Team Atlantic Male U17 Official Roster Announced

Halifax, 23 November 2011  - The names of the players who will represent Team Atlantic at the upcoming World Under 17 Tournament were announced today.  This year’s version of the Male Under 17 Team Atlantic are comprised of players from each of the four Atlantic provinces with the breakdown as follows; Nova Scotia- 10 players, New Brunswick- 6 players, Newfoundland and Labrador- 3 players, Prince Edward Island- 3 players.
Team Atlantic is chosen from the summer evaluation camp that took place July 24th to 28th at Acadia University, the Atlantic Challenge Cup, seasonal performance with respective club teams, and then final selections being made at this past weekend’s Monctonian Midget Tournament being held in Moncton NB.  

This year the World Under 17 Tournament is being held in Windsor Ontario from December 29th 2011 to January 4th 2012.   

Team Atlantic Male Under 17 Official Roster:

GOALTENDERS:
Jacob Fancy – Lower Sackville, NS (Halifax Titans, Major Midget)
Andrew Mergl – Quispamsis, NB (Saint John Vitos, Major Midget)

DEFENCEMEN:
Jacob Arsenault – Petit-Rocher, NB (Miramichi Timberwolves, MJHL)
Cody Donaghey – St. John’s, NL (St. John’s Maple Leafs, Major Midget)
Ryan Graves – Yarmouth, NS (PEI Rocket, QMJHL)
Alex MacNeil – Halifax, NS (Halifax Titans, Major Midget)
Brett McNeil – Halifax, NS (Halifax Titans, Major Midget)
Matt Murphy – Fredericton, NB (Val-d’Or Foreurs QMJHL)
Zach Taylor – Dartmouth, NS (Dartmouth Taylor Flooring, Major Midget)

FORWARDS:
Bronson Beaton – Springhill, NS (Shawinigan Cataractes, QMJHL)
Kelly Bent – Halifax, NS (PEI Rocket, QMJHL)
Oliver Cooper – Fredericton, NB (Saint John Sea Dogs, QMJHL)
Ryan Falkenham – Halifax, NS (Halifax Mooseheads, QMJHL)
Alex Gallant – Stratford, PE (Charlottetown Islanders, Major Midget)
Kris Hodge – Conception Bay South, NL (Notre Dame Argos, Major Midget)
Jordan Kennedy – Corner Brook, NL (Harrington College, Major Midget)
Kameron Kielly – Charlottetown, PE (Charlottetown Islanders, Major Midget)
Noah Zilbert – Fredericton, NB (Fredericton Canadians, Major Midget)
Nathan McKinnon – Cole Harbour, NS (Halifax Mooseheads, QMJHL)
Michael Lyle – Florence, NS (Acadie-Bathurst Titan, QMJHL)
Thomas Stavert – Kensington, PE (Notre Dame Argos, Major Midget)
Mitchell Vanderlaan – Hanwell, NB (Rothesay Netherwood, Prep School)

TEAM ATLANTIC MALE UNDER 17 STAFF:
Brad Taylor, Director of Operations - Lower Sackville, NS (Hockey Nova Scotia)
Eric Bissonnette, Head Coach – Fredericton, NB (St. Thomas University, CIS)
Aaron Rice, Assistant Coach – Sydney, NS (Cape Breton Tradesmen, Major Midget)
Jeff MacDonald, Assistant Coach – Stratford, PE (Charlottetown Islanders, Major Midget)
Ryan Leland, Goaltending Coach – Quispamsis, NB (Saint John Vitos, Major Midget)
Diane Ouimet, Athletic Therapist – Ottawa, ON (Halifax Mooseheads, QMJHL)
Nathan Belliveau, Equipment Manager – Saint John, NB (Acadie-Bathurst Titan, QMJHL)


FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Brad Taylor
Team Atlantic, Director of Operations
Hockey Nova Scotia, Development Coordinator
Phone: 902.454.9400
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Meridith MacDonald
Hockey Nova Scotia, Coordinator Communication and Special Events
Phone: 902.454.9400
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