THUNDERWOLVES MEN'S HOCKEY TRAINING CAMP

THUNDER BAY, Ont. - The Lakehead Thunderwolves men's hockey team training camp kicks into action Tuesday, Sept. 2 and runs through the month of September until the puck drops against the Carleton Ravens on Friday, Sept. 26. Again, this year's camp sees a very large group of talented veterans, exciting new recruits, and some excellent invite and walk-on players as more than 40 players will be battling for roster spots.

This year's training camp will take place at three venues; the Tournament Centre, Delaney Arena, and Fort William Gardens.

Returning from last year's team are Chris Whitley and Kyle Moir in goal, Dan Rogers, Drew Kivell, Jordan C. Smith, Jordan B. Smith, Pierre-Marc Guillbault, Mitch Maunu and Andy Zulyniak on defence, and Tobias Whelan, Mark Soares, Matt Maisonneuve, Andrew Brown, Nathan Breukelman, Brad Priestlay, Devin Welsh, Dan Speer, Shandor Alphonso, Konrad Bruetsch, Richard Molenaar, and Brock McPherson.

Top recruits coming in are Kalvin Sagert and Bryan Wilson on defence, and forwards Arron Alphonso and Andy Hyvarinen. Sagert will also be heading to the Edmonton Oiler's pro camp in Edmonton on September 11th.

Forward Scott Dobben, who redshirted last season, will also be in the thick of things as will former Guelph star forward Jesse Pyatt, former Fort William North Stars defenseman Ryan Baird, and last year's redshirt forward Adam Sergerie.

Also challenging for roster spots are Adam Davis and Curtis Lambkin in goal, Mathew Mitchell, Anthony Gorenszach, and Michael Thibert at defence, and forwards Yves Bernard, David George, Jeff Manryk, Frederick Giroux, Joseph Ryan, Brooks Meijia, Devin Moneta, Jari Pihelgas, and Davis Proulx.

The theme of this year's camp is again 'The Seven C's'. The Seven C's are Command (of our responsibilities), Cohesion (Team first), Community (Thunder Bay's Team), Commitment (Achieve our objectives), Cooperation (Teamwork), Conditioning (Proper Preparation Produces Perfect Performance), and Communication (Talk the talk and walk the walk).

Head Coach Don McKee said he and his staff have prepared a very demanding camp that will challenge every player to achieve to his fullest potential. "Training Camp opens on Sept. 2nd and it should result in a very competitive environment as players compete for positions. Our East-West game on Sept. 16th at the Tournament. Centre will be a great opportunity to see both our returnees and new prospects in action and we will see what we need to do from there."

Coach McKee also extends a warm welcome to all Thunderwolves' fans and the media to attend select on-ice Training Camp scrimmages and training sessions. This year's camp will again begin at the Tournament Centre and finish off at the Fort William Gardens.

Lakehead Thunderwolves Hockey On-Ice Times Open to Media and Public

(At Tournament Centre)
Sep. 2: 4 – 6 pm
Sep. 3: 4 – 6 pm
Sep. 4: 4 – 6 pm
Sep. 5: 4 – 6 pm
Sep. 8: 8:30 – 10 pm
Sep. 9: 8:30 – 10 pm
Sep. 10: 8:30 – 10 pm
Sep. 11: 8:30 – 10 pm
Sep. 12: 3:30 – 5 pm
Sep. 15: 8:30 – 10 pm
Sep. 16: East vs. West Inter Squad Game 7:30 – 9 pm
Sep. 17: 8:30 – 10 pm
Sep. 18: 8:30 – 10 pm
Sep. 19: 3:30 – 5 pm

(At Delaney Arena)
Sep. 22: 7 – 8 am
Sep. 23: 7 – 8 am
Sep. 24: 7:00 – 8:30 am

(At Fort William Gardens)
Sep. 25: 6 – 7:30 am

Source: Thunderwolves Athletics