The 2011

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was an international Junior "A"

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tournament organized by

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. It was hosted in

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, from November 7–13, 2011, at the

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. The event included the 7th annual

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Prospects Game Challenge, marking the first time the two events had been paired together.

Teams

Canada East Canada East () was the northeastern portion of the Province of Canada. Lord Durham's Report investigating the causes of the Upper and Lower Canada Rebellions recommended merging those two colonies. The new colony, known as the Province of ...

(6th Appearance) *

Canada West The Province of Canada (or the United Province of Canada or the United Canadas) was a British colony in British North America from 1841 to 1867. Its formation reflected recommendations made by John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, in the Report ...

(6th Appearance, 5th as Hosts) *

Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...

(6th Appearance) *

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

(3rd Appearance) *

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(5th Appearance) *

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(1st Appearance)

Background

Canada East, Canada West, Russia, Sweden and the United States returned, while the

replaces

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. Canada East comprised

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players from the

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, and

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Junior A Leagues, while Canada West comprised Canadian players from the

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, and Superior International Junior A Leagues. The United States, with players from the

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, aimed for a record fourth-straight WJAC victory.

Exhibition schedule

2011 Tournament

Group A

Group B

Results

Championship Round

Final standings

Statistics

Scorers

Goaltenders

Awards

:Most Valuable Player: Devin Shore (Canada East) ''All-Star Team'' :Forwards:

Alexander Kerfoot Alexander Douglas Kerfoot (born August 11, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and alternate captain for the Utah Mammoth of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the fifth round, 150th overall, by the New Jersey ...

(Canada West), Mario Lucia (United States), Devin Shore (Canada East) :Defense: Ludvig Byström (Sweden), Kevin Lough (Canada East) :Goalie: Sean Maguire (Canada West)

Rosters

Canada East

''Players:'' Jason Pucciarelli, Adrian Ignagni,

MacKenzie Weegar MacKenzie Weegar (born January 7, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and alternate captain for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). Weegar was drafted by the Florida Panthers with the 206th overall pick in ...

, Paul Geiger, Aidan Wright, Phil Hampton, Ben Hutton, Kevin Lough, Randy Gazzola, Daniel Milne, Kyle Dutra,

David Friedmann David Friedmann (January 24, 1857 in Rawitsch - February 15, 1942 in Breslau) was a German entrepreneur and art collector. Life and work Friedmann was Jewish, the son of the Silesian merchant Louis Friedmann (around 1830-1894) and his wife Serap ...

, Tylor Spink, Patrick Megannety, Tyson Spink, Braedan Russell, Justin Danforth, Michael Neville,

Drake Caggiula Drake Caggiula (; born June 20, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left wing currently playing for Lausanne HC in Switzerland's National League. He previously played in the National Hockey League for the Edmonton Oilers, Chicago Blackh ...

, Devin Shore, Jeff DiNallo, Daniel Leavens ''Staff:''

Curtis Hodgins Curtis or Curtiss is a common English given name and surname of Anglo-Norman origin, deriving from the Old French ''curteis'' (Modern French">-4; we might wonder whether there's a point at which it's appropriate to talk of the beginnings of Fren ...

, Jason Nobili,

Greg Walters Greg Walters (born August 12, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach. He was drafted into the National Hockey League in 1990, but spent his career playing in the minor leagues. During 12 seasons, he played 248 games ...

Pierre Menard Pierre Menard (7 October 1766 – 13 June 1844) was a Canadian-American fur trader and politician who was elected the first lieutenant Governor of Illinois in 1818. Biography Early life Menard was born at St. Antoine-sur-Richelieu, near Mo ...

, Robb Crawford, Amanda Gilroy, Derek Blais

Canada West

''Players:'' Tyler Briggs, Sean Maguire, Troy Stecher, Luke Juha, Sam Jardine, Brett Corkey, Reece Willcox, Rhett Holland, Colton Parayko,

Carson Cooper Carson Eric "Shovel Shot" Cooper (July 17, 1897 – July 4, 1955) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 8 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Cougars and Detroit Falcons between 1924 a ...

