OTTAWA, ON – The Central Canada Hockey League is pleased to announce that 8 of its skaters are a part of the 32 players from across Eastern Canada to earn invites to the Team Canada East camp ahead of the 2022 World Junior A Challenge. Ty Campbell (Smiths Falls Bears), Joseph Ianniello (Navan Grads), Will Murphy (Ottawa Junior Senators), Massimo Gentile (Ottawa Junior Senators), Landon Brownlee (Hawkesbury Hawks), Luke Posthumus (Nepean Raiders), and Joshua Penney (Carleton Place Canadians) will all be eying a spot on Team Canada East.
Ottawa Junior Senators Head Coach Kyle Makaric will serve as Assistant Coach.
Bradley Horner from the Hawkesbury Hawks also received an invite but is unable to participate due to injury.
From Dec. 5-7, 63 CJHL players – 32 Team Canada East hopefuls and 31 Team Canada West invitees – will gather at the Cornwall Civic Complex for three days of practices and games.
There will be two intrasquad games between East and West before the final rosters are named on Dec. 7. The 2022 World Junior A Challenge is set for Dec. 11-18 at the Cornwall Civic Complex.
| Name | S/C | Ht. | Wt. | Born | Hometown | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goaltenders | ||||||
| Alexandre Marchand | L | 6’0” | 159 | 04/16/03 | Trois-Rivières, Que. | Terrebonne (LHJAAAQ) |
| Ethan Morrow | L | 6’0” | 170 | 02/04/04 | Kingston, Ont. | Wellington (OJHL) |
| Chazz Nixon | L | 6’3” | 196 | 04/03/04 | Oshawa, Ont. | Toronto Jr. Canadiens (OJHL) |
| Noah Pak | L | 6’0” | 170 | 01/06/03 | Oakville, Ont. | Collingwood (OJHL) |
| Defence | ||||||
| Adam Barone | R | 6’0” | 175 | 05/06/04 | Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. | Cobourg (OJHL) |
| Andrew Brown | L | 5’11” | 165 | 07/01/05 | Oakville, Ont. | Oakville (OJHL) |
| Ty Campbell | L | 6’3” | 185 | 06/02/05 | Nepean, Ont. | Smiths Falls (CCHL) |
| Nathaniel Davis | R | 6’2” | 180 | 11/15/04 | Toronto, Ont. | Burlington (OJHL) |
| Owen Forester | R | 5’10” | 170 | 06/17/03 | Mississauga, Ont. | Milton (OJHL) |
| Joseph Ianniello | L | 6’0” | 170 | 05/09/04 | Vaughan, Ont. | Navan (CCHL) |
| Lucas Littlejohn | R | 5’11” | 175 | 12/06/04 | Ajax, Ont. | Pickering (OJHL) |
| Sid McNeill | L | 5’7” | 145 | 04/08/04 | Summerside, P.E.I. | Summerside (MHL) |
| Wil Murphy | L | 6’1” | 200 | 03/03/03 | Gananoque, Ont. | Ottawa (CCHL) |
| Sawyer Prokopetz | R | 6’5” | 195 | 09/07/04 | Wainfleet, Ont. | Markham (OJHL) |
| Jérémie Thibodeau | L | 6’2” | 190 | 03/18/04 | Saint-Léonard, N.B. | Edmundston (MHL) |
| Forwards | ||||||
| Samuel Assinewai | L | 5’10” | 155 | 04/16/04 | Little Current, Ont. | Greater Sudbury (NOJHL) |
| Alex Blais | R | 6’0” | 161 | 03/03/04 | St-Colomban, Que. | Saint-Jérôme (LHJAAAQ) |
| Landon Brownlee | L | 6’1” | 191 | 05/17/04 | Finch, Ont. | Hawkesbury (CCHL) |
| Lucas Buzziol | R | 5’11” | 185 | 05/04/04 | Mississauga, Ont. | Milton (OJHL) |
| Matthew Cato | L | 5’11” | 175 | 09/15/03 | Whitby, Ont. | Trenton (OJHL) |
| Trent Crane | R | 5’9” | 183 | 02/03/03 | Morden, Man. | Summerside (MHL) |
| Massimo Gentile | L | 5’8” | 160 | 07/02/03 | Pointe-Claire, Que. | Ottawa (CCHL) |
| Ryan Johnstone | L | 6’1” | 200 | 08/26/04 | Pickering, Ont. | Pickering (OJHL) |
| Peter Kioussis | R | 5’8” | 160 | 06/09/04 | Oakville, Ont. | Stouffville (OJHL) |
| Giacomo Martino | L | 5’10” | 160 | 04/29/05 | Toronto, Ont. | St. Michael’s (OJHL) |
| Matheson Mason | L | 6’0” | 175 | 12/08/04 | Newmarket, Ont. | Wellington (OJHL) |
| Louis-Charles Plourde | L | 6’1” | 174 | 04/01/05 | Val-des-Sources, Que. | Princeville (LHJAAAQ) |
| Luke Posthumus | R | 6’0” | 180 | 03/21/05 | Nepean, Ont. | Nepean (CCHL) |
| Josh Penney | R | 5’11” | 170 | 08/25/05 | Odessa, Ont. | Carleton Place (CCHL) |
| Andy Reist | L | 6’0” | 175 | 05/15/04 | Waterloo, Ont. | Cobourg (OJHL) |
| Patrick Saini | L | 5’10” | 180 | 07/20/03 | Toronto, Ont. | Haliburton County (OJHL) |
| Jack Ziliotto | R | 6’1” | 175 | 06/22/05 | Burlington, Ont. | Mississauga (OJHL) |
| Invited, but unable to attend | ||||||
| Defence | ||||||
| Bradley Horner | R | 6’0” | 173 | 06/16/05 | Vankleek Hill, Ont. | Hawkesbury (CCHL) |
| Staff | |||
| Director of Operations | Chris Vanstone | Mississauga, Ont. | Ontario Junior Hockey League |
| Head Coach | Billy McGuigan | Summerside, P.E.I. | Summerside (MHL) |
| Assistant Coach | Mark Jooris | Burlington, Ont. | Burlington (OJHL) |
| Assistant Coach | Kyle Makaric | Lasalle, Ont. | Ottawa (CCHL) |
| Assistant Coach | Derek Smith | Belleville, Ont. | Wellington (OJHL) |
| Equipment Manager | Mike Aloe | Mississauga, Ont. | Burlington (OJHL) |
| Equipment Manager | James Murphy | Kensington, P.E.I. | Summerside (MHL) |
| Athletic Therapist | Leah Toffelmire | Trenton, Ont. | Wellington (OJHL) |
