VANCOUVER

Evander Kane chosen for Top Prospects Game

ctvbc.ca Published Friday, December 19, 2008 12:39AM PST

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The Canadian Hockey League in association with the Ontario Hockey League and the Oshawa Generals Hockey Club today announced the rosters for the 2009 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. The event will showcase 40 of the top CHL players eligible for the 2009 NHL Entry Draft beginning with a thrilling skills competition on Tuesday January 13, 2009, with the game taking place Wednesday January 14, 2009, at the General Motors Centre in Oshawa, Ontario.

The rosters, which are selected by the 30 NHL General Managers and NHL Central Scouting, include two players that will be representing Canada at the 2009 World Junior Hockey Championships. John Tavares from the Oshawa Generals and Ryan Ellis from the Windsor Spitfires will be striving for gold prior to this showcase in January. The rosters also include Jared Cowen of the Spokane Chiefs and Evander Kane of the Vancouver Giants who are the top two prospects in the WHL as named by NHL Central Scouting in their preliminary draft rankings released in November. Simon Despr�s of the Saint John Sea Dogs and Dimitry Kulikov of the Drummondville Voltigeurs represent the top two participating QMJHL prospects.

The following are the rosters for the 2009 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game:

Team # 1 Forwards (12) CHL Club

Ryan O'Reilly Erie Otters (OHL)

Brayden Schenn Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)

Peter Holland Guelph Storm (OHL)

Scott Glennie Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)

Michael Latta Guelph Storm (OHL)

Taylor Beck Guelph Storm (OHL)

Cody Eakin Swift Current Broncos (WHL)

Tomas Vincour Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)

Levko Koper Spokane Chiefs (WHL)

David Gilbert Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)