Connolly Named to Team WHL in Super Series

By 250 Sports

Prince George, BC – For the second straight  year, Prince George Cougars Captain Brett Connolly will suit up for Team WHL against Team Russia in the 2010 CHL SUBWAY® Super Series.  Connolly will play in the sixth and final game of the 2010 CHL SUBWAY® Super Series when it is played at CN Centre on Thursday, November 18.  He is the only Prince George Couger who will be on the ice for Team WHL, but he is  one of two who call Prince George home who will be on the ice.  The other being Ryan Howse who plays for the Chilliwack Bruins.

Connolly played in the final game of the 2009 CHL SUBWAY® Super Series in Kelowna, which Team WHL won 4-2 over Team Russia. 

Connolly, the 2009 CHL Rookie of the Year, is currently tied for fifth in league scoring with 11 goals and 18 points in 11 games this season.  The 6’2”, 203 pound forward from Prince George, has recorded a point in each of the Cougars first 11 games this season, and is on a 13 game point streak, going back to the last two games of the 2009-10 season.  He  has also scored a goal in six consecutive games, scoring nine goals over that span.  His goal streak is the longest current streak in the Western Hockey League.
Drafted by the Cougars in the first round, 10^th overall, in the 2007 WHL Bantam Draft, he was selected by the Tampa Lightning sixth overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft last June.

Cougars Head Coach Dean Clark, who recorded his 400^th career coaching victory in the WHL Wednesday, will be an Assistant Coach for the November 18 CHL SUBWAY® Super Series game at CN Centre in Prince George.  Tickets are available by calling Ticketmaster at 250-564-5585 or visit www.ticketmaster.ca.

Team WHL Roster – Prince George, BC – November 18, 2010
 
Forwards (11):               Club:                           Hometown:
Glennie, Scott              Brandon Wheat Kings        Winnipeg, MB
Bubnick, Jimmy           Calgary Hitmen                 Saskatoon, SK
Howse, Ryan               Chilliwack Bruins               Prince George, BC
Vey, Linden*               Medicine Hat Tigers           Wakaw, SK
Howden, Quinton*        Moose Jaw Warriors          Oak Bank, MB
Johansen, Ryan           Portland Winterhawks        Port Moody, BC
Ross, Brad                  Portland Winterhawks        Lethbridge, AB
Rattie, Ty                    Portland Winterhawks        Airdrie, AB
Connolly, Brett         Prince George Cougars  Prince George, BC
Eakin, Cody                Swift Current Broncos        Winnipeg, MB
Gallagher, Brendan*    Vancouver Giants              Delta, BC                              
 
Defence (6):                                                      
MacKenzie, Matt*        Calgary Hitmen                 New Westminster, BC       
Pysyk, Mark*              Edmonton Oil Kings           Sherwood Park, AB
Barrie, Tyson              Kelowna Rockets               Victoria, BC          
McNabb, Brayden        Kootenay Ice                    Davidson, SK
Ponich, Brett               Portland Winterhawks        Beaumont, AB
Manning, Neil              Vancouver Giants              Nanaimo, BC
 
Goaltenders (2):                                           

Simpson, Kent           Everett Silvertips               Edmonton, AB
Pickard, Calvin          Seattle Thunderbirds          Winnipeg, MB
 
*Players competing in both games
 
Team WHL Staff:
Ryan Huska, Head Coach (Kelowna Rockets)
Mike Williamson, Assistant Coach (Calgary Hitmen)
Guy Charron, Assistant Coach (Kamloops Blazers) *Kamloops game only
Dean Clark, Assistant Coach (Prince George Cougars) *Prince George game only
Jeff Thorburn, Athletic Therapist (Kelowna Rockets)

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