Team QMJHL Captains and Assistants Announced for 2009 SUBWAY® Super Series

Drummondville, QC – The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League in association with the Canadian Hockey League and SUBWAY® today announced the players that will serve as Captains and Assistants for Team QMJHL in the 2009 SUBWAY® Super Series games played in Drummondville on Monday November 16 and in Shawinigan on Wednesday November 18, 2009.

Patrice Cormier of the Rimouski Oceanic will serve as Captain for Team QMJHL for both games with Philippe Cornet of the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies, Marc-Olivier Vachon of the Drummondville Voltigeurs, and Marco Scandella of the Val d’Or Foreurs serving as assistants for both QMJHL games of the series.

Cormier, a 19-year-old from Cap-Pélé, NB, is playing in his fourth QMJHL season with the Oceanic and won gold as a member of Team Canada last season at the 2009 World Junior Hockey Championships.  In 19 games this season, he has eight goals and 10 assists for 18 points.  Cormier was selected in the second round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, 54th overall by the New Jersey Devils.

Cornet and Vachon are ranked second and third in QMJHL scoring with 36 and 35 points respectively.  Cornet, a 19-year-old from Val-Senneville, QC, is playing in his fourth QMJHL season and first with the Huskies.  He was selected in the fifth round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Oilers.  Vachon, a 19-year-old from Thetford Mines, QC, is playing in his fourth QMJHL season with the Voltigeurs.

Scandella, a 19-year-old defenceman from Montreal, QC, is playing in his third QMJHL season with the Foreurs.  The 2008 second round selection of the Minnesota Wild has 19 points in 18 games. 

Scandella was to serve as an assistant captain for both QMJHL games of the 2009 SUBWAY® Super Series but will not compete in the first game in Drummondville due to sudden illness and will be reevaluated prior to the game on Wednesday in Shawinigan. 

Please visit www.subwaysuperseries.com for more information about the event including news, rosters, history, and stats.  2009 SUBWAY® Super Series live internet webcasts on INSINC are also available at http://chl.insinc.com/canadavsrussia

The SUBWAY ® Super Series is an important part of the selection process for both Russia and Canada’s National Junior Team before their final evaluation camps for the 2010 World Junior Hockey Championships held this winter in Saskatoon and Regina.  Canada will be competing for a record sixth straight gold medal while Russia has medaled in each of the past five tournaments with two straight bronze medal victories. 

The 2009 SUBWAY® Super Series is supported by CHL associate sponsors, Bank of Montreal, NeilMed, and CCM, and will be broadcast nationally on Rogers Sportsnet with the two QMJHL games on RDS.

2009 SUBWAY® Super Series Schedule of Games:
Game 1 – Monday November 16 at Drummondville, QC
Game 2 – Wednesday November 18 at Shawinigan, QC
Game 3 – Thursday November 19 at Barrie, ON
Game 4 – Monday November 23 at Windsor, ON
Game 5 – Wednesday November 25 at Victoria, BC
Game 6 – Thursday November 26 at Kelowna, BC

About SUBWAY®
The SUBWAY® restaurant chain is the world's largest submarine sandwich franchise, with more than 31,000 restaurants in 90 countries and over 2,400 restaurants in Canada.  In 2002, the SUBWAY® chain surpassed McDonald's in the number of restaurants open in the United States and Canada. Headquartered in Milford, Conn., the SUBWAY® restaurant chain was cofounded by Fred DeLuca and Dr. Peter Buck in 1965. For more information about the SUBWAY® restaurant chain, visit www.subway.ca.