ADT Solution - OHL

The ADT Canada-Ruussia Challenge changes shifts to the OHL for a game tonight in Guelph and then another on Monday in St. Catherines. Russia scored a 403 upset win over the QMJHL yesterday to even the current series 1-1 and improved their overall ADT record to 6-26 against the CHL. Russia has had the most success against the QMJHL with last night's victory giving them a 4-7 record.

Did last night's win change my mind about the ADT Challenge needing a serious re-vamp? Not in the least. With that in mind, here is the team I would ice against the OHL if the format was changed to fit my proposal from last week. If you missed my outline for the QMJHL version, you can find that here.

Team Planet/USA

Goalies

1) Thomas McCollum (USA) – (DET 1st – 2008) Guelph
2) Jaroslav Janus (SLV) – (Undrafted) Erie starter
3) John Cullen (USA) – (2009) Niagara starter

Defence

1) Bjorn Krupp (USA) – (2009) Belleville (22nd by ISS, 15th CSB)
2) Simon Gronvaldt (DEN) – (2009) Kitchener (29th by ISS, 25th by CSB))
3) John Carlson (USA) – (WSH 1st – 2008) London
4) Evgeny Molotilov (RUS) – (2009) Guelph
5) Michal Jordan (CZE) – (CAR 4th – 2008) Plymouth
6) Kevin Montgomery (USA) – (COL 4th – 2006) London
7) Martin Paryzek (CZE) – (undrafted) Ottawa
8) Sergei Sheleg (BEL) – (undrafted) Sudbury

Forwards

1) Eric Tangradi (USA) – (ANH 2nd – 2007) Belleville
2) Evgeny Grachev (RUS) – (NYR 3rd – 2008) Brampton
3) Phil McRae (USA) – (STL 2nd – 2008) London
4) Jared Knight (USA) – (2010) London
5) Marco Insam (Italy) – (undrafted) Niagara
6) Sergey Korostin (RUS) – (DAL 3rd – 2007) Peterborough
7) A.J. Jenks (USA) – (FLA 4th – 2008) Plymouth
8) Andrei Loktionov (RUS) – (LA 5th – 2008) Windsor
9) Austin Watson (USA) – (2010) Windsor
10) R.J. Mahalak (USA) – (2009) Plymouth
11) Nick Palmieri (USA) – (NJ 3rd – 2007) Erie
12) Shawn Szydlowski (USA) – (undrafted) Erie
13) Tony Romano (USA) – (NJ 6th – 2006) Peterborough
14) Miroslav Preisinger (SLV) – (2009) Sarnia

By country of origin: USA (14), RUS (4), SLV (2), CZE (2) BEL (1), DEN (1), ITL (1)
NHL Drafted Players: 12
Eligible for 2009 Draft: 6 including two ranked high by both ISS and Central Scouting.
Eligible for 2010 Draft: 2

This roster includes a top OHL scorer this season (Tangradi) and a top goalie (McCollum).

If you're Hockey Canada, would you rather seen your WJC candidates tested against the current Russian roster or this collection of international players? If you're the OHL, which game is a better showcase of OHL talent? If you're a ticket buying fan, who which game would be more bang for your buck?