan Lain F/A 16 8 9 17 16 7 Kyle Blaney F/A 24 4 5 9 4 DUDLEY HEWITT CUP – 1st in round robin 18 Tyler Karius F/A 46 4 10 14 17 57 Steven Trojanovic D 20 0 6 6 6 (defeated Abitibi Eskimos 6-0, defeated Soo 57 Steven Trojanovic D 27 2 11 13 26 6 Alex Cord D 25 1 4 5 16 Thunderbirds 3-1, defeated Fort William North Stars 2-1 OT), defeated Fort William North Stars 77 Nick Scamurra F/A 43 4 8 12 34 14 Steven Hickey F/A 21 2 2 4 21 2-1 in championship game 7 Kyle Blaney F/A 33 3 8 11 20 18 Tyler Karius F/A 27 1 3 4 10 6 Alex Cord D 38 1 8 9 48 2 Bradley Ryan D 21 1 2 3 16 PREVIOUS NJAC EXPERIENCE 8 Dan Hunt D 30 0 9 9 47 8 Dan Hunt D 20 0 3 3 14 2008 (Cornwall, Ont.) – 5TH – 1W-3L; 15GF 21GA 2 Bradley Ryan D 36 1 5 6 43 77 Nick Scamurra F/A 6 0 0 0 0 10 Andrew Santino F/A 4 1 1 2 0 # name p gp min ga gaa so w-L # name p gp min ga gaa so w-L-T No nom p pJ min Ba moy JB v-D N o nom p pJ min Ba moy JB v-D-N 35 Daniel Savelli G 22 1,258 43 2.05 3 16-4 35 Daniel Savelli G 27 1,463 55 2.26 2 21-2-0 30 Mike Morissette G 8 452 18 2.39 0 4- 30 Mike Morissette G 35 1,914 79 2.48 6 25-8-0 Pacific/Pacifique

After last year’s Drive for Five ended with the franchise’s record-breaking # name p s/c ht. wt. Born hometown fifth National Junior A Championship, the Vernon Vipers are back, looking for an N o nom p t/c g. p. nÉ ville d’origine unprecedented sixth national crown. With 13 returning players, the Vipers ran 30 Blake Voth G L/G 5’10” 170 12/27/91 Herbert, Sask. roughshod over the B.C. Hockey League during the regular season, winning 51 35 Graeme Gordon G L/G 6’2” 183 04/15/89 North Vancouver, B.C./C.-B. of 60 games and earning at least a point in 54. Their 105 points left them five clear of Penticton atop the Interior Conference, and 25 ahead of third-place 3 Garrett Noonan D L/G 6’1” 205 01/28/91 Norfolk, Mass. Westside. Connor Jones, named Top Forward at the 2009 RBC Cup, finished 6 Darrin Robak D R/D 6’2” 180 11/05/91 Red Deer, Alta./Alb. eighth in the BCHL scoring race with 81 points to lead the Vipers, while Mike 7 Dan Nycholat D L/G 6’2” 190 06/04/89 Calgary, Alta./Alb. Collins also earned a top-10 finish with 76. Graeme Gordon, who served as 8 Curtis Gedig D L/G 6’3” 190 09/14/91 West Kelowna, B.C./C.-B. back-up to Andrew Hammond during last year’s run to the national title, finished 21 Kevin Kraus D L/G 6’2” 205 09/05/89 Garden Grove, Calif. with the league’s third-best goals against average, posting a 2.06 GAA, while 24 Steven Weinstein D L/G 5’9” 165 08/13/90 Los Angeles, Calif. Blake Voth, who saw action in 24 regular season games, topped the league at 28 Adam Thompson D R/D 6’1” 190 06/27/90 Calgary, Alta./Alb. 1.79 while going 21-2-0. After their regular season conference title earned them a first-round bye, the Vipers faced off against Quesnel in the quarter-finals, with 5 Mike Collins F/A L/G 6’0” 180 05/25/90 Boston, Mass. the Millionaires stealing Game 2 in Vernon and winning Game 4 at home to 9 Dylan Walchuk F/A L/G 5’9” 170 02/04/92 McBride, B.C./C.-B. send the series back to the Okanagan tied 2-2. But the Vipers’ defence clamped 10 Connor Jones F/A L/G 5’9” 165 08/16/90 Montrose, B.C./C.-B. down from there, not allowing the Millionaires another goal in the series, winning 11 Cory Kane F/A L/G 6’3” 190 09/15/90 Irvine, Calif. 4-0 and 5-0 to set up a showdown with Penticton in a battle of the BCHL’s 12 Cole Ikkala F/A L/G 6’1” 195 07/27/90 Philadelphia, Penn. best regular season teams. After winning both games in Vernon and splitting 14 Braden Pimm F/A L/G 6’0” 175 12/28/89 Fort St. John, B.C./C.-B. the games at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton the Vipers had 15 Kellen Jones F/A L/G 5’9” 165 08/16/90 Montrose, B.C./C.-B. the Vees on the ropes, and a triple-overtime win by Penticton in Game 5 only 17 Sahir Gill F/A L/G 5’10” 180 04/21/92 Terrace, B.C./C.-B. delayed the inevitable as Vernon wrapped up the series in six. The BCHL final was 18 David Robinson F/A R/D 5’10” 170 06/09/90 Vernon, B.C./C.