Canadian National Standing Amputee Hockey Team

2003 + 2004 + 2006 ISIHF World Champions

2008 Canadian National Men's Amputee Hockey Team Roster

	Position	Name	Province
	Forward	Tom Rinn	Manitoba
	Forward	Vaughan MacDonald	Ontario
	Forward	Scott Stafford	Ontario
	Forward	Don Wade	Ontario
	Forward	Kory Lorentz	Ontario
	Forward	Francis Pepin	Quebec
	Forward	Kevin Delaney	Ontario
	Forward	Kyle Shaw	British Columbia
	Forward	*Brad Blenkhorn	Nova Scotia
	Forward	*Julien Belanger	Quebec
	Forward	*Simon Brien	Quebec
	Forward	*Alister McQueen	Alberta
	Defense	Syl Coste	Quebec
	Defense	Gary Bruin	Ontario
	Defense	Mike McClay	Alberta
	Defense	Stephen Mace	Ontario
	Defense Defense	Dennis  Zboril *Camille Dubuc	Manitoba Quebec
	Defense	*Slade Doyle	Manitoba
	Goalie	Danik Ouimet	Ontario
	Goalie	Kelly Downes	Saskatchewan
	Goalie	Mike Cleaveley	Alberta
2008 Canadian National Team Extended Roster
	Forward	Jacob Vader	Ontario
	Forward	Guillaume Theriault	Quebec
	Staff
	Head Coach	Jamie McGuire	Ontario
	Assistant Coach	Jamie Reily	Ontario
	Assistant Coach	Dan Church	Ontario
	Equipment Manager	Stu Mace	Ontario
	Team Doctor	Dr. Jason Pajaczkowski	Ontario
	Strength + Conditioning	Colin Berenhaut	Ontario
	Prosthesis	Doug Paulson	Manitoba
	Goalie Coach	Robert Heholt	Ontario
	Stats	Joshua Harrow	Manitoba

* Indicates Rookie 

The 2008 Pre-World's Training Camp will be held from Thursday February 21 - Sunday February 24, 2008 at

Nottawasaga Resort + Arena Complex in Alliston, Ontario

November 2007 Misc. Pictures

November 2006 National Team Selection Camp Toronto, Ontario

May 2006 Canada Wins Gold In Latvia

January 2006 Team Canada preparing for 2006 World Championships in Riga, Latvia Canada's National Men's Standing Amputee Hockey Team will be meeting in London, Ontario in late March to continue preperations for the 2006 World Championships. The 4 day training camp will be dedicated to conditioning, learning new systems and team building activities. The Team travels to Riga, Latvia to defend it's Gold Medal from May 12th - 24th, 2006.

