CALGARY, Alta. – The Canadian Junior Hockey League, in partnership with the National Hockey League and in conjunction with NHL Central Scouting announced Tuesday the rosters for the upcoming CJHL Prospects Game, which will be held on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. ET in Cornwall, Ont., at Ed Lumley Arena within the confines of the Cornwall Civic Complex.

Each of the players chosen to participate in the CJHL Prospects Game were selected through the efforts of NHL Central Scouting and are currently among the top 40 CJHL prospects heading into the 2017 NHL Draft in Chicago.

“We congratulate each of the players on their selection to compete in the 2017 CJHL Prospects Game in Cornwall and commend NHL Central Scouting for their contributions in helping formalize the Team East and Team West rosters,” offered CJHL President Brent Ladds.

“We are confident this group of young men will provide all those in attendance, including the multitude of scouts and Junior A hockey fans alike, a tremendous showcase of CJHL talent from right across the country,” added Ladds.

As stated, the two team rosters were put together by NHL Central Scouting, headed up by its Director, Dan Marr.

“The CJHL Prospects Game is a tremendous opportunity for these players to showcase their ability and represent their teams, leagues and communities on a national stage,” said Marr.

The following are the CJHL Prospects Game team rosters:

TEAM EAST			TEAM WEST
GOALTENDERS	CJHL TEAM	LEAGUE	GOALTENDERS	CJHL TEAM	LEAGUE
Anand Oberoi	Kanata Lasers	CCHL	Connor Dochuk	Spruce Grove Saints	AJHL
Nate McDonald	Powassan Voodoos	NOJHL	Ty Taylor	Vernon Vipers	BCHL
DEFENCE	CJHL TEAM	LEAGUE	DEFENCE	CJHL TEAM	LEAGUE
Guillaume Beck	Les Cobras de Terrebonne	LHJQ	Cory Babichuk	Surrey Eagles	BCHL
Joey Berkopec	Burlington Cougars	OJHL	Jarrod Gourley	Spruce Grove Saints	AJHL
Cameron Crotty	Brockville Braves	CCHL	Matthew Holzer	Olds Grizzlies	AJHL
Matthieu Franche	Smiths Falls Bears	CCHL	Cale Makar	Brooks Bandits	AJHL
Aidan Girduckis	Carleton Place Canadians	CCHL	Griffin Mendel	Penticton Vees	BCHL
Matthew Kellenberger	Oakville Blades	OJHL	Ian Mitchell	Spruce Grove Saints	AJHL
FORWARDS	CJHL TEAM	LEAGUE	FORWARDS	CJHL TEAM	LEAGUE
Andy Baker	Powassan Voodoos	NOJHL	Desi Burgart	Surrey Eagles	BCHL
Matthew Barnaby	Pembroke Lumber Kings	CCHL	Adam Dawe	Notre Dame Hounds	SJHL
Josh Cammalleri	Burlington Cougars	OJHL	Parm Dhakiwal	West Kelowna Warriors	BCHL
Nick Campoli	North York Rangers	OJHL	Kale Howarth	Trail Smoke Eaters	BCHL
Bobby Dow	Kemptville 73’s	CCHL	Kyler Kupka	Camrose Kodiaks	AJHL
Finn Evans	St. Michaels Buzzers	OJHL	Cody Laskosky	Whitecourt Wolverines	AJHL
Logan Johnston	Dieppe Commandos	MHL	James McIsaac	Portage Terriers	MJHL
Phillip Lagunov	Burlington Cougars	OJHL	Marcus Mitchell	Salmon Arm Silverbacks	BCHL
Mel Melconian	Aurora Tigers	OJHL	Michael Regush	Merritt Centennials	BCHL
Bryce Misley	Oakville Blades	OJHL	Jamie Rome	Victoria Grizzlies	BCHL
Lucas Thierus	Panthères de St-Jérôme	LHJQ	Adam Tisdale	Canmore Eagles	AJHL
Cameron Wright	St. Michaels Buzzers	OJHL	Tyler Ward	Merritt Centennials	BCHL

 

THE GAME: Tickets for the CJHL Prospects Game are now on sale and are available via the Cornwall Colts (CCHL) office by contacting them at (613) 930-9300. The cost for tickets is $10 each; $9 per-person for groups of 20 or more, while children 12 and under are $5. The CJHL Prospects Game will also be streamed online at HockeyTV.com.

ABOUT THE CJHL PROSPECTS GAME: The CJHL Prospects Game is one of the premier Junior A hockey events in the country and provides tremendous exposure for CJHL players to play in front of scouts from all over the hockey world – including the NHL, NCAA, Major Junior and Canadian universities and colleges.

The President’s Cup is awarded to the winning team in the CJHL Prospects Game.

From 2005 until 2008, the event ran as a single game, but starting in 2009 the President’s Cup was played as a two-game series where the combined score of the games determined the winner of the title.

The contest has now gone back to a single-game format along with on-ice player testing having been introduced.

Since its inception, Team West has won six times while Team East has come away victorious on five occasions.

All-Time CJHL Prospects Game President’s Cup results

2006: Team West 5 Team East 4 (Yorkton, Sask.)
2007: Team West 6 Team East 2 (Vernon, B.C.)
2008: Team East 5 Team West 3 (Winkler, Man.)
2009: Team East 6 Team West 3 (Summerside, P.E.I.)
2010: Team West 8 Team East 3 (8-1, 0-2) (Winkler, Man.)
2011: Team East 9 Team West 2 (2-1 SO, 7-1) (Dauphin, Man.)
2012: Team West 9 Team East 6 (4-3 OT, 5-3) (Langley, B.C.)
2013: Team West 8 Team East 6 (5-0, 3-6) (Digby/Yarmouth, N.S.)
2014: Team East 8 Team West 4 (4-2, 4-2) (Digby/Yarmouth, N.S.)
2015: Team West 3 Team East 2 (Oakville, Ont.)
2016: Team East 3 Team West 1 (Surrey, B.C.)

ABOUT THE CJHL: The Canadian Junior Hockey League is a national organization comprised of all 10 Junior ‘A’ hockey leagues in Canada.  The CJHL represents 132 teams and over 3,000 players and has over 2,900 alumni furthering their hockey careers at the professional, college and major junior levels across North America.  For the latest CJHL news and features, visit www.cjhlhockey.com and follow on social media via Twitter attwitter.com/cjhlhockey or @cjhlhockey.