WHL SUPER SERIES ROSTER
GOALIES: Eric Comrie, Tri-City (Winnipeg Jets); Tristan Jarry, Edmonton (Pittsburgh Penguins)
DEFNSEMEN: Madison Bowey, Kelowna (Washington Capitals); Haydn Fleury, Red Deer (Carolina Hurricanes); Dillon Heatherington, Swift Current (Columbus Blue Jackets); Joe Hicketts, Victoria (Detroit Red Wings); Joshua Morrissey, Prince Albert (Winnipeg Jets); Travis Sanheim, Calgary (Philadelphia Flyers); Shea Theodore, Seattle (Anaheim Ducks)
FORWARDS: Tyson Baillie, Kelowna (San Jose Sharks); Conner Bleackley, Red Deer (Colorado Avalanche); Gregory Chase, Calgary (Edmonton Oilers); Jaedon Descheneau, Kootenay (St. Louis Blues); Jayce Hawryluk, Brandon (Florida Panthers); Morgan Klimchuk, Regina (Calgary Flames); Nicolas Petan, Portland (Winnipeg Jets); Brayden Point, Moose Jaw (Tampa Bay Lightning); John Quenneville, Brandon (New Jersey Devils); Jake Virtanen, Calgary (Vancouver Canucks)
Five players picked in the first round of the 2014 NHL Draft were named Thursday by the Canadian Hockey League to the roster for the Western Hockey League team that will play against Russia in the opening two games of the 2014 Subway Super Series.
The WHL will play Russia in Game 1 of the six-game series Nov. 10 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The second game will be played the following day in Brandon, Manitoba. The rosters for the Russian team, as well as the Ontario Hockey League and Quebec Major Junior Hockey League teams, will be announced soon.
Among the top prospects from the 2014 draft picked for the WHL roster were forwards Jake Virtanen (Vancouver Canucks, No. 6), Conner Bleackley (Colorado Avalanche, No. 23) and John Quenneville (New Jersey Devils, No. 30), and defensemen Haydn Fleury (Carolina Hurricanes, No. 7) and Travis Sanheim (Philadelphia Flyers, No. 17).
Also picked were three first-round picks from the 2013 draft: defensemen Joshua Morrissey (Winnipeg Jets, No. 13) and Shea Theodore (Anaheim Ducks, No. 26), and forward Morgan Klimchuk (Calgary Flames, No. 28).
The WHL team will be coached by 2014 WHL Coach of the Year Dave Lowry (Victoria Royals), who will also serve as an assistant coach for Canada at the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship. Kelly McCrimmon (Brandon Wheat Kings) will serve as an assistant coach.