Catenacci credited with helping both his 'sons'

Kitchener Rangers defenseman Ryan Murphy might be the most offensively skilled blueliner in the 2011 Entry Draft, while Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds center Daniel Catenacci easily is among the draft's best skaters.

For those two gifts, they have their minor hockey coach to thank.
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Canada Blanks Norway 5-0

Team Canada goaltender Andrew D'Agostini made started his first game at the Under 18 Championships and he made the best of it stopping all 19 shots he faced for Canada's second shutout of the tournament. Malcolm Subban had the other.

Nick Cousins got Canada on the board at the :58 second mark when he converted on a set up  From Mark Scheifele and Brett Ritchie. Scheifele then scored a goal on his own on the powerplay at 7:39 to put Canada up 2-0. Mark McNeill and Travis Ewanyk drew the assists. Colin Smith closed out the first period scoring when he was set up by Brent Andrews and Daniel Catenacci. Canada would outshoot Norway 22-6 in the opening period.

The second period would have as much domination as the first with Norway being outshot once again 19-4. But only the red hot Scheifele would be able to beat Norwegian goaltender Steffen Soberg. Ryan Murray would draw the lone assist on Scheifele's goal on the powerplay.

In the third it was once again the Soberg show as Canada continued to dominate the shot board, this time 21-9 making the game total 63-19. And once again Canada was only able to slip one past Soberg, this time by Slater Koekkoek at 11:01 on the powerplay. Charles Simard-Hudon would assist.

With the win Canada improved to 3-0 and lead Group B. They will face Sweden today at 10:00 a.m. (TSN and RDS in Canada), their strongest competition to date in the tournament.

Team Canada 5 Czech Republic 0

It was a chance to shine for 2012 draft eligible goaltender Malcolm Subban as he stopped all 26 shots he faced in leading Team Canada to victory over the Czech Republic in their opening match at the 2011 IIHF World U18 Champioships in Germany. Subban is the younger brother of Montreal Canadiens defenseman P K Subban.

Eric Locke got Canada on the board just 1:10 into the game when he converted on a set up from Ryan Murphy and Alan Quine. Just 2:34 later, Morgan Rielly would put Canada up 2-0 when he was set up by Quine and Mark McNeil.

At 14:28 of the opening period, Ryan Murray and Ryan Murphy would set up Mark Scheifele on the powerplay to put the Canadians up 3-0. You have to wonder what goes through opposition teams minds when the are on the penalty kill and two quarter backs are coming at you in Murray and Murphy.

Bruins fans have a saying when Tuukka Rask starts in goal for Team Canada : Two U's, Two K's = 2 points. Well, I figured we needed one for Murray and Murphy on the Team Canada powerplay, so I'll coin this phrase: Two R's, Two M's = Too Easy !

The teams skated to a scoreless second period. But in the third Locke and Daniel Catenacci would set up Scheifele for his second goal of the game to put Canada up 4-0.

At 14:33 of the period and on the powerplay Two R's, Two M's = Too easy were at it again. Murray set up Murphy to cap off the scoring and make the final 5-0.

After the game Coach Mike Williamson not only commended the two star defensemen on their offensive game but also their defensive game, specifically "negating chances and blocking shots".

The OHL's Matej Machovsky was in goal for the Czech Republic and he faced 29 shots.

14 OHL Players Named To Team Canada

There were 14 OHL players named to Team Canada for the Ivan Hlink Under 18 world championships in Germany set to go from April 14-24.

Here are your OHL players named to the 22 man squad

Goaltenders:
Andrew D’Agostini, Peterborough Petes
Malcolm Subban, Belleville Bulls

Defencemen:
Cody Ceci, Ottawa 67’s
Scott Harrington, London Knights
Slater Koekkoek, Peterborough Petes
Ryan Murphy, Kitchener Rangers

Forwards:
Austen Brassard, Belleville Bulls
Daniel Catenacci, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Nick Cousins, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Seth Griffith, London Knights
Eric Locke, Barrie Colts
Alan Quine, Peterborough Petes
Brett Ritchie, Sarnia Sting
Mark Scheifele, Barrie Colts

All but Cody Ceci, Slater Koekoek and Eric Locke, and goaltender Malcolm Subban are draft eligible in 2011.

Draft Eliible Assists Leaders

OHL draft eliible assist leaders

Ryan Strome - 73
Ryan Murphy - 53
Mark Scheifele - 53
Dougie Hamilton - 46
Daniel Catenacci - 45

Five Sophmores to Watch in 2010-11

Aaron Bell gives us 5 prospects to watch over on the OHL Network for the upcoming season.

Tyson Teichmann, Belleville Bulls Teichmann become just the fourth goalie in the past decade to be selected in the first round of the OHL Priority Selection when the Bulls tabbed him with the 18th pick in 2009. He struggled at times as a rookie playing in his hometown and learning the game at the OHL level. But he also enjoyed had some bright spots and came into his own as Ontario's goalie at the Under-17's at Christmas. He emerged from Canada's summer Under-18 camp as their number one netminder and backed the team to the gold medal by posting a shutout in the championship game against the U.S.A.

For the complete story visit http://ontariohockeyleague.com/article/five-sophomores-to-watch-in-2010-11

Daniel Catenacci

Daniel Catenacci, Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds

The first overall pick in the priority draft stepped right in and performed for the Greyhounds.




An exceptional skater with speed to burn right from his first stride to his top speed. An exceptional playmaker with an uncanny ability to put the puck in the net. He can create chances for himself and his team mates every time he’s on the ice using his explosive speed. He gets back into the defensive zone and is effective in his own end.



He has unbelievable offensive potential. He played 39 games for York Simcoe last season and scored 42 goals and added 45 assists while piling up 152 PIM.



In 65 games for the Greyhounds he scored 10 goals and added 20 assists playing on the top 2 lines and getting PP time. His 68 PIM shows he plays with a lot of grit, although he is on the small side. I liken him to Jeff Skinner with a lot more speed.