Toronto - The partnership between the Canadian Hockey League and Canadian Interuniversity Sport continues this week with 112 CHL graduates participating in the Telus University Cup championship. The tournament, which is being held in Edmonton, Alberta for the second straight year, opens on Thursday.
Over 500 Canadian Hockey League graduates played university hockey this year on scholarships from their CHL club.
"Our partnership with Canadian University hockey is a key component to the development of our young student athletes as they make the transition from the Canadian Hockey League into the CIS," said CHL President David Branch. "It is a tribute to the dedication of these young men both at the rink and in the classroom that they have been able to successfully combine their hockey and academic careers. We are very proud of these young men who have reached the pinnacle of success at the University Cup and wish them good luck throughout the tournament."
Virtually every player from the defending champion University of Alberta Golden Bears graduated from the CHL. The Golden Bears, who are looking for their unprecedented 12th University Cup, are the top seed heading into the tournament.
Preliminary round and semi-final games will be played at Clare Drake Arena, home of the Golden Bears with the championship final at Rexall Place on March 26. Last year, more than 11,000 fans attended the championship game between Alberta and Saskatchewan at Rexall Place.
CHL Graduates playing in the 2006 Telus University Cup
University of Alberta Golden Bears
Harlan Anderson (Moose Jaw Warriors)
Braden Appleby (Lethbridge Hurricanes)
Brian Ballman (Lethbridge Hurricanes)
Travis Featherstone (Kootenay Ice)
Jeff Feniak (Regina Pats)
Blake Grenier (Portland Winter Hawks)
Richard Hamula (Vancouver Giants)
Scott Henkelman (Kamloops Blazers)
Jonathan Hobson (Kamloops Blazers)
Perry Johnson (Spokane Chiefs)
Joff Kehler (Spokane Chiefs)
Richard Kelly (St. Michael's Majors)
Ben Kilgour (Tri City Americans)
Tim Krymusa (Spokane Chiefs)
Gavin McLeod (Kelowna Rockets)
Tyler Metcalfe (Seattle Thunderbirds)
Chris Ovington (Spokane Chiefs)
Curtis Rich (Kelowna Rockets)
Aaron Sorochan (Lethbridge Hurricanes)
Dylan Stanley (Tri-City Americans)
Ryan Stempfle (Medicine Hat Tigers)
Ben Thomson (Medicine Hat Tigers)
Brad Tutschek (Seattle Thunderbirds)
Justin Wallin (Saskatoon Blades)
Lee Zalasky (Prince George Cougars)
Acadia Axemen
Matthew Albiani (Ottawa 67's)
Kevin Baker (Belleville Bulls)
Brandon Benedict (Halifax Mooseheads)
Andrew Bergen (Red Deer Rebels)
John Ceci (Sarnia Sting)
Keith Delaney (Toronto St. Michael's Majors)
Josh Dill (Cape Breton Screaming Eagles)
Shayne Fryia (Barrie Colts)
Jimmy Gagnon (Plymouth Whalers)
Dale Good (Toronto St. Michael's Majors)
Brad Horan (Kingston Frontenacs)
Blair Jarrett (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds)
Kevin Korol (Regina Pats)
Kane Ludwar (Saskatoon Blades)
Pierre Mitsou (Ottawa 67's)
Russ Moyer (Ottawa 67's)
Matt Quinn (Rouyn-Noranda Huskies)
Lanny Ramage (Portland Winter Hawks)
Tyler Reid (Gatineau Olympiques)
Robbie Sutherland (Halifax Mooseheads)
Brody Todd (Ottawa 67's)
Travis Young (Prince Albert Raiders)
Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks
Cameron Black (Sudbury Wolves)
David Brown (Brampton Battalion)
Richard Colwill (Owen Sound)
Ryan Courtney (Sudbury Wolves)
Justin Day (Owen Sound)