, Connor Hoekstra,

, Aaron Hadley, Brandon Morley, Riley Kieser,

Peter Quenneville Peter Quenneville (born March 9, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for Kiekko-Espoo in the Liiga. Playing career Quenneville played junior hockey initially with the Sherwood Park Crusaders in the Albert ...

, Wesley Myron, Michael Stenerson, Evan Richardson, Curtis Loik, Jujhar Khaira,

Travis St. Denis Travis may refer to: People and fictional characters *Travis (given name), a list of people and fictional characters *Travis (surname), a list of people Places in the United States *Travis, Staten Island, a neighborhood *Travis Air Force Base, a ...

''Staff:'' Kent Lewis, Andrew Milne,

Dean Brockman Dean may refer to: People * Dean (given name) * Dean (surname), a surname of Anglo-Saxon English origin * Dean (South Korean singer), a stage name for singer Kwon Hyuk * Dean Delannoit, a Belgian singer most known by the mononym Dean * Dean Sw ...

, Jeff Battah, Jeff Woods, Erin Berkowski, Shawn Bullock

Russia

''Players:'' Igor Ustinski, Ivan Nalimov, Andrei Vasilevski, Andrei Ermakov, Stanislav Garyeyev,

Ilya Lyubushkin Ilya Nikolaevich Lyubushkin (; born 6 April 1994) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Arizona Coyotes, Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs, and An ...

Valeri Vasiliev Valeri Ivanovich Vasiliev (; 3 August 1949 – 19 April 2012) was a Soviet ice hockey defenceman, who played for Dynamo Moscow. Internationally he competed for the Soviet Union. An eight-time Soviet all-star, Vasiliev was captain of the nationa ...

, Egor Malenkikh, Damir Galin, Nikita Lisov, Damir Musin, Arseni Erokhin, Arseni Khatsei, Bogdan Yakimov, Alexei Filippov, Ivan Petrakov, Anatoli Ryabov, Alexei Kudreman, Ilya Yamkin, Leonid Avtomov, Vyacheslav Osnovin, Damir Zhafyarov, Daniil Yunyshev, Alexander Timirev, Alexander Barabanov,

Valentin Zykov Valentin Valentinovich Zykov (; born 15 May 1995) is a Russian professional ice hockey winger who is currently playing for SKA Saint Petersburg in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the second round ...

, Valeri Nichushkin ''Staff:'' Andrei Parfenov,

Igor Semenov Igor may refer to: * Igor (given name), an East Slavic given name and a list of people with the name Arts, entertainment, and media *Igor (character), a stock character * Igors (''Discworld''), a fictional humanoid family in the ''Discworld'' ...

, Ruslan Suleymanov, Sergey Fedotov, Oleg Norchenko

Sweden

''Players:'' Oscar Dansk, Mathias Israelsson,

Robert Hägg Robert Hägg (born 8 February 1995) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player for the Brynäs IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was drafted in the second round, 41st overall, by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2013 NHL entry draft. Pl ...

, Ludvig Byström, Calle Andersson, Linus Arnesson, Jesper Pettersson, Tommy Stenqvist,

Hampus Lindholm Hampus Lindholm (; born 20 January 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Lindholm began his ice hockey career with Jonstorps IF and previously played with Rögle BK. He th ...

, Frederic Anderberg, Jesper Fröden, Tobias Törnkvist, Mattias Kalin, Ludvig Nilsson,

Anton Brehmer Anton Brehmer (born February 6, 1994) is a Swedish ice hockey player. He is currently playing with Örebro HK of the Swedish Hockey League The Swedish Hockey League (SHL; ) is a professional ice hockey league in Sweden and the highest level o ...

