SIJHL unveils squad for Holiday Showcase
Four Bombers, four North Stars, three Fighting Walleye, three Miners and four Lakers and two Ice Dogs will make up the 20 players that will represent the Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL) during the Holiday Showcase next month at Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay.
The top talent in the Junior ‘A’ league will clash with the Lakehead Thunderwolves on Friday, January 2nd and Saturday January 3rd. Each team submitted a list of six players (three forwards, two defensemen, and one goaltender) with every team represented by at least two players.
Representing the Sioux Lookout Bombers will be goaltender Matthew Ofukany, defencemen Kaden Veller and Michael Casey along with forward Brodie Wood.
The Thunder Bay North Stars will have defenceman Chance Loke as well as forwards Evan Simeoni, Matthew Bertolin and Lucas Bertolin.
Three forwards were named to the squad from the Kam River Fighting Walleye (Evan Lachimea, Kaden Goodwin and Carter Poddubny).
Defenceman Bradyn Rowsell along with forwards Bryant Linklater and Noah Tenney will represent the Red Lake Miners.
Fort Frances Lakers Goaltender Nolan Koethler will be joined by Pierce Gouin, Judd Pesch and forward Teagan Wrolstad.
The Dryden GM Ice Dogs will send forward Adrian Mendoza and Carter Goreniuk to Thunder Bay for the two-night event.
The league’s coaches selected the final roster of 18 skaters and two goaltenders.
