OHL Announces Five Spitfires to Participate in 2009 SUBWAY® Super Series

(Windsor) At a press conference hosted today by the Barrie Colts in Barrie, ON, the Ontario Hockey League announced that five Windsor Spitfire players will participate in the 2009 SUBWAY® Super Series as part of Team OHL. Spitfire forwards Taylor Hall, Greg Nemisz, Adam Henrique and defenseman Ryan Ellis will play in both OHL games of the Super Series on Thursday, November 19th at the Barrie Molson Centre in Barrie, ON and on Monday, November 23rd at the WFCU Centre in Windsor, ON. Spitfire defenseman Mark Cundari will also participate in the November 19th game in Barrie, ON.

“All of the players selected from our team are very deserving of this honour. These two games will serve as auditions for the Team Canada World Junior Hockey Championship roster selection camp later this season and I expect that our players will perform to the very best of their ability in each game and showcase their skills in front of a national audience,” said Windsor Spitfires Vice-President and General Manager Warren Rychel.

The Windsor Spitfires would like to remind Spitfire Season Ticket Holders that they have until Friday, October 30th to purchase 2009 SUBWAY ® Super Series tickets for the Monday, November 23rd, 7:05 p.m. game hosted in Windsor, ON at the WFCU Centre. Following this date, season ticket holder seats will be released for general sale.

The SUBWAY® Super Series is an integral part of the identification process for Canada’s National Junior Team final selection camp as regional teams of CHL All-Stars compete against the Russian National Junior Team. Hockey Canada’s Men’s National Team Head Scout Al Murray works with regional league General Managers to assemble the best Canadian talent for the QMJHL, OHL, and WHL All-Star teams.

Team OHL emerged victorious in both 2008 games including a 6-3 win in Guelph, ON, on November 20, 2008, with a 3-2 win in St. Catharines, ON, November 24, 2008. CHL Player of the Year Cody Hodgson and 2009 NHL first overall pick John Tavares were both named game MVP’s during the series.

Last season, the CHL won five of the six games of the series before Canada captured its fifth straight gold medal at the 2009 World Junior Hockey Championships in Ottawa, ON, with a victory over Sweden. All 21 CHL players on Team Canada were selected to regional team rosters for the series. Russia defeated Slovakia to claim bronze with 14 players from the 2008 CHL event on its roster. The 2010 World Junior Hockey Championships will once again be played on Canadian soil in Saskatoon and Regina, SK.

All six games will be broadcast nationally on Rogers Sportsnet with RDS televising both games from the QMJHL.

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