, Victor Gustavsson,

Jacob de la Rose Jacob Waldemar de la Rose (born 20 May 1995) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the National League (NL). He was selected in the second round, 34th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in t ...

, Gustav Possler, Filip Sandberg,

Elias Lindholm Elias Viktor Zebulon Lindholm (born 2 December 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round (fifth overall) of the 2013 ...

Erik Karlsson Erik Sven Gunnar Karlsson (; born 31 May 1990) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Karlsson was drafted in the first round, 15th overall, by the Ottawa Senators at th ...

Alexander Wennberg Alexander Wennberg (born 22 September 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Columbus Blue Jackets, Florida Panthers, Seattle Kraken, and New Yor ...

''Staff:'' Rikard Gronborg, Anders Johansson, Nizze Landén, Adam Andersson, Mikael Persson, Frederik Carls, Jan Johansson

Czech Republic

''Players:'' Patrik Polívka,

Marek Langhamer Marek Langhamer (born 22 July 1994) is a Czech professional ice hockey goaltender, currently playing for Malmö Redhawks in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Playing career After a few seasons playing as a youth within the HC Pardubice organiza ...

, Vojtěch Zadražil, Lukáš Buchta, Jan Košťálek,

Ronald Knot Ronald Knot (born August 3, 1994) is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played for HIFK of the Liiga. Playing career Knot made his Czech Extraliga debut playing with HC Slavia Prah ...

, Adam Hawlik, Karel Plašil,

Štěpán Jeník Štěpán Jeník (born February 12, 1993, in Prague) is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He played four games for HC Slavia Praha in the Czech Extraliga during the 2010–11 Czech Extraliga season The 2010–11 Czech Extraliga season was ...

, Pavel Sedláček, Martin Matejček, Ondřej Slováček, Petr Koblasa, Michal Švihálek, Matěj Zadražil,

Martin Procházka Martin Procházka (, born March 3, 1972, in Slaný, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech former professional ice hockey player. Procházka was drafted 135th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft and played 32 games in the Nation ...

, Euvstathio Soumelidis, Dominik Simon, Vojtěch Tomeček, Jan Hudeček, Tomáš Rousek, Tomáš Franek ''Staff:''

Jakub Petr Jakub Petr (born 10 April 1990) is a Czech football player who plays for Austrian club SC Wieselburg.

Jiří Veber Jiří Veber (born 29 November 1968) is a Czech former ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and commonly known ...

, Klas Ostman, Marek Novotný,

Jaroslav Brabec Jaroslav Brabec (27 July 1949 – 20 May 2018) was a Czech track and field athlete who competed in the shot put. He twice represented Czechoslovakia at the Summer Olympics (1972 and 1976). He was a three-time participant at the European Athletics ...

Daniel Waciakowski Daniel commonly refers to: * Daniel (given name), a masculine given name and a surname * List of people named Daniel * List of people with surname Daniel * Daniel (biblical figure) * Book of Daniel, a biblical apocalypse, "an account of the activi ...

United States

''Players:'' Ryan McKay, Zane Gothberg,

Chris Bradley Bagheera Bagheera is a black panther, based upon ''The Jungle Book'' character of the same name. Nakia Bahadir Nakia Bahadir is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is a Turkish girl and friend ...

, Brian Cooper,

Ian McCoshen Ian James McCoshen (born August 5, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently under contract with Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). McCoshen was selected by the Florida Panthers in the second ...

, Ethan Prow, Mike Reilly, Jordan Schmaltz, Andy Welinski, Riley Bourbonnais,

Alex Broadhurst Alex Broadhurst (born March 7, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for Amur Khabarovsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has formerly played with the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hock ...

, Tony Cameranesi,

Austin Cangelosi Austin refers to: Common meanings * Austin, Texas, United States, a city * Austin (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Austin (surname), a list of people and fictional characters * Austin Motor Company, a British car manufactu ...

