CALEDONIA – With summer turning to fall, the OLA comes to an end for Jr. lacrosse, while hockey takes over and the Caledonia Corvairs and Hagersville Hawks, Brantford Blast and Six Nations Minor Hockey rev up for the new season.
The OJBHL Corvairs begin the new hockey year with the showcase tournament hosted in Brantford at the Wayne Gretzky Arena complex beginning this coming Saturday, Sept 9, at 7:30 p.m. and again Sunday Sept. 10 at 4:30 p.m.
The Corvairs will be shooting for an unprecedented fourth straight Sutherland Cup this year but will need pretty well an entire new team to do it. All but three of last year’s players will return for 2017, but when you have a franchise a successful as the Corvairs, you don’t have to look far for talent.
It was reported that a huge number of potential players registered for this year’s training camp, giving young-bloods a chance to show that they deserve to wear the blue and white uniform.
Fans will have a chance to sample the upcoming Jr. B season this weekend in Brantford as general managers take a good look and will be cutting down rosters.
The pre-season has been going on for a couple of weeks already and Corvairs general manager Brian Rizzetto and head coach Mike Bullard have selected their first incarnation of the Corvairs line-up for 2017 to 2018.
No.4 – Mitchell Devins-Cann
Born: July 12, 1997
Home: Bolton ON
Position: D
Height 6’2”
Weight 200 lb
Last season: St. Michaels Buzzers (OJHL)
Stats: 51 GP, 2G, 7A, 9 pts., 27 PIM.
No. 7 – Christian Polillo
Born: April 1, 1998
Home: Brantford ON
Position: F
Height 6’4”
Weight 189 lb
Last season: Caledonia Corvairs
Stats: 46 GP, 12G, 30A, 42 pts., 79 PIM.
No. 11– Holden Hrysko
Born: July 16, 1999
Home: Burlington ON
Position: F
Height 5’9”
Weight 140 lb
Last season: Caledonia Corvairs
Stats: 45 GP, 32G, 33A, 65 pts., 63 PIM.
No. 12 – Bailey Fletcher
Born: Jan 1, 1997
Home: Caledonia
Position: F
Height 5’9”
Weight 140 lb
Last season: Caledonia Corvairs
Stats: 45 GP, 32G, 33A, 65 pts., 63 PIM.
No. 15 – Mario Moro
Born: Feb 3, 2000
Home: Mount Hope
Position: F
Height 5’10”
Weight 155 lb
Last season: Caledonia Corvairs
Stats: 42 GP, 12G, 22A, 34 pts., 23 PIM.
No. 17 – Roubos Griffin
Born: Jan. 5, 1998
Home: Stoney Creek
Position: D
Height 6’1”
Weight 185 lb
Last season: Caledonia Corvairs
Stats: 42 GP, 12G, 22A, 34pts., 23 PIM.
No. 19 – Jamey Lauzon
Born: Jan 10, 1997
Home: Kapuskasing
Position: F
Height 6’1”
Weight 200 lb
Last season: Caledonia Corvairs
Stats: 19 GP, 17G, 14A, 31 pts., 45 PIM.
No. 21 – Joshua DeFarias
Born: Mar. 28, 1997
Home: Brampton
Position: D
Height 6’
Weight 185 lb
Last season: Caledonia Corvairs
Stats: 32 GP, 4G, 44A, 48 pts., 12 PIM.
No. 24– Cole Mayo
Born: Jan 18, 1997
Home: Kapuskasing
Position: D
Height 6’
Weight 193 lb
Last season: Caledonia
Stats: 12 GP, 1G, 7A, 8 pts., 18 PIM.
No. 32 – Daniel Chenard
Born: Mar 10, 1999
Home: Waterloo
Position: G
Height 5’10”
Weight 163 lb
2016 to 2017: Recipient of Gus Crescenzi Award as Golden Horseshoe Conference Most Valuable Goaltender; Co-Recipient of Tony Bloomfield Trophy for Lowest G.A.A. in Golden Horseshoe Conference; Selected as Golden Horseshoe Conference Goaltender of the Month for September, December; selected to participate in GOJHL Top Prospects ‘1998/99’ Game
No. 44 – Adam Craievich
Born: May, 10, 1997
Home: Sarnia
Position: F
Height 6’ 1”
Weight 191 lb
Last season: Caledonia
Stats: 41 GP, 46G, 47A, 93 pts., 30 PIM.
No. 70 – Bradley Van Schubert
Born: Feb. 22, 1997
Home: Barrie
Position: D
Height 6’3”
Weight 211 lb
Last season: Newmarket Hurricanes (OJHL)
Stats: 11 GP, 4-5-0, 2.85 GAA, .914 Sv%, 2 SO
No. 72 – Troy Henley
Born: Jan 13, 1997
Home: Paulsboro NJ
Position: D
Height 6’
Weight 210 lb
Last season: Caledonia
Stats: 10 GP, 3G, 5A, 8 pts., 8 PIM.
No. 91– Mike Baird
Born: Mar. 25th, 1997
Home: Cayuga
Position: F
Height 6’ 3”
Weight 176 lb
Last season: Caledonia
Stats: 13 GP, 3G, 9A, 12 pts., 80 PIM.
No. 98 – Eddie Schultz
Born: April 19, 1998
Home: Erin
Position: F
Height 6’ 1”
Weight 182 lb
Last season: Caledonia
Stats: 12 GP, 10G, 17A, 21 pts, 22 PIM.
