DARTMOUTH – Hockey Nova Scotia officially announced Thursday the 20 players who will play for the province’s Canada Winter Games Male Team at the 2015 Canada Winter Games, Feb. 21 — Mar. 1 in Prince George, B.C.

Team Nova Scotia is comprised of two goaltenders, six defencemen and 12 forwards from across the province.

Director of Operations: Darren Sutherland (Halifax)
Head Coach: Jim Midgley (Dartmouth)
Assistant Coach: Kevin Mitchell (Halifax)
Assistant Coach: Aaron Rice (Sydney)
Goalie Coach: Bob Mayo (Dartmouth)
Equipment Manager: Chris Waugh (Bedford)



Nova Scotia will compete in Pool B at the tournament with Saskatchewan, Quebec and Alberta. The players will play their first game on Sunday, Feb. 22 against Quebec.

The gold medal game is planned for Sunday, Mar. 1.

The players were notified that they had made the team yesterday via this message from the Colorado Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon, a member of Nova Scotia's 2011 Canada Winter Games Males Team:



Nova Scotia will be coached by head coach Jim Midgley (Dartmouth/Halifax Mooseheads, QMJHL), assistant coaches Kevin Mitchell (Halifax/Hockey Nova Scotia High Performance Program) and Aaron Rice (Sydney/Cape Breton Tradesmen, NSMMHL). Bob Mayo (Dartmouth/Hockey Nova Scotia High Performance Program) will serve as the team's goaltending coach. Darren Sutherland will act as the team's Director of Operations while Chris Waugh will return as Equipment Manager.

Below is a complete list of the players who will represent Nova Scotia on the male team in Prince George.

Goaltenders

 
Kirklin Allen
(Stillwater Lake/Halifax McDonald's, NSMMHL)


Matt Welsh
(Halifax/Halifax McDonald's, NSMMHL)


Defencemen

 
Bradley Dawe
(Bedford/Cole Harbour WolfPack, NSMMHL)


Walter Flower
(Lunenburg/South Shore Mustangs, NSMMHL)

Keenan MacIsaac
(Hammonds Plains/Rothesay Netherwood School)


Jack Cameron
(Halifax/Halifax McDonald's, NSMMHL)


Christian Huntley
(Halifax/Halifax McDonald's, NSMMHL)


Jared MacIsaac
(Valley/Cole Harbour WolfPack, NSMMHL)


Forwards


Shane Bowers
(Halifax/Halifax McDonald's, NSMMHL)


Avery Warner
(Mulgrave/Cape Breton West Islanders, NSMMHL)


Ben Higgins
(Bible Hill/Weeks Major Midgets, NSMMHL)


Kynan Berger
(Bedford/Newbridge Academy Gladiators, NSMMHL)


Jacob Myra
(Chester/South Shore Mustangs, NSMMHL)


Nick Cullen
(Lower Sackville/Cole Harbour WolfPack, NSMMHL)


Derek Gentille
(Sydney, Rothesay Netherwood School)


Logan O'Neill
(Mira/Cape Breton Tradesmen, NSMMHL)


Bradley Shaw
(Timberlea/Halifax McDonald's/NSMMHL)


Shaun Miller
(Enfield/Cole Harbour WolfPack, NSMMHL)


Cole Rafuse
(Kingston/Valley Wildcats, NSMMHL)


Brock McLeod 
(Dartmouth/Newbridge Academy Gladiators)