Vancouver Canucks prospects camp opens Monday, September 7
PrintVancouver, B.C. – The Vancouver Canucks announced today the expected roster and schedule of their Prospects training camp sessions opening September 7th. The Vancouver Canucks Prospects Training Camp will see all on-ice practice sessions open to the public. Admission to practices at UBC Thunderbird Arena is complimentary.
23 players are scheduled to report to General Motors Place on Monday, September 7th for pre-training camp medical assessments. Players will then be available to the media at General Motors Place from 9 – 11 a.m.
The Canucks Prospects will take to the ice at the UBC Thunderbird Arena Monday, September 7th from 1:45 – 2:45 p.m., with media availability to follow.
On Tuesday, September 8th, the Prospects will take to the ice at UBC Thunderbird Arena from 11:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m., with media availability to follow.
Wednesday, September 9th, the Prospects will be on-ice at UBC Thunderbird Arena from 8:00 – 8:30 a.m. The Prospects will then travel to Edmonton, Alberta, for a 6 p.m. (PT) game versus the University of Alberta Golden Bears. On Thursday, September 10th, the Vancouver Canucks Prospects will play a game in Leduc, AB, at 6 p.m. (PT) versus the Edmonton Oilers Prospects.
The Veteran’s Camp roster and schedule will be released at a later date.
*Attached is the tentative schedule and roster for Prospects Camp.
| DATE | TIME | LOCATION | EVENT | |
| Sept. 7, 2009 | 9:00-11:00 AM | GM Place | Media Availability | |
| 1:45-2:45 PM | UBC | Prospects On-Ice | ||
| Sept. 8, 2009 | 11:15 AM – 12:45 PM | UBC | Prospects On-Ice | |
| 1:00-1:45 PM | UBC | Prospects Dry-land | ||
| Sept. 9, 2009 | 8:00-8:30 AM | UBC | Prospects On-Ice | |
| 6:00 PM | Edmonton, AB | Canucks Prospects vs U of Alberta | ||
| Sept. 10, 2009 | 11:30 AM-12:15 PM | Edmonton, AB | Prospects On-Ice | |
| 6:00 PM | Leduc, AB | Canucks Prospects vs Oilers Prospects |
2009-10 Vancouver Canucks Prospects Camp Roster
DEFENCEMEN
| PLAYER | POS | HT | WT | HOMETOWN | DATE | 2008-09 CLUB | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| Connauton, Kevin | D | 6’1” | 185 | Edmonton, AB | Feb. 23, 1990 | Western Michigan | 40 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 44 |
| Ellington, Taylor | D | 6’0” | 209 | Victoria, BC | Oct. 31, 1988 | Everett | 69 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 130 |
| Manitoba | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| McColm, Mitch | D | 6’4” | 212 | Calgary, AB | May 31, 1989 | Tri-City | 62 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 125 |
| Oberg, Evan | D | 6’2” | 175 | Forestburg, AB | Feb. 16, 1988 | U. of Minnesota | 43 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 50 |
| Sauve, Yann | D | 6’3” | 220 | Montreal, QC | Feb. 18, 1980 | Saint John | 61 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 64 |
| Toigo, Nolan | D | 6’1” | 180 | Delta, BC | Jul. 22, 1989 | Surrey | 41 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 60 |
| Vancouver | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Ward, Michael | D | 6’2” | 197 | Shippagan, NB | Aug. 13, 1989 | Cape Breton | 30 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 53 |
| Lewiston | 35 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 52 |
FORWARDS
| PLAYER | POS | HT | WT | HOMETOWN | DATE | 2008-09 CLUB | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| Anthony, Steven | LW | 6’1” | 205 | Halifax, NS | Mar. 21, 1991 | St. John | 67 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 47 |
| Bliznak, Mario | C | 6’0” | 197 | Trencin, SLOV | Mar. 6, 1987 | Manitoba | 64 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 24 |
| Collins, Dusty | C | 6’3” | 210 | Gilbert, AZ | Feb. 28, 1985 | Manitoba | 34 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 34 |
| Manchester | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | ||||||
| Ontario | 24 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 34 | ||||||
| Ford, Matthew | RW | 6’1” | 207 | West Hills, CA | Oct. 9, 1984 | Charlotte | 28 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 25 |
| Hartford | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||||||
| Lake Erie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Gendur, Dan | RW | 5’11” | 190 | Vancouver, BC | May 21, 1987 | Manitoba | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Victoria | 52 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 97 | ||||||
| Hodgson, Cody | C | 6’0” | 188 | Markham, ON | Feb. 18, 1990 | Brampton | 53 | 43 | 49 | 92 | 33 |
| Labrie, Pierre-Cedric | LW | 6’2” | 212 | Baie-Comeau, QC | Dec. 6, 1986 | Manitoba | 63 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 79 |
| Pleckaitis, Joe | LW | 5’11” | 179 | Markham, ON | Jun. 13, 1989 | Saginaw | 68 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 50 |
| Rai, Prab | C | 5’11” | 191 | Surrey, BC | Nov. 22, 1989 | Seattle | 61 | 25 | 40 | 65 | 29 |
| Shirokov, Sergei | LW | 5’10” | 165 | Moscow, RUS | Mar. 10, 1986 | CSKA | 56 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 36 |
| Taylor, Justin | C | 6’0” | 184 | London, ON | Feb. 8, 1989 | London | 64 | 37 | 30 | 67 | 104 |
| Tochkin, Kellan | RW | 5’9” | 176 | Abbotsford, BC | Feb. 15, 1991 | Everett | 72 | 20 | 54 | 74 | 37 |
| Walsky, Eric | RW | 5’11” | 202 | Anchorage, AK | Sept. 30, 1984 | Colorado College | 38 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 24 |
| Manitoba | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
GOALTENDERS
| PLAYER | HT | WT | HOMETOWN | DATE | 2008-09 CLUB | GP | W | L | OT | MIN | GA | SO | AVG |
| Clark, Morgan | 6’1” | 158 | Highland Village, TX | Feb. 17, 1990 | Red Deer | 20 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 957 | 60 | 0 | 3.76 |
| Swift Current | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 406 | 28 | 0 | 4.13 | |||||
| Nadeau, Bobby | 6’0” | 161 | Lac-Etchemin, QC | Mar. 23, 1988 | PEI | 56 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 3242 | 177 | 2 | 3.28 |
| Reid, James | 5’11” | 206 | Calgary, AB | Dec. 15, 1990 | Spokane | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1074 | 30 | 4 | 1.68 |
Canucks.com is the official Web site of The Vancouver Canucks. The Vancouver Canucks and Canucks.com are trademarks of The Vancouver Canucks Limited Partnership. NHL, the NHL Shield, the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup and NHL Conference logos are registered trademarks of the National Hockey League. All NHL logos and marks and NHL team logos and marks as well as all other proprietary materials depicted herein are the property of the NHL and the respective NHL teams and may not be reproduced without the prior written consent of NHL Enterprises, L.P. Copyright © 1999-2013 The Vancouver Canucks Limited Partnership and the National Hockey League. All Rights Reserved.