Ice forward Max Reinhart's stay at Team Canada's selection camp was much shorter than he wanted as the 19-year-old Calgary Flames prospect was released today along with six other players as Team Canada got down to 35 players in anticipation of the 22-man roster to be announced Wednesday.
It wasn't a good day for the WHL players as a whole as five of the seven cuts were WHL players. Two were from the QMJHL.
Among the cuts were: Reinhart (Kootenay, WHL), D Matt Dumba (Red Deer, WHL), Brendan Kichton (Spokane, WHL), Mark McNeill (Prince Albert, WHL) and F Michael Ferland (Brandon, WHL). D Jerome Gauthier-Leduc (Rimouski, QMJHL) and F Zack Phillips (Saint John, QMJHL) were the other two releases.
Five of the players are 19 and aren't eligible next season but Dumba, 17, and McNeill, 18, will likely get shots next year.
Dumba and Reinhart will both likely be in the line-up tonight as the Ice host the slumping Rebels at the Rec Plex.
Red Deer has lost a team record 13 straight and have lost the services of their starting goaltender Patrick Bartosak indefinitely with shoulder surgery. The Rebels are also missing F Daulton Siwak, F Josh Cowen, F Adam Kambeitz and Aaron Borejko to injury. D Alex Petrovic is still at Team Canada's camp.
The Rebels have signed 20-year-old goaltender Deven Dubyk to try and turn the tides, releasing goaltender Tyler Oswald, 18, Monday. Dubyk was with the Humboldt Broncos of the Junior A SJHL who will host the Royal Bank Cup this year. Last season Dubyk served as back-up to Tyler Bunz with the Medicine Hat Tigers before being released this year due to 20-year-old numbers. He was also with the Moose Jaw Warriors for a spell this season before being released back to Humboldt. He'll get the start tonight.
Gametime is 7PM at the Rec Plex
4 comments:
Ice captain, Drew Czerwonka perhaps? lol sorry Jeff had to do it lol.
That's quite a mistake isn't it!?
Freudian slip perhaps?
That'll teach me to ramble on coming off nightshift.
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