NEWSLETTER
On Monday, the CHL announced the 40 players who have been invited to participate in the 2023 Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. The headliner will obviously be Connor Bedard, the presumed top pick in the 2023 NHL Draft.
Bedard isn’t the only player worth watching in this game for Blackhawks fans, however. Andrew Cristall, Brayden Yager and Calum Ritchie are considered potential top-ten overall selections in next summer’s draft class. Overall, the rosters are going to be loaded with first and second round talent, so this will be a great opportunity for Blackhawks fans to see how these guys play against elite competition in their age. Remember: the Blackhawks have four picks in the first two rounds next summer.
The 2023 Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game, which will be hosted by the Vancouver Giants at the Langley Events Centre on Jan. 25, 2023.
As I noted back in early November, former Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook will serve as the head coach of the White Team in the game. Michael Dyck, the head coach of the Vancouver Giants, will be the head coach of the Red Team. The coaching staffs will also include former Canucks Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin, Stan Smyl and Canucks amateur scout Ron Delorme.
Here are the 40 players named to the game on Monday:
G G G G D D D D D D D D D D D D LW C C LW LW C C C LW RW C C LW LW RW RW LW RW C C C C C RW | NAME Carson Bjarnason Scott Ratzlaff Charlie Robertson Jackson Unger Beau Akey Cameron Allen Oliver Bonk Hunter Brzustewicz Luca Cagnoni Lukas Dragicevic Andrew Gibson Matteo Mann Tanner Molendyk Etienne Morin Caden Price Jordan Tourigny Colby Barlow Connor Bedard Zach Benson Mathieu Cataford Andrew Cristall Nate Danielson Ethan Gauthier Riley Heidt Samuel Honzek Nick Lardis Kalan Lind Jaden Lipinski Ethan Miedema Quentin Musty Nico Myatovic Tyler Peddle Luca Pinelli Coulson Pitre Carson Rehkopf Calum Ritchie Gracyn Sawchyn Carey Terrance Brayden Yager Koehn Ziemmer | TEAM Brandon (WHL) Seattle (WHL) North Bay (OHL) Moose Jaw (WHL) Barrie (OHL) Guelph (OHL) London (OHL) Kitchener (OHL) Portland (WHL) Tri-City (WHL) Soo (OHL) Chicoutimi (QMJHL) Saskatoon (WHL) Moncton (QMJHL) Kelowna (WHL) Shawinigan (QMJHL) Owen Sound (OHL) Regina (WHL) Winnipeg (WHL) Halifax (QMJHL) Kelowna (WHL) Brandon (WHL) Sherbrooke (QMJHL) Prince George (WHL) Vancouver (WHL) Peterborough (OHL) Red Deer (WHL) Vancouver (WHL) Windsor (OHL) Sudbury (OHL) Seattle (WHL) Drummondville (QMJHL) Ottawa (OHL) Flint (OHL) Kitchener (OHL) Oshawa (OHL) Seattle (WHL) Erie (OHL) Moose Jaw (WHL) Prince George (WHL) |
The specific team rosters and leadership groups for the game will be announced at a later date.
