Top Draft Prospects on Parade

And now, for a programming alert.

The Canadian Hockey League/NHL Top Prospects game will be Wednesday night in Kelowna, B.C., and it will be broadcast by the NHL Network in the United States and by Sportsnet and TVA Sports in Canada. The game, which begins at 10 pm Eastern, features many of the top 2012 NHL draft eligible players currently working on their skills in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, Ontario Hockey League and the Western Hockey League, all of which compose the CHL.



The contest, coming after the World Junior Championships and nearly four months before the Memorial Cup tournament, is a rare chance for many Americans to view these prospects in action before the draft this summer. So do a little homework before the game tomorrow night, taking a look at the ISS rankings from January, the TSN Craig's List (Craig Button) rankings from January and the NHL Central Scouting January rankings for skaters and goaltenders in North America.



Below are the rosters, along with links to the individual CHL statistics of each player.

Team Cherry (Red)
Forwards
Tim Bozon, Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
Dane Fox, Erie Otters (OHL)
Martin Frk, Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
Brendan Gaunce, Belleville Bulls (OHL)
Coda Gordon, Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
Scott Laughton, Oshawa Generals (OHL)
Andrew Ryan, Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
Gemel Smith, Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
Dominik Volek, Regina Pats (WHL)
Tom Wilson, Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
Mike Winther, Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
Daniil Zharkov, Belleville Bulls (OHL)
Defensemen
Mathew Dumba, Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
Nick Ebert, Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
Dillon Fournier, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
Brett Kulak, Vancouver Giants (WHL)
Ryan Murray, Everett Silvertips (WHL)
Damon Severson, Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
Goaltenders
Matt Murray, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
Brandon Whitney, Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)

Team Orr (White)
Forwards
Andreas Athanasiou, London Knights (OHL)
Francis Beauvillier, Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
Raphaël Bussières, Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
Radek Faksa, Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
Mikhail Grigorenko, Québec Remparts (QMJHL)
Tomas Hyka, Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
Scott Kosmachuk, Guelph Storm (OHL)
Tanner Pearson, Barrie Colts (OHL)
Colton Sissons, Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
Chandler Stephenson, Regina Pats (WHL)
Lukas Sutter, Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
Branden Troock, Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
Defensemen
Gianluca Curcuruto, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
Matt Finn, Guelph Storm (OHL)
Adam Pelech, Erie Otters (OHL)
Derrick Pouliot, Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
Griffin Reinhart, Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
Dalton Thrower, Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
Goaltenders
Chris Driedger, Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
François Tremblay, Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)