2012 Western Canada U16 Challenge Cup
After winning two straight gold medals, Team Alberta U16 Male landed silver at the 2012 Western Canada U16 Challenge Cup after falling to Team British Columbia by a score of 9-3 in the gold medal game. Team Alberta finished the tournament with a 2-1-1 record posting 17 goals for and allowing 14 goals against. Team Alberta goaltender, Zachary Sawchenko (Calgary) and forwards Braylon Shmyr (Calgary) and Nick Merkley (Calgary) were named tournament All-Stars.
The game marked the third time Team Alberta found itself in the gold medal game in the tournament’s three-year history. Team Alberta won gold in the inaugural event in 2009 in Blackfalds and gold in 2011 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
Former Team Alberta players include 2011 WHL Rookie of the Year, Matt Dumba, and NHL’ers Jordan Eberle, Jay Bouwmeester, Devan Dubnyk, Devin Setoguchi and Tyler Myers.
Team Saskatchewan beat Team Manitoba 2-1 to win the bronze medal earlier in the day.
Team Roster
| # 1 31 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 |
FIRST NAME PATRICK ZACHARY BRADLEY BRENDAN MAXIME BRADY CAMERON AUSTIN BRAYDEN TY HUDSON GIORGIO MATTEO ANDREW MASON NICK GRAYSON BRAYLON AUSTIN JORDAN |
LAST NAME DEA SAWCHENKO FORREST GUHLE LAJOIE REAGAN REAGAN STRAND BURKE COMRIE ELYNUIK ESTEPHAN GENNARO KOEP MCCARTY MERKLEY PAWLENCHUK SHMYR WAGNER XAVIER |
POSITION GOALIE GOALIE DEFENSE DEFENSE DEFENSE DEFENSE DEFENSE DEFENSE FORWARD FORWARD FORWARD FORWARD FORWARD FORWARD FORWARD FORWARD FORWARD FORWARD FORWARD FORWARD |
HOMETOWN ST. ALBERT CALGARY CALGARY SHERWOOD PARK CALGARY BLACKIE SHERWOOD PARK CALGARY EDMONTON EDMONTON CALGARY EDMONTON ST. ALBERT LLOYDMINSTER BLACKIE CALGARY ARDROSSAN CALGARY CALGARY CALGARY |
CLUB TEAM ST. ALBERT FLYERS (AMMHL) NOTRE DAME ARGOS (SMAAAHL) CALGARY BUFFALOES (AMHL) SHERWOOD PARK KINGS (AMHL) CALGARY ROYALS (AMHL) UFA BISONS (AMHL) SHERWOOD PARK KINGS (AMHL) CALGARY NORTHSTARS (AMHL) CAC (AMHL) LA JR. KINGS (TIER 1 EHL) CALGARY FLAMES (AMHL) SSAC ATHLETICS (AMHL) ST. ALBERT RAIDERS (AMHL) LLOYDMINSTER BOBCATS (AMHL) UFA BISONS (AMHL) CALGARY BUFFALOES (AMHL) SHERWOOD PARK KINGS (AMHL) CALGARY BUFFALOES (AMHL) CALGARY NORTHSTARS (AMHL) CALGARY NORTHSTARS (AMHL) |
Team Staff
| FIRST KEITH BRYCE JAY KYLE STEFAN J.F. KRISTEN BARRY JUSTIN |
LAST HURD THOMA PYLYPUIK TAPP BIEBER MARTEL DMYTRUK MEDORI FESYK |
POSITION DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH VIDEO COACH GOALIE COACH TRAINER COACH MENTOR MANAGER, DEVELOPMENT |
HOMETOWN CALGARY RED DEER CALGARY LLOYDMINSTER CALGARY CALGARY CALGARY ONOWAY SYLVAN LAKE |
CLUB TEAM CALGARY ROYALS (AMBHL) RED DEER REBELS (WHL) CALGARY ROYALS (AMHL) LLOYDMINSTER BOBCATS (AJHL) CALGARY NORTHSTARS (AMHL) MEDICINE HAT TIGERS (WHL) CALGARY MUSTANGS (AJHL) HOCKEY ALBERTA HOCKEY ALBERTA |
