The Puck Stops Here

It is All Star Game season. I have already posted rosters for the NHL All Star Game and the AHL All Star Game. There is one more significant game I am following. The CHL Top Prospects Game is played between 40 players who are eligible for the 2008 draft and playing in the CHL leagues (Western Hockey League, Ontario Hockey League and Quebec Major Junior Hockey League). The game is played at Rexall Place in Edmonton this year. The skills competition is today and the game is tomorrow. Here are the rosters:

Team Red

Forwards
Mikkel Boedker, Kitchener Rangers
Philippe Cornet, Rimouski Oceanic
Patrice Cornier, Rimouski Oceanic
Jordan Eberle, Regina Pats
A.J. Jenks, Plymouth Whalers
James Livingston, S.S. Marie Greyhounds
Phil McRae, London Knights
Steven Stamkos, Sarnia Sting
Mikhail Stefanovich, Quebec Remparts
Kelsey Tessier, Quebec Remparts
James Wright, Vancouver Giants
Geordie Wudrick, Swift Current Broncos

Defencemen
Michael Del Zotto, Oshawa Generals
Drew Doughty, Guelph Storm
Jyri Niemi, Saskatoon Blades
Alex Pietrangelo, Niagara IceDogs
Luca Sbisa, Lethbridge Hurricanes
Colten Teubert, Regina Pats

Goaltenders
Robert Mayer, St John Sea Dogs
Chet Pickard, Tri City Americans
Kevin Poulin, Victoriaville Tigres (Injured)

Team White

Forwards
Jamie Arniel, Sarnia Sting
Josh Bailey, Windsor Spitfires
Kyle Beach, Everett Silvertips (Injured)
Zack Boychuk, Lethbridge Hurricanes
Joel Champagne, Chicoutimi Sagueneens
Nicolas Deschamps, Chicoutimi Sagueneens
Chris Doyle, PEI Rocket
Tyler Ennis, Medicine Hat Tigers
Cody Hodgson, Brampton Battalion
Greg Nemisz, Windsor Spitfires
Maxime Sauve, Val-d’Or Foreurs
Jared Staal, Sudbury Wolves
Mitch Wahl, Spokane Chiefs

Defencemen
Zach Bogosian, Peterborough Petes
Tyler Cuma, Ottawa 67’s
Tyler Myers, Kelowna Rockets
Colby Robak, Brandon Wheat Kings
Yann Sauve, Saint John Sea Dogs
Luke Schenn, Kelowna Rockets

Goaltenders
Peter Delmas, Lewiston MAINEiacs
Thomas McCollum, Guelph Storm

For many of us this will be our first chance to see many of these players play. Unlike most All Star Games, players in this one are actively trying to get noticed by the NHL and have something to play for and that makes this game very competitive.