Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Commits Pursue RBC Cup
Manitoba hosts Canada’s national Junior A championship starting Saturday.
Nearly 30 players who have committed to Division I colleges are on the five teams headed to Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, this weekend to compete for the RBC Cup given to Canada’s Junior A national champion.
The Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL), Melfort Mustangs (SJHL), Penticton Vees (BCHL), Portage Terriers (MJHL) and Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) drop the puck Saturday, May 9, in the week-long competition.
Penticton leads the five teams with 16 players already committed to NCAA Division I programs, followed by Carleton Place (9), Portage (2) and Soo (2). Melfort is the one team of the five that does not have a Division I commit at this point.
Twenty-three schools have commits in the field. Bentley, Colgate, Ferris State, Michigan Tech, Minnesota Duluth and Vermont lead all schools with two committed recruits each.
This is the 45th season of Canada’s Junior A championship, crowning the best of the 129 teams that compete in the 10 leagues that form the CJHL. The Yorkton Terriers claimed the championship last season.
NCAA Division I Commitments in the RBC Cup
| Penticton Vees (16) | |
| Riley Alferd | Omaha |
| Cameron Amantea | Alaska Anchorage |
| Brendan Barry | Clarkson |
| Gabe Bast | North Dakota |
| Steen Cooper | Minnesota State |
| Cody DePourcq | Bentley |
| Miles Gendron | Connecticut |
| Demico Hannoun | Michigan Tech |
| Jarod Hilderman | Minnesota Duluth |
| Mike Lee | Vermont |
| Hunter Miska | Minnesota Duluth |
| Patrick Newell | St. Cloud State |
| Mitch Newsome | Michigan Tech |
| Jack Ramsey | Minnesota |
| Matt Serratore | Air Force |
| Lewis Zerter | Harvard |
| Carleton Place Canadians (9) | |
| Wes Baker | Mercyhurst |
| Stephen Baylis | Bowling Green |
| Willie Brooks | Colgate |
| Adrian Clark | Dartmouth |
| Owen Grant | Vermont |
| Ryker Killins | Ferris State |
| Craig Pefley | Ferris State |
| Andrew Sturtz | Penn State |
| Guillaume Therien | Niagara |
| Portage Terriers (2) | |
| Tanner Jago | Bentley |
| Tyler Jeanson | Colgate |
| Soo Thunderbirds (2) | |
| Owen Headrick | Lake Superior State |
| Dave Radke | Colorado College |