Happy New Year

Things are starting to settle down now in the league now that we are out of the holiday season, the hockey tournaments in Winnipeg for the Under 17s and Buffalo for the World Juniors are drawing to a close.

The results in Winnipeg mean that some Dub teams will get some more players back immediately with more to follow from Buffalo after the final two games tomorrow. All of the relegation games will be completed today which means the following players could be rejoining their teams as early as tomorrow:

Antonin HONEJSEK, Moose Jaw Warriors

Roman HORAK, Chilliwack Bruins

Marek HRBAS, Edmonton Oil Kings

David MUSIL, Vancouver Giants

Robin SOUDEK, Chilliwack Bruins

Rasmus RISSANEN, Everett Silvertips

Marcel NOEBELS, Seattle Thunderbirds

Bernhard KEIL, Kamloops Blazers

Andreas STENE, Kelowna Rockets

Sven BARTSCHI, Portland Winterhawks

Nino NIEDERREITER, Portland Winterhawks

Juraj HOLLY, Calgary Hitmen

Dalibor BORTNAK, Kamloops Blazers

Martin MARINCIN, Prince George Cougars

Andrej KUDRNA, Red Deer Rebels

That is unless their WHL team would like to give them some time off to rest or if they were injured during the tournament and played through the injuries and some rehab/rest.

The only other players missing from their teams for longer will be the Team Canada and USA Hockey players and should be available after January 5.

Interesting editorial on Taking Note that can be found here. This should be resolved as soon as possible Mr. Drinnan is an authority on the league and it's history. Dub This Week's take on this is that it is funny they banned the print media when their radio commentator has been saying more negative things in his blog. Violating league policy because someone used free speech?!?

GAMES TONIGHT:

Prince Albert @ Brandon

Moose Jaw @ Kamloops

Edmonton @ Medicine Hat

Calgary @ Saskatoon

Seattle @ Tri-City

NO GAMES SCHEDULED JANUARY 5, 2010

62 Players playing during the holidays

There are several international tournaments throughout the world that happen over the Christmas break of the Western Hockey League. This is a list by team of their players attending the various tournaments as well as the tournament they are attending (courtesy WHL).




Brandon Wheat Kings
* indicates invited to selection camp
RW - Mark Mieritz, Denmark (WJC – ‘B’ pool)
D – Ryan Pulock, Team West (U-17)
C - Brayden Schenn, Canada (WJC)
LW – Tyrell Seaman, Team West (U-17)




Calgary Hitmen
C - Chase Clayton, Team Pacific (U-17)
D – Keaton Lubin, Team Pacific (U-17)
F – Robert Trzonkowski, Team Pacific (U-17)




Chilliwack Bruins
C – Steven Hodges, Team Pacific (U-17)
LW – Roman Horak, Czech Republic (WJC)*
C – Brandon Magee, Team Pacific (U-17)
RW – Robin Soudek, Czech Republic (U-17)




Edmonton Oil Kings
D – Marek Hrbas, Czech Republic (WJC)*
LW – Kristians Pelss, Latvia (WJC – ‘B’ pool)
D – Griffin Reinhart, Team Pacific (U-17)




Everett Silvertips
LW – Jari Erricson, Team Pacific (U-17)
D – Rasmus Rissanen, Finland (WJC)*
D – Nicholas Walters, Team Pacific (U-17)




Kamloops Blazers
C – Dalibor Bortnak, Slovakia (WJC)*
D – Brady Gaudet, Team West (U-17)
LW – Bernhard Keil, Germany (WJC)
C – Logan McVeigh, Team West (U-17)




Kelowna Rockets
D – Tyson Barrie, Canada (WJC)
RW – Mitchell Callahan, United States (WJC)*
C – Gal Koren, Slovenia (WJC – ‘B’ pool)
C – Colton Heffley, Team West (U-17)
D – Damon Severson, Team West (U-17)
C – Andreas Stene, Norway (WJC)




Medicine Hat Tigers
RW – Emerson Etem, United States (WJC)*
LW – Hunter Shinkaruk, Team Pacific (U-17)




Moose Jaw Warriors
C – Brayden Cuthbert, Team West (U-17)
LW – Antonin Honejsek, Czech Republic (WJC)*
LW – Quinton Howden, Canada (WJC)
D – Morgan Rielly, Team Pacific (U-17)




Portland Winterhawks
LW – Sven Bartschi, Switzerland (WJC)*
C – Ryan Johansen, Canada (WJC)
C – Brendan Leipsic, Team West (U-17)
LW – Nino Niederreiter, Switzerland (WJC)*
D – Derrick Pouliot, Team West (U-17)




Prince Albert Raiders
C – Shane Danyluk, Team Pacific (U-17)
C – Mike Winther, Team Pacific (U-17)




Prince George Cougars
LW – Troy Bourke, Team Pacific (U-17)
RW – Brett Connolly, Canada (WJC)
D – Martin Marincin, Slovakia (WJC)*
D – Josh Smith, Team Pacific (U-17)




Red Deer Rebels
D – Matt Dumba, Team Pacific (U-17)
D – Lucas Grayson, Team Pacific (U-17)
LW – Andrej Kudrna, Slovakia (WJC)*




Regina Pats
LW – Chandler Stephenson, Team West (U-17)




Saskatoon Blades
RW – Levi Bews, Team Pacific (U-17)
LW – Curtis Hamilton, Canada (WJC)
C – Ryan Olsen, Team Pacific (U-17)




Seattle Thunderbirds
C – Justin Hickman, Team Pacific (U-17)
LW – Marcel Noebels, Germany (WJC)
D – Dave Sutter, Switzerland (WJC)*




Spokane Chiefs
D – Jared Cowen, Canada (WJC)
D – Reid Gow, Team West (U-17)




Swift Current Broncos
C – Cody Eakin, Canada (WJC)
LW – Shea Howorko, Team West (U-17)




Tri-City Americans
RW – Carter Ashton, Canada (WJC)
G – Chris Driedger, Team West (U-17)




Vancouver Giants
RW – Matt Bellerive, Team Pacific (U-17)
D - David Musil, Czech Republic (WJC)*