Rob Dmytruk (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds)
James Edgar (Saginaw Spirit)
Dan Ehrman (Moose Jaw Warriors)
Matt Grennier (Kitchener Rangers)
Matt Maccarone (Sudbury Wolves)
Jeff MacDougald (Peterborough Petes)
Riley Moher (Barrie Colts)
Nick Van Herpt (Ottawa 67's)
McGill Redmen
Louis-Simon Allaire (Rouyn-Noranda)
Ken Davis (Prince George Cougars)
Guillaume Demers (Cape Breton Screaming Eagles)
Jean-Michel Filiatrault (Rimouski Oceanic)
Charles Gauthier (Shawinigan Cataractes)
Marko Kovacevic (Sudbury Wolves)
Teddy Kyres (Moncton Wildcats)
Mathieu LeClerc (Acadie-Bathurst Titans)
Benoit Lessard (Val d'Or Foreurs)
Eric L'italien (Rimouski Oceanic)
Benoit Martin (Rimouski Oceanic)
Pierre-Antoine Paquet (Chicoutimi Sagueneens)
Mathieu Poitras (Rouyn-Noranda Huskies)
Yan Turcotte (Montreal Rocket)
Saskatchewan Huskies
Trent Adamus (Saskatoon Blades)
Curtis Austring (Medicine Hat Tigers)
Matthew Bergen (Saskatoon Blades)
Dean Beuker (Regina Pats)
Brett Dickie (Prince George Cougars)
Derek Endicott (Saskatoon Blades)
Matt Girling (Prince Albert Raiders)
Bruce Harrison (Kelowna Rockets)
Jeff Harvey (Everett Silvertips)
Colin Johnson (Tri City Americans)
Stephen Mann (Saskatoon Blades)
Keegan McAvoy (Kamloops Blazers)
Preston Mosewich (Regina Pats)
Jeff Schmidt (Everett Silvertips)
Dean Serdachny (Swift Current Broncos)
Bryce Thoma (Red Deer Rebels)
Brent Twordik (Swift Current Broncos)
Thomas Vicars (Prince Albert Raiders)
Mason Wallin (Spokane Chiefs)
Lakehead Thunderwolves
Andrew Brown (Belleville Bulls)
Kris Callaway (Lethbridge Hurricanes)
Shandor Alphonso (Sudbury Wolves)
Mike Jacobsen (Owen Sound Attack)
Matt Jacques (Lethbridge Hurricanes)
Drew Kivell (Kingston Frontenacs)
Jason Lange (London Knights)
Hugo Lehoux (Montreal Rocket)
Erik Lodge (Lethbridge Hurricanes)
Grant McCune (Prince Albert Raiders)
Craig Priestlay (Swift Current Broncos)
Brad Priestlay (Portland Winter Hawks)
Steve Rawski (Toronto St. Michael's Majors)
Jeff Richards (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds)
Dan Rogers (Belleville Bulls)
Joel Scherban (London Knights)
Mike Self (Windsor Spitfires)
Dan Speed (Barrie Colts)
Mike Wehrstedt (Mississauga IceDogs)
Tobias Whelan (Oshawa Generals)
(CHL team they graduated from is in brackets)
2006 Telus University Cup - Game Schedule
Thursday, March 23
13:00 Game 1 (Clare Drake Arena): Acadia (2) vs. Saskatchewan (5)
19:00 Game 2 (Clare Drake Arena): McGill (4) vs. Wilfrid Laurier (6)
Friday, March 24
13:00 Game 3 (Clare Drake Arena): Lakehead (3) vs. Loser Game 1
19:00 Game 4 (Clare Drake Arena): Alberta (1) vs. Loser Game 2
Saturday March 25
11:00 Game 5 (Clare Drake Arena): Lakehead vs. Winner Game 1
16:00 Game 6 (Clare Drake Arena): Alberta vs. Winner Game 2 (Live on TSN)
Sunday March 26
19:00 Championship final (Rexall Place): (Live on TSN)
The Canadian Hockey League is proud of its position of being the major source of talent for the National Hockey League. The CHL is also a leading contributor of academic scholarships for students at universities, colleges and other post-secondary institutions throughout Canada. In this role of providing academic scholarships, the CHL is also the leading source of talent for hockey system in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport as more than 350 graduates from the Canadian Hockey League played hockey in the CIS last season.
