CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game Rosters Announced

On Wednesday afternoon, 40 draft eligible players were announced as the competitors in the 2011 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game.

Last season, 17 players who played in game were selected in the first round of the NHL entry draft.

In the 16 year history of the game, it has featured nine players that were later selected with the first overall pick in the NHL including Chris Phillips, Joe Thornton, Vincent Lecavalier, Rick Nash, Marc-Andre Fleury, Patrick Kane, Steven Stamkos, John Tavares, and Taylor Hall.

Doug Gilmour will be a coach on one side, while Don Cherry will once again coach the opposite team.

The roster for Cherry’s Team Red will be as follows;

Goaltenders — Chris Gibson (Chicoutimi Sagueneens), David Honzik (Victoriaville Tigres)

Defenseman — Miles Bell (Regina Pats), Scott Harrington (London Knights), Joe Morrow (Portland Winterhawks), Ryan Murphy (Kitchener Rangers), Duncan Siemens  (Saskatoon Blades), Tyler Wotherspoon (Portland Winterhawks)

Forwards — Sean Couturier (Drummondville Voltigeurs), Philip Devos (Victoriaville Tigres), Nicklas Jensen (Oshawa Generals), Tomas Jurco (Saint John Sea Dogs), Gabriel Landeskog (Kitchener Rangers), Mark McNeill (Prince Albert Raiders, Matthew Puempel  (Peterborough Petes), Rickard Rakell (Plymouth Whalers), Ty Rattie (Portland Winterhawks), Tobias Reider (Kitchener Rangers), Mark Scheifele (Barrie Colts), Ryan Strome (Niagara Ice Dogs)

The roster for Gilmour’s Team White will be as follows;

Goaltenders — Jordan Binnington (Owen Sound), Liam Liston (Brandon Wheat Kings)

Defenseman — Nathan Beaulieu (Saint John Sea Dogs),  Dougie Hamilton (Niagara Ice Dogs), David Musil (Vancouver Giants), Xavier Ouellet (Montreal Juniors), Stuart Percy (Mississauga Majors), Reece Scarlett (Swift Current Broncos)

Forwards — Sven Bartschi (Portland Winterhawks), Daniel Catenacci (Soo Greyhounds), Jonathan Huberdeau (Saint John Sea Dogs), Colin Jacobs (Seattle Thunderbirds),  Boone Jenner (Oshawa Generals), Lucas Lessio (Oshawa Generals), Shane McColgan (Kelowna Rockets), Vladislav Namestnikov (London Knights), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (Red Deer Rebels), Zack Phillips (Saint John Sea Dogs), Brandon Saad(Saginaw Spirit), Vincent Trocheck (Saginaw Spirit)

The two-day event also features an exciting skills competition and a three-on-three challenege which takes place on Tuesday, January 18, 2011.  The Prospects Game will then take place the following evening, Wednesday, January 19, 2011.