Battalion Forward Brett McKenzie will be playing for Team OHL in both games of the 2016 CIBC Canada Russia Series taking place in OHL cities next month.

He’ll take to the ice here in North Bay on November 10th and in Hamilton on November 14th.

Battalion Head Coach Stan Butler will be an assistant in the local game while James Borrelli is the Athletic Therapist/Equipment Manager and Daryl Ashenden is the Assistant Equipment Manager.

Also suiting up in North Bay will be Saginaw Spirit netminder Evan Cormier, who previously played for the Battalion.

In 13 years of competition against the Russian National Junior Team, the OHL has a record of 22-3-1.

Country 600 CKAT will be broadcasting the game November 10th.

 

Here’s the full Team OHL Roster for the November 10th game in North Bay
*players competing in both games

Goaltenders (2):

Evan Cormier (Saginaw Spirit)*
Dylan Wells (Peterborough Petes)

Defencemen (5):

Kyle Capobianco (Sudbury Wolves)
Nicolas Hague (Mississauga Steelheads)*
Matt Spencer (Peterborough Petes)
Logan Stanley (Windsor Spitfires)
Mitchell Vande Sompel (Oshawa Generals)

Forwards (11):

Will Bitten (Hamilton Bulldogs)*
Anthony Cirelli (Oshawa Generals)
Jordan Kyrou (Sarnia Sting)*
Adam Mascherin (Kitchener Rangers)*
Brett McKenzie (North Bay Battalion)*
Michael McLeod (Mississauga Steelheads)*
Zachary Senyshyn (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds)*
Givani Smith (Guelph Storm)*
Blake Speers (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds)*
Mitchell Stephens (Saginaw Spirit)*
Gabriel Vilardi (Windsor Spitfires)

Staff:

Head Coach – Kris Knoblauch (Erie Otters)
Assistant Coach – Stan Butler (North Bay Battalion)
Athletic Therapist/Equipment Manager – James Borrelli (North Bay Battalion)
Assistant Equipment Manager – Daryl Ashenden (North Bay Battalion)