Under 17 short list includes Hounds first rounder

Soo Greyhounds first round draft pick Jordan Mayer, pictured, is one of 35 players on the short list to become a member of the Ontario Under 17 Team.

The following news release was issued today:

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Short list of players announced for Ontario's Under 17 Hockey Team

TORONTO - Team Ontario Director of Operations, Rob Kitamura announced yesterday the short list of thirty- five (35) players who will be further evaluated for the 2007-08 Ontario Under 17 Team.

These players were among the eighty-four players from across the province who attended the Provincial Under 17 Identification Camp held at York University from June 25th– 29th, 2007.

“The process of narrowing the numbers down was not an easy task. The 5-day camp gave all of our evaluators, including our coaching staff, an opportunity to observe the skill sets that these athletes possess. The process will now move into the second phase whereby these top 35 players will continue to be evaluated throughout the fall months with their club teams,” stated Rob Kitamura. “All of the young men who attended the Provincial camp should be very proud of their achievement and the effort that was put forth both on and off the ice. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the staff of the Ontario Hockey Federation, Canlan Ice Gardens and York University for their tremendous hospitality during the Provincial camp.”

The thirty-five identified players will continue to be monitored by Kitamura, Head Coach Jason Brooks, and Assistant Coaches Jake Grimes and Mario Cichillo. The team that is selected will be representing the province at the 2007/2008 International World Hockey Challenge being held in London Ontario beginning December 27, 2007 until January 5th, 2008.

The Hockey Development Centre for Ontario (HDCO) facilitates the Men’s Under-17 hockey program on behalf of the 3 Ontario Branches of Hockey Canada.

SHORT LIST – UNDER 17 PROVINCIAL IDENTIFICATION CAMP

(player, hometown, position, association, OHL team)

Andrew Agozzino Kleinburg Forward GTHL Niagara IceDogs Taylor Beck Niagara Falls Forward OMHA Guelph Storm Ben Chariot Hamilton Defence GTHL Guelph Storm Casey Cizikas Mississauga Forward GTHL Mississauga St. Michael's Majors Brett Cook Washago Defence OMHA Erie Otters David Corrente Mississauga Defence GTHL Oshawa Generals Taylor Doherty Cambridge Defence Alliance Kingston Frontenacs Matthew Duchene Haliburton Forward OMHA Brampton Battalion Francis Dupuis Orleans Goal ODHA Guelph Storm Ryan Ellis Hamilton Defence Alliance Windsor Spitfires Daniel Erlich Thornhill Forward GTHL London Knights Brett Flemming Burlington Defence OMHA Mississauga St. Michael's Majors Marcus Foligno Sudbury Forward NOHA Sudbury Wolves Brandon Foote Whitby Goal OMHA Brampton Battlaion Alex Friesen Niagara on the Lake Forward OMHA Niagara IceDogs Taylor Hall Kingston Forward ODHA Windsor Spitfires Joey Hishon Stratford Forward Alliance Owen Sound Attack Peter Holland Caledon Forward OMHA Guelph Storm Zachary Kassian Lasalle Forward Alliance Peterborough Petes Colton Kennedy Ajax Forward OMHA Sarnia Sting Michael Latta St. Clements Forward Alliance Ottawa 67's Chad Lowry Waterloo Defence Alliance Peterborough Petes Daniel Maggio Lasalle Defence Alliance Sudbury Wolves Ryan Martindale Brooklin Forward OMHA Ottawa 67's Jordan Mayer Kingston Forward ODHA Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Ryan O'Reilly Varna Forward GTHL Erie Otters Chris Perugini King City Goal GTHL Ottawa 67's Tyler Randell Brampton Forward OMHA Belleville Bulls Riley Sheahan St. Catharines Forward OMHA Erie Otters Justin Shugg Niagara Falls Forward OMHA Oshawa Generals Ron Soucie Lasalle Defence Alliance Windsor Spitfires Jordan Szwarz Burlington Forward OMHA Saginaw Spirit Ethan Werek Goodwood Forward GTHL Kingston Frontenacs Michael Zador Toronto Goal GTHL London Knights Marc Zanetti Richmond Hill Defence GTHL Ottawa 67's

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