Thirty-Four OMHA Players Identified, News (Grey-Bruce Highlanders AAA Minor Hockey Association)

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Jun 28, 2013 | dmoffatt | 6245 views
Thirty-Four OMHA Players Identified
to Attend Ontario’s 2013 Under 17 Provincial Camp.

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Richmond Hill, ON:  -  Team Ontario Director of Operations Barclay Branch along with Head Coach Roger Hunt, assistant coaches Drew Bannister and Seamus Kotyk are pleased to announce the sixty-eight players identified to attend the 2013 Under 17 Provincial camp.

Players were identified from across the three Ontario Branches of Hockey Canada throughout to the course of the 2012-2013 season. Of the sixty eight players identified to attend the selection camp, thirty-four are from the Ontario Minor Hockey Association, representing fourteen different OMHA teams. All thirty-four OMHA players were selected in the 2013 OHL Priority Selection including eight first round selections. All thirty-four players selected were part of two OMHA teams that took part in the 2013 OHL Gold Cup in Kitchener.

Director of Operations, Barclay Branch and his coaching staff will determine a final roster following a camp to be held at General Motors Center in Oshawa from August 14-18, 2013. This group will represent Ontario at the 2014 World Hockey Challenge to be held in Cape Breton Nova Scotia from December 27th 2013 until January 5, 2014.

“We are very proud to have this group of players represent the OMHA as they compete for spots with Team Ontario.” said Ian Taylor, Director of Development for the OMHA. “For many of these players, this is the end of their minor hockey experience and we wish all the players the best of luck moving forward in their hockey careers.”

The Hockey Development Centre for Ontario [HDCO] facilitates the Men’s Under-17 hockey program on behalf of the 3 Ontario Branches of Hockey Canada.

OMHA Players Attending 2013 U17 Provincial Camp

Baird, Mike - Southern Tier Admirals
Barwell, Jesse - Oakville Rangers
Blacker, Benjamin - Brampton ''45''s
Boston, Tyler - York-Simcoe Express
Bricknell, Jake - Central Ontario Wolves
Burns, Andrew - Oakville Rangers
Capobianco, Kyle - Oakville Rangers
Colella, Maurizio - York-Simcoe Express
Cormier, Evan - Clarington Toros
Corneil, Johnny - Central Ontario Wolves
Craievich, Adam - Oakville Rangers
Crawford, Marcus - South Central Coyotes
Davies, Mike - Southern Tier Admirals
DeDonato, Christian - York-Simcoe Express
Eastman, Austin - Central Ontario Wolves
Gerhart, Austin - Barrie Jr. Colts
Harding, Sam - York-Simcoe Express
Heeps, Ryan - Oshawa Kinsmen
Holmes, Michael - Barrie Jr. Colts
Knott, Graham - York-Simcoe Express
Kohler, Sean - Oakville Rangers
Kreis, Matthew - Halton Hurricanes
Laishram, Adam - Whitby Wildcats
Lemcke, Justin - Whitby Wildcats
Luchuk, Aaron - Greater Kingston Jr. Frontenacs
MacArthur, Tyler - Barrie Jr. Colts
McCool, Hayden - Whitby Wildcats
McFadden, Garrett - Grey-Bruce Highlanders
McKenzie, Brett - Oakville Rangers
McNiven, Michael - Halton Hurricanes
Schlichting, Connor - York-Simcoe Express
Spencer, Matthew - Oakville Rangers
Walters, Connor - Southern Tier Admirals
Yetman, Bryce - Whitby Wildcats