2006 Canadian National Team Selection Camp November 2005, Toronto, Ontario

May 2005 Calgary To Host Hockey Showdown The Canadian National Amputee Hockey Team is busy preparing to put their undefeated record on the line from May 10th to the 16th when they will compete at the “Alberta Centennial Hockey Classic” tournament to be held at Calgary’s beautiful, Bowness Arena.  This tournament will feature a unique blend of hockey showcasing the Canadian and American, National Amputee Teams, as well as, the Canadian and American Hearing Impaired Teams.  When asked about the pressure of continuing Canada’s undefeated streak on the ice, National Team Head Coach, Jamie McGuire was excited at the opportunity. “It’s going to be tough, there’s no doubt.”, said McGuire. “ But my staff and I are confident we’ve got the tools to continue our impressive run.” McGuire was an assistant coach to Paul Rosen at last year’s World Championships in Prague, Czech Republic- a World Championship in which Canada swept the tourney on their way to a 7-1 victory over the United States in the final. “Sure. There’s a lot of pressure on me this year now that I’m the head coach, but we’ve got a solid core of veterans who know what it takes to win, as well as, some young players, who are fitting in nicely”. Canada starts the tournament Tuesday, May 10th, at the Bowness Arena, when it takes on its split squad at 4:00pm, local time.   Tuesday May 10th, 2005 - Team Canada Black 5 - Team Canada Red 4   A game that was supposed to be between friends + teammates, turned into a battle for pride and bragging rights as our countries top amputee hockey players competed against each other in the opening game of the Alberta Centenial Hockey Classic.  The game saw both teams play like it was a seventh game in a playoff series, with Team Black coming out on top winning 5-4. Down 4 - 3 with less than 5 minutes to go, Team Black scored 2 quick goals to seal the victory. *Lost during the game was Team Red Defenseman + Quebec native Sylvain Coste who tore the MCL in his left knee. Sylvain is out for the remainder of the tournament.   Wednesday May 11, 2005 - Team Canada Black 4 - Team Canada Red 3 (Shootout) "Rookies Dark + Berube Lead Team Black to Victory" Canada's Under 18 starting goaltender, Jarret Dark played his first game at the National Level and proved to be the difference today in Calgary as he led Team Black to their second victory in as many days over Team Red.  According to National Team Coach, Jamie McGuire "Jarret was outstanding today, he played with confidence and he never let down all game" Once again, Team Red held a one goal lead into the final half of the 3rd period only to see it slip away in the dying minutes.  With the score 3 - 2 and with Team Red appearing to be in control, Team Black forward and Quebec native, Mathieu Berube scored to tie the game at 3 - 3 and force a shootout. After each team sent 5 players in the shootout the score was still tied.  Team Black Coach Jeff Rumble then picked rookie Berube to be his 6th shooter.  The choice proved to be the right one as Berube scored on Team Red goaltender Danik Ouimet and completed the comeback. Both games left the Canadian players battered and bruised.  National Team + Team Red Capitan, Kory Lorentz said "It was some of the best hockey we have played in years...the ice packs will be out tonight....I want to congratulate Team Black, they played hard and never gave up.  We lost today, but I believe that our National Team Program will benefit from the experience." Thursday May 12, 2005 - Canadian National Amputee Team - 2 / United States Hearing Impaired Team - 6 "Mansfield Leads USA to Victory" USA goaltender Jeff Mansfield was outstanding today as he helped his team hand the Canadian National Amputee Team their first defeat ever in international compitition.  Mansfield who also plays for the Ivy League's Princton Tigers (NCAA D1), made several key stops late in the third period, including a breakaway while the US was holding on to a 4 - 2 lead.  With just under 6 minutes to play and with Canada pressing hard, they received a penelty and the US made them pay, scoring right off the draw to make the score 5 - 2 and to clearly take back the momentum. Canadian goaltender Mike Cleavly when asked about the USA offense said "It was a great performance, the Americans just kept coming.  We can learn a lot from this game" Team Canada Black - 2 /  United States National Amputee Team - 3 "Team Canada Black Falls Short Against USA" After 2 hard fought games in two days against Canada's Red Team, and with 8 of 14 players also playing for the Canadian National Team earlier in the day against the USA Hearing Impaired, Team Canada Black finally lost a game. The US came out flying scoring 2 goals early in the first period and clearly looked like the more rested team.  Being down two goals, was not a position that was favorable for the battered Canadians. The US scored once again 5 minutes into the second period to take a 3 - 0 lead and it seemed like an impossible task for the Canadian Team to come back.  "Our guys were tired and sore....as a result the started to play desperate hockey and we made a lot of small mistakes from over playing and trying too hard. The US played smart and took advantage of our mistakes"  said Team Canada coach Jamie McGuire Then the third period began.....Canada came out more composed and scored on a powerplay 3 minutes into the period to narrow the gap to 3 - 1.  Within 90 seconds of the first goal, they scored again, 3 - 2.  After that it was all about US goaltender Mike Ginal, who stopped 38 shots to help secure the win for the Americans. "I am so proud of these guys for what the accomplished tonight.  To fight back and not give up, says a lot to me about the character of each and every player on this team" said McGuire.  Second year Canadian National Team player Dennis Zboril when asked about the loss said "Tonight I am proud to be a Canadian, we battled hard and never quit....we lost to a great US team" Friday May 13, 2005 - Team Canada Red - 4 / United States National Amputee Team - 2 "Rookie Pestun's 2 Goals Leads Canada Red To Victory Over USA" It was a night to remember for Team Canada Red forward / defenseman, Jeremy Pestun.  Playing for the first time in his home Province and with his family in the stands, Pestun scored 2 goals in Canada's win over the USA.  "We all knew he would get one sooner or later...I am just glad it was tonight", said Canadian National Team veteran Tom Rinn. Canada came out flying, taking a quick 2 - 0 lead seven minutes into the game.  The Americans scored late in the first to get back some life heading into the second down 2 - 1. The rest of the game was a classic Canada vs. USA battle...back and forth until Pestun finally scored into an empty net late in the third period to secure the Canadian victory 4 - 2. Saturday May 14, 2005 - Canadian National Amputee Team - 6 / Canadian Hearing Impaired Team - 5 "National Team Defeats Canadian Hearing Impaired In A Classic Final" Any time two World Champions play against each other you are guaranteed a great game.  Saturday's game between Canada's National Amputee Team and Canada's Hearing Impaired Team was just that.  Close from start to finish, it was the Amputee Team who held on for a 6 - 5 victory and bragging rights between the two Canadian World Champions. From the drop of the first puck, the Amputee Team played a smart and disiplined style of hockey.  Making mental errors was not something they could afford to do against the faster Deaf team.  "Any time we play against an able-bodied team, we need to limit our mistakes in order to be succesful.  Our players showed a lot of character and disipline by sticking to our system and not trying to do anything on their own.  This was a team effort, right from Kelly Downes (Goaltender) to the forwards to the D-men.  The entire team should be proud of themselves - this was a huge win for Amputee Hockey",  said National Team Coach, Jamie McGuire.

2005 Canadian National Amputee Hockey Team Selection Camp January 14, 15 + 16, 2005 - Toronto, Ontario

2004 Eastern Canada Skill Development Camp November 26 – 28, 2004, Toronto, Ontario The Ice Gardens at York University Thank you to all players who attended this years Skill Development Camp in Toronto, which was hosted by the Canadian National Team Program and Staff. I would like to also thank Dan Church, Head Coach of the York Lions Womens Team, Jeff Rumble, Hardcore Hockey + Andy Meth, Andy Meth Hockey Development for their time and effort over the weekend and The Ice Gardens at York University for hosting the event and making sure that everything went well. It was amazing to see so many new players join our group this year. Amputee Hockey in Canada is growing rapidly and this weekend was an example of how determained our athletes are. For more information about Amputee Hockey in Canada or to inquire about donations please feel free to contact me directly. I have posted some pictures from this weekends camp below. Thank You, Jamie McGuire, Head Coach, Canadian National Amputee Hockey Team

2004 World Championships - Prague, Czech Republic "Gold Medal Pictures" Gold Medal Game - Canada 7 - USA 1