WINDSOR SPITFIRES WINTER CLASSIC STATEMENT

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HALL, HENRIQUE, FOWLER AND NEMISZ AMONG ALUMNI IN WINDSOR THIS WEEKEND FOR CHARITY HOCKEY AND GOLF

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Several members of the 2009 and 2010 Windsor Spitfires Memorial Cup Championship clubs and many other former Spitfires will be in the city this weekend for a pair of fundraising events in support of Tecumseh Minor Hockey, as the Spitfires and Johnny Shotz Restaurant & Sports Bar team up to host an alumni hockey game and golf tournament.

HOCKEY
WHO: Taylor Hall, Adam Henrique, Cam Fowler, Greg Nemisz, Eric and Kyle Wellwood, Steve Ott, Mike Weber, Zack Kassian and many more will lace 'em up along with Bob Boughner, Warren Rychel, Dave Matsos and DJ Smith.

WHEN & WHERE: Saturday July 28th from 6 to 7:30 at Tecumseh Arena.

GOLF
WHO: Assortment of Spitfire Alumni, coaches and management

WHEN & WHERE: Sunday, July 29th - Shotgun start @1PM @ Fox Glen Golf Club, 7525 Howard Avenue, McGregor, ON.

All proceeds from both events to Tecumseh Minor Hockey

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WINDSOR SPITFIRES RYCHEL NAMED TO U-18 SQUAD

Kerby Rychel has been named to Team Canada's entry at the IIHF Under-18 World Championships.
It's the second straight year Rychel will play in a major international tournament. Last January, he led Team Ontario to a Gold Medal at the 2011 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Winnipeg.

This time around, he heads a list of 10 OHL players that will represent Canada on the world stage.

"It's a huge honour to be named to play in this tournament," Rychel told windsorspitfires.com. "I'm excited to play and to represent Canada."

Rychel, 17, enjoyed a banner season with the Spitfires in 2011-2012, scoring 41 goals and leading the team in points with 74.

The tournament will be held April 12th to 22nd in Brno and Znojmo, Czech Republic.

Congratulations to Kerby, and best of luck to him and the rest of Team Canada in the tournament.

For the complete roster, visit http://www.hockeycanada.ca/

TEAM CANADA PRELIMINARY ROUND SCHEDULE

April 12 vs Denmark 10 a.m. ET

April 14 vs. Finland 12 p.m. ET

April 16 vs. Czech Republic 10 a.m. ET

April 17 vs. United States 2 p.m. ET

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Windsor Spitfires Graciously Decline Hosting 2013 U-17 Tournament

(Windsor) Following a successful 2012 Under-17 World Hockey Challenge in Windsor and neighbouring communities, the Windsor Spitfires, after much consideration, have graciously declined the opportunity to bid to host next year’s 2013 tournament.

An amazing effort was put forth by all Host Committee members and volunteers during the preparation and execution stages of last year’s tournament. We saw an entire region come together in a short period of time and have built lasting relationships with neighbouring communities/facilities in Amherstburg, Essex, LaSalle and Tecumseh.

“It truly opened our eyes as to what this region can do in terms of sports tourism,” said Spitfires Business Manager Steve Horne. “The volunteers that put countless hours into this past event should be proud of themselves as they helped this event leave a lasting impression on the entire hockey community. There are some new and exciting components that we can now consider including in future bids.”

“It was felt that with the road we have coming ahead with the 2012-13 Spitfires season and our potential bid for the 2014 MasterCard Memorial Cup that our entire energies would not be able to be made available to host this event in a manner that Hockey Canada and our organization has come to expect,” said Spitfires President and Head Coach Bob Boughner. “We would be pleased to assist any future host committee’s in any manner we can as there were some great lessons we learned over the process. Our organization looks forward to crossing paths with Hockey Canada in the future and supports their programs and events 100%.”

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