, Sam Herr, Vince Hinostroza, Kevin Irwin, Sean Kuraly, Mario Lucia, A. J. Michaelson, Brett Patterson, Ray Pigozzi, Austyn Young ''Staff:'' Regg Simon, Shane Fukushima, Bliss Littler, Darrin Flinchem,

Todd Klein Todd Klein (born January 28, 1951) is an American comic book letterer, logo designer, and occasional writer, primarily for DC Comics. Biography Early career Todd Klein broke into comics in the summer of 1977, hired by DC Comics as a staff prod ...

, Dr. Alan Ashare, Marc Boxer

CJHL Prospects Game

For the first time in its history, the

Prospects Game was a part of the WJAC festivities. Just like the previous two Prospects Games, the event is actually two "prospect" games with the President's Cup going to the winning goal aggregate.

Summary

Game One

West Prospects'

Adam Tambellini Adam Tambellini (born November 1, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for HC Davos of the National League (NL). Tambellini was selected by the New York Rangers in the third round (65th overall) of the 20 ...

scored a rebound goal in overtime on East's Brock Crossthwaite to give the West the come-from-behind victory. Despite being outshot 44-30 by the East, the West goes into Game Two with a one-goal lead in the goal-aggregate two-game series.

Game Two

Again, the West Prospects come back from a deficit (3–2 midway through the game) with a tying goal from

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late in the second, Justin Lund scored the winning goal only 28 seconds into the third, and Chase McMurphy scored the insurance marker only 61 seconds later to clinch game two of the Prospects Games. The 5–3 victory gave the West a 9–6 aggregate victory over the East for the series and their fourth Presidents Cup in 7 years.

Results

Rosters

East Prospects

''Players'': Simon Lemieux, Brock Crossthwaite, Zachary Borsoi, James De Haas, Chad Duchesne, Fraser Turner, Patrick Piacentini, Mitch Eden, Patrick McCarron, Deric Boudreau, Stephen Anderson, Dalen Hedges, Jordan Delaurier,

Joe Sullivan } Michael Joseph O'Sullivan (November 4, 1906 – October 13, 1971) was an American jazz pianist. Sullivan was the ninth child of Irish immigrant parents. He studied classical piano for 12 years and at age 17, he began to play popular music in s ...

, Chris King, Ben Dalpe,

Ross Johnston Ross Johnston (born February 18, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the New York Islanders. Playing career Johnston played junior ice hockey s ...

, Dany Boyer, Cooper Richards, Matt Buckles ''Staff'':

Sheldon Keefe Sheldon Keefe (born September 17, 1980) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is the head coach for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the second round, 47th overall, by the T ...

, Dave Campbell

West Prospects

''Players'': Dawson MacAuley, Matt Tomkins,

David Iacono David Iacono (born June 20, 2002) is an American actor. On television, he appeared in the Amazon Prime series ''The Summer I Turned Pretty'' (2022–2023) and the Netflix series ''Dead Boy Detectives'' (2024). He has starred in the films ''Cinna ...

, Devon Toews, Tyler Mueller, Tanner Jago, Braxton Bilous, Brendan Dusik, T. J. Reeve,

, Ryan Berlin, Austin Plevy, Corey Petrash, Jared Iron,

Wade Murphy Wade, WADE, or Wades may refer to: Places in the United States * Wade, Maine, a town * Wade, Mississippi, a census-designated place * Wade, North Carolina, a town * Wade, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Wade Township, Clinton County, Illi ...

, Morgan Zulinick, Justin Lund, Chase McMurphy,

Jordan Larson Jordan Quinn Larson (born October 16, 1986) is an American professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for the United States women's national volleyball team. A four-time Olympian, Larson earned the USA its first-ever gold in ...

''Staff'': Jason McKee, Gord Cochrane

External links

HC's WJAC Website
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World Junior A Challenge Sport in Langley, British Columbia (district municipality)