-B. a rematch of 2009, as Vernon and the faced off in a classic 19 Jonathan Milhouse F/A R/D 5’10” 170 01/30/89 Yorba Linda, Calif. series that saw the Vipers erase a 1-0 deficit in Game 7 and score the eventual 20 Rob Short F/A R/D 6’0” 200 06/05/89 Coldstream, B.C./C.-B. series-winner with five minutes to go in the third period, clinching the city’s 10th 27 Bryce Kakoske F/A L/G 6’1” 200 04/27/90 Vernon, B.C./C.-B. league championship since 1971. The matched up two of Canada’s 29 Patrick McGillis F/A L/G 5’10” 185 03/14/91 Calgary, Alta./Alb. top teams, as the Vipers and combined for a 103-17 record, and the series didn’t disappoint. The Vipers left Alberta with a 2-1 series Head Coach & General Manager/Entraîneur-chef et directeur général ...... Mark Ferner lead after a double-overtime win in Game 3 and were on the verge of victory Assistant Coach & Assistant General Manager/ after a Game 4 triumph, but back-to-back wins by Spruce Grove forced a Game Entraîneur adjoint et directeur général adjoint ...... Jason Williamson 7. Vernon took control with three goals in a 2:08 span late in the first period en Equipment Manager/Responsable de l’équipement ...... Gord Cochran route to a 7-3 win and an opportunity to defend their title in Dauphin. Trainer/Soigneur ...... Lon Fraser

REGULAR SEASON/SAISON RÉGULIÈRE PLAYOFFS/SÉRIES ÉLIMINATOIRES REGULAR SEASON RECORD – 51-6-0-3 (1st in British Columbia Hockey League) # name p gp g a p pim # name p gp g a p pim GOALS FOR – 298 (1st) No nom p pJ B a p pun No nom p pJ B a p pun GOALS AGAINST – 119 (1st) 10 Connor Jones F/A 51 36 45 81 40 10 Connor Jones F/A 26 15 15 30 24 TOP SCORER – Connor Jones (36g 45a 81p) 5 Mike Collins F/A 59 30 46 76 43 15 Kellen Jones F/A 26 8 19 27 16 14 Braden Pimm F/A 59 25 43 68 75 17 Sahir Gill F/A 26 7 13 20 8 PLAYOFFS 11 Cory Kane F/A 60 22 33 55 46 19 Jonathan Milhouse F/A 26 7 8 15 4 PRELIMINARY ROUND – bye 19 Jonathan Milhouse F/A 56 19 34 53 24 14 Braden Pimm F/A 26 6 9 15 13 QUARTER-FINAL – defeated Quesnel Millionaires 15 Kellen Jones F/A 41 12 41 53 18 20 Rob Short F/A 26 7 7 14 16 4-2 (6-2, 2-4, 8-4, 1-3, 4-0, 5-0) 20 Rob Short F/A 52 22 28 50 36 11 Cory Kane F/A 26 5 9 14 16 SEMIFINAL – defeated 4-2 (6-0, 9 Dylan Walchuk F/A 56 19 28 47 20 5 Mike Collins F/A 26 5 9 14 18 3-2 OT, 0-4, 5-0, 2-3 3OT, 4-1) 12 Cole Ikkala F/A 58 22 23 45 30 18 David Robinson F/A 26 5 7 12 21 BCHL CHAMPIONSHIP – defeated Powell River 7 Dan Nycholat D 58 7 38 45 41 7 Dan Nycholat D 26 3 9 12 28 Kings 4-3 (2-1, 1-3, 0-4, 4-2, 4-2, 2-5, 3-1) 27 Bryce Kakoske F/A 59 13 28 41 14 12 Cole Ikkala F/A 26 7 4 11 10 DOYLE CUP – defeated Spruce Grove Saints (5-6 21 Kevin Kraus D 56 5 22 27 70 24 Steve Weinstein D 26 0 11 11 8 OT, 3-2, 3-2 2OT, 6-3, 1-3, 2-3, 7-3) 18 David Robinson F/A 20 15 10 25 23 21 Kevin Kraus D 26 2 8 10 20 28 Adam Thompson D 57 5 20 25 22 28 Adam Thompson D 26 3 6 9 20 PREVIOUS NJAC EXPERIENCE 24 Steve Weinstein D 60 4 18 22 0 8 Curtis Gedig D 26 1 8 9 10 2009 (Victoria, B.C.) – CHAMPIONS – 8 Curtis Gedig D 53 11 10 21 20 27 Bryce Kakoske F/A 22 3 3 6 8 6W-0L; 32GF 15GA 29 Patrick McGillis F/A 39 7 14 21 13 3 Garrett Noonan D 26 3 3 6 22 1999 (Yorkton, Sask.) – CHAMPIONS – 3 Garrett Noonan D 58 2 16 18 60 9 Dylan Walchuk F/A 26 2 4 6 9 3W-3L; 23GF 20GA 17 Sahir Gill F/A 17 3 9 12 6 29 Patrick McGillis F/A 5 0 1 1 0 1996 (Melfort, Sask.) – CHAMPIONS – 6 Darrin Robak D 17 2 5 7 25 4W-2L; 26 GF 20GA # name p gp min ga gaa so w-L 1992 (Winnipeg, Man.) – 3RD – # name p gp min ga gaa so w-L-T N o nom p pJ min Ba moy JB v-D 3W-2L; 25GF 22GA N o nom p pJ min Ba moy JB v-D-N 35 Graeme Gordon G 24 1,492 55 2.21 4 15-9 1991 (Sudbury, Ont.) – CHAMPIONS – 30 Blake Voth G 24 1,445 43 1.79 3 21-2-0 30 Blake Voth G 3 136 7 3.08 0 1-1 4W-2L; 29GF 29GA 35 Graeme Gordon G 37 2,184 75 2.06 1 30-7-0 1990 (Vernon, B.C.) – CHAMPIONS – 5W-1L; 36GF 19GA 1989 (Summerside, P.E.I.) – 4TH – 0W-3L; 8GF 18GA