Former Soo Greyhound and Sault Ste Marie local hockey player Chad Thibodeau along with former Greyhound enforcer Michael Kantor are headed to Russia with the Sudbury Wolves will depart for the 2012 Junior Club World Cup on Monday as they head to Russia to represent the CHL and Hockey Canada. 

The team will depart from Toronto on Monday, August 13th and fly to Moscow. While in Moscow the team will visit the Kremlin, Red Square and other Russian landmarks and will hit the ice for the first time at the CSKA – Red Army training facility. They will train there for 3 days before flying a private charter to Omsk for the start of the tournament on August 18th. 

Among those travelling with the team include: Head Coach Trent Cull, Head Trainer Dan Buckland, General Manager Blaine Smith, Assistant General Manager Ken Mackenzie, Marketing Executive Curtis Hall, team doctor Dr. Jake Holub, as well as numerous members of the Burgess Family. Ian Ellis, the Director of Marketing and Special Events, will represent the OHL/CHL and Darryl Boynton, the Manager of Hockey Canada Regional Centre – Ontario, will represent Hockey Canada. 

The team is set to return August 27th with training camp commencing September 1st.