DU Jr. Pioneers Win Colorado Avalanche Quebec Qualifier Tournament at Pepsi Center

The Quebec International Pee Wee Hockey Tournament is known as the largest and most prestigious Pee Wee tournament in the world.  It hosts 110 teams of 11-12 year-old hockey players from over 16 countries each year.

This is the 10th year that the Colorado Avalanche has selected a Pee Wee representative, and the first time that DU has earned the title.  In 10 years of sending a team to Quebec, six different Colorado youth hockey associations have represented the Avalanche. 

2011-12 Avalanche Pee Wee Team:

#3 – LUKE CIOLLI 
#4 – BLAZE HUBBARD
#5 – DUSTYN LOESCHER
#6 – COLBY BUKES
#7 – MURPHY GIELOW 
#8 – NIKOLAI LYSSOGOR
#9 – MATTHEW KOPPERUD
#11 – BRICE NOVOSEL
#12 – BRIAN KING
#13 – JACOB MARTI
#16 – JACOB ADKINS
#17 – NOAH WATKISS
#18 – JP PEREZ
#19 – LUKE MCFARLANE
#29 – COLIN LEBERE
#30 – HUNTER BANCROFT

HEAD COACH – JOHN KOPPERUD
ASST COACHES – VINCE GOULET,  IGOR LYSSOGOR,  STEVE MCFARLANE