CIS vs WJ Team

[connor macdavid]

First interesting tidbit: of the 11 OUA reps, 8 are from the OUA East. Only Bradford (Windsor), Maniccia (Brock) and Behenna (Waterloo) rep the OUA West.

Reflecting the fact that...the OUA East is clearly the stronger conference?

I mean, if Camp is picking largely from the East as a western coach, that has to say something.

Bit puzzled over the McNamee selection from Carleton to be honest. Welychka, Fraser, Van Stralen would all have been better selections to face a major junior all-star team (read: Canada WJC team).

Good team though, should give them a good run.

 

[AdamMcg83]

Reflecting the fact that...the OUA East is clearly the stronger conference?

I mean, if Camp is picking largely from the East as a western coach, that has to say something.

Bit puzzled over the McNamee selection from Carleton to be honest. Welychka, Fraser, Van Stralen would all have been better selections to face a major junior all-star team (read: Canada WJC team).

Good team though, should give them a good run.

I think this is flawed logic; I would be surprised if Camp had any tangible input on roster selection.

 

[Drummer]

Bit puzzled over the McNamee selection from Carleton to be honest. Welychka, Fraser, Van Stralen would all have been better selections to face a major junior all-star team (read: Canada WJC team).

Sometime you have to take who you can get as I suspect there are exam conflicts for some athletes.

 

[UNB Bruins Fan]

My understanding is that both the AUS and CW will bring 3 forwards, 2 defensemen and 1 goalie. Tip of the helmet to 'Foyle on this one.

My AUS roster is: Boes, Murray, Pufahl, Locke, Alain Saulnier, MacAulay.

Good call....just had the wrong twin.

 

[Dutch]

This team will sure be a good test for WJC.

Is Martin Lefebvre the only player who was invited to the WJC summer camp (2011) on the CIS team or there are others ?

 

[Drummer]

(F) Maillet -UNB, (F) Saulnier -Moncton, (F) Locke -StFX, (D) Pufahl -Acadia, (D) Chiarlitti -StFX

(spares)
(F) Andrews -UPEI, (F) Brace -UNB, (D) Murray -UNB, (D) Petgrave -UNB, (F) Farrell -Acadia, (D) Doornbosch -Saint Mary's, (F) Saulnier -Moncton

Corbin Boes - Dalhousie (G), Jordan Murray - UNB, Matthew Pufahl - Acadia, Eric Locke - StFX, Stephen MacAulay, Alex Saulnier - Moncton

I got 3.5 (Murray was on my spare D list). I never really did say which twin I was going with - figure I'd hedge my bet and assume one would make it.

The team looks much deeper this year than in the past.

AUS Fan gets the beer for the best guess though

 

[Rob]

Will we be able to stream the games?

 

[Drummer]

Will we be able to stream the games?

Since Hockey Canada is a TSN property - I would expect them to broadcast both games on TSN4/5 as a ramp-up event to the WJC in a few weeks.

 

[AUS Fan]

It would be nice to see the games, but I don't think so. Unless the big names are playing, no one would watch and no eyeballs means no sponsorship.

 

[AdamMcg83]

It would be nice to see the games, but I don't think so. Unless the big names are playing, no one would watch and no eyeballs means no sponsorship.

I wouldn't expect to see this on TV, but IIRC, didn't TSN stream last year's games against the Toronto CIS All-Stars?

 

[AUS Fan]

AUS Fan gets the beer for the best guess though

It was not a guess. It took me about 30 minutes to go through several different permutations of "if he goes, than he can't go" and so on. And in my head I picked Alex, but typed Alain.

 

[Drummer]

It was not a guess. It took me about 30 minutes to go through several different permutations of "if he goes, than he can't go" and so on. And in my head I picked Alex, but typed Alain.

 

[UNB Bruins Fan]

The games will be streamed on the CIS website.

 

[Big Bad Jon]

I think it is very disappointing this game isn't on one of TSN's 5 channels. A lost chance to show that CIS players aren't just washed up.

 

[UNB Bruins Fan]

I wonder if there is any conflict with Sportsnet having an agreement with CIS for hockey.

 

[leafhky88]

CIS wins 5-4 (Shootout). Queens' defenceman Spencer Abraham with the SO winner.

I believe I read tomorrow's game is on TSN2.

 

[UNB Bruins Fan]

I heard that as well...but their broadcast schedule isn't showing it...although if it is a late addition the schedule might not be updated.

 

[AUS Fan]

That was entertaining. Nice to see the AUS guys in on the scoring. It did get a bit tiring listening to Toth and the other guy keep talking about how wonderful the CIS team was. I realize that it was a CIS broadcast, but a bit over the top.

 

[UNB Bruins Fan]

I think TSN webcast the game as well....at least that's the impression I got from reading the Team Canada thread over at the International Tournament forum.

 

[AUS Fan]

Can't see TSN devoting a channel to this game. There is no money in it for them.

 

[UNB Bruins Fan]

And the last thing they want to do is broadcast a game where their golden boys get beat by a bunch of "washed up, university players" haha

 

[tfantasy]

Canada looked sloppy

 

[leafhky88]

Here was the CIS lineup:

Heelis - McNamee - Asselin
Behenna - Hinse - Maniccia
Depape - Reddick - Fiddler
Saulnier - Macaulay - Locke

Campbell - Rowley
Labreque - Bradford
Pufahl - Murray
Lefebve - Abraham

Bailie
Cooke

 

[AUS Fan]

"And the last thing they want to do is broadcast a game where their golden boys get beat by a bunch of "washed up, university players" haha"

"Canada looked sloppy"

Let's not get over-excited. The whole purpose of these games is as a tune up for TC and to see how bubble guys compete. I'm certain that if the "big guns" had played last night the results may have been different.
I enjoyed the game, even though the commentary was not the best. Be interesting to see how the CIS guys do at noon today with a short rest. AUS guys were very involved with Locke and Saulnier getting 3 pts each and MacAulay with 1.

The box score is on the CIS website

 

[AUS Fan]

Team Canada upsets CIS All-Stars.

I watched the 1st period and just before the start of the 2nd, I had visitors for a short while. When I went back to the game it was 5-0. It took me until almost the end of the game to piece together what Toth was saying about the scoring. If I'm not mistaken, Boes gave up 3 more in the 2nd and Cooke gave up one???

Overall, a great experience for the CIS guys. Even missing the stars, TC looked pretty good at a lot of times during both games.