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By rdnewsNOW Staff
January 25, 2023

Rebels Lind and Red Deer’s Danielson selected for CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game

Dec 12, 2022 | 3:57 PM

There will be some local representation at this year’s CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in Langley, B.C. next month.

The Canadian Hockey League announced on Monday the 40 players invited to compete in the 2023 Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game on January 25, 2023.

Local representation includes Kalan Lind from the Red Deer Rebels and Red Deer native Nate Danielson from the Brandon Wheat Kings.

Officials say the 2023 Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game showcases the top-40 CHL players eligible for the 2023 NHL Draft from across the Western Hockey League, Ontario Hockey League, and Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The 40 players were identified via a survey conducted with the NHL’s 32 teams.

In all, the 40 players count 19 from the WHL – headlined by 2023 NHL Draft favourite and North Vancouver, B.C., native Connor Bedard of the Regina Pats – as well as 15 players from the OHL and six from the QMJHL. Additionally, 32 CHL clubs are represented by at least one player, led by the Seattle Thunderbirds with three, plus six other clubs with multiple representatives including the host Vancouver Giants counting left-wing Samuel Honzek and centre Jaden Lipinski.

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POS

NAME

TEAM

BIRTH DATE

HOMETOWN

G

Carson Bjarnason

Brandon (WHL)

30-Jun-05

Carberry, Manitoba

G

Scott Ratzlaff

Seattle (WHL)

9-Mar-05

Irma, Alberta

G

Charlie Robertson

North Bay (OHL)

2-Apr-05

London, Ontario

G

Jackson Unger

Moose Jaw (WHL)

13-Jan-05

Calgary, Alberta

D

Beau Akey

Barrie (OHL)

11-Feb-05

Waterloo, Ontario

D

Cameron Allen

Guelph (OHL)

7-Jan-05

Toronto, Ontario

D

Oliver Bonk

London (OHL)

9-Jan-05

Ottawa, Ontario

D

Hunter Brzustewicz

Kitchener (OHL)

29-Nov-04

Washington, Michigan

D

Luca Cagnoni

Portland (WHL)

21-Dec-04

Burnaby, British Columbia

D

Lukas Dragicevic

Tri-City (WHL)

25-Apr-05

Richmond, British Columbia

D

Andrew Gibson

Soo (OHL)

13-Feb-05

LaSalle, Ontario

D

Matteo Mann

Chicoutimi (QMJHL)

31-Dec-04

Sackville, New Brunswick

D

Tanner Molendyk

Saskatoon (WHL)

3-Feb-05

McBride, British Columbia

D

Etienne Morin

Moncton (QMJHL)

9-Mar-05

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec

D

Caden Price

Kelowna (WHL)

24-Aug-05

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

D

Jordan Tourigny

Shawinigan (QMJHL)

28-Feb-05

Victoriaville, Quebec

LW

Colby Barlow

Owen Sound (OHL)

14-Feb-05

Orillia, Ontario

C

Connor Bedard

Regina (WHL)

17-Jul-05

North Vancouver, British Columbia

C

Zach Benson

Winnipeg (WHL)

12-May-05

Chilliwack, British Columbia

LW

Mathieu Cataford

Halifax (QMJHL)

1-Mar-05

Saint-Constant, Quebec

LW

Andrew Cristall

Kelowna (WHL)

4-Feb-05

Burnaby, British Columbia

C

Nate Danielson

Brandon (WHL)

27-Sep-04

Red Deer, Alberta

C

Ethan Gauthier

Sherbrooke (QMJHL)

26-Jan-05

Phoenix, Arizona

C

Riley Heidt

Prince George (WHL)

25-Mar-05

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

LW

Samuel Honzek

Vancouver (WHL)

12-Nov-04

Trencin, Slovakia

RW

Nick Lardis

Peterborough (OHL)

8-Jul-05

Oakville, Ontario

C

Kalan Lind

Red Deer (WHL)

25-Jan-05

Shaunavon, Saskatchewan

C

Jaden Lipinski

Vancouver (WHL)

2-Dec-04

Scottsdale, Arizona

LW

Ethan Miedema

Windsor (OHL)

22-Mar-05

Cobourg, Ontario

LW

Quentin Musty

Sudbury (OHL)

6-Jul-05

Hamburg, New York

RW

Nico Myatovic

Seattle (WHL)

1-Dec-04

Prince George, British Columbia

RW

Tyler Peddle

Drummondville (QMJHL)

28-Jan-05

Antigonish, Nova Scotia

LW

Luca Pinelli

Ottawa (OHL)

5-Apr-05

Stoney Creek, Ontario

RW

Coulson Pitre

Flint (OHL)

13-Dec-04

Stouffville, Ontario

C

Carson Rehkopf

Kitchener (OHL)

7-Jan-05

Vaughan, Ontario

C

Calum Ritchie

Oshawa (OHL)

21-Jan-05

Oakville, Ontario

C

Gracyn Sawchyn

Seattle (WHL)

19-Jan-05

Grande Prairie, Alberta

C

Carey Terrance

Erie (OHL)

10-May-05

Akwesasne, New York

C

Brayden Yager

Moose Jaw (WHL)

3-Jan-05

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

RW

Koehn Ziemmer

Prince George (WHL)

8-Dec-04

Mayerthorpe, Alberta

Team rosters and leadership groups for the 2023 Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game are expected to be announced at a later date.

The Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game was last held in Kitchener, ON, in March 2022 where Team White defeated Team Red 3-1. Jagger Firkus (Team White/Moose Jaw) and Shane Wright (Team Red/Kingston) were named Players of the Game and were both later selected by the Seattle Kraken in the 2022 NHL Draft. In all, say organizers, 38 players who competed in the 2022 Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game were chosen in the 2022 NHL Draft headlined by Wright at fourth overall.

Since its reintroduction as the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in 1996, officials say the event has featured 15 players who were later selected first overall in the NHL Draft including Alexis Lafreniere (2020), Nico Hischier (2017), Connor McDavid (2015), Aaron Ekblad (2014), Nathan MacKinnon (2013), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (2011), Taylor Hall (2010), John Tavares (2009), Steven Stamkos (2008), Patrick Kane (2007), Marc-Andre Fleury (2003), Rick Nash (2002), Vincent Lecavalier (1998), Joe Thornton (1997), and Chris Phillips (1996).

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