Top Prospects Set to Show Off Their Skills
czechtacular on Mon, 2011-01-17 18:01
Today in Toronto, it was announced which prospects would participate in which events this upcoming Tuesday for Team Cherry and Team Orr in this season's Home Hardware CHL/NHL Skills Competition leading up to the 2011 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game.
The 40 selected participants, all eligible to be drafted in Minnesota this upcoming June in the NHL Entry Draft, will be divided up and featured in fastest skater, hardest shot, shooting accuracy and show-down breakaway events. They break down as follows:
Fastest Skater:
Ryan Murphy, Kitchener Rangers Mark McNeill, Prince Albert Raiders Tobias Rieder, Kitchener Rangers Rickard Rakell, Plymouth Whalers |
Dougie Hamilton, Niagara IceDogs Shane McColgan, Kelowna Rockets Nathan Beaulieu, Saint John Sea Dogs Daniel Catenacci, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
Hardest Shot:
Myles Bell, Regina Pats Scott Harrington, London Knights Duncan Siemens, Saskatoon Blades Tyler Wotherspoon, Portland Winterhawks |
David Musil, Vancouver Giants Stuart Percy, Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors Vincent Trocheck, Saginaw Spirit Reece Scarlett, Swift Current Broncos |
Shooting Accuracy:
Sean Couturier, Drummondville Voltigeurs Matthew Puempel, Peterborough Petes Shane Prince, Ottawa 67’s Phillip Danault, Victoriaville Tigres |
Lucas Lessio, Oshawa Generals Zack Phillips, Saint John Sea Dogs Boone Jenner, Oshawa Generals Colin Jacobs, Seattle Thunderbirds |
Show-Down Breakaway Contest:
Ty Rattie, Portland Winterhawks Tomas Jurco, Saint John Sea Dogs Nicklas Jensen, Oshawa Generals Ryan Strome, Niagara IceDogs Mark Scheifele, Barrie Colts Joe Morrow, Portland Winterhawks |
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Red Deer Rebels Brandon Saad, Saginaw Spirit Sven Bartschi, Portland Winterhawks Vladislav Namestnikov, London Knights Jonathan Huberdeau, Saint John Sea Dogs Xavier Ouellet, Montreal Juniors |
Goaltenders for Team Cherry are Christopher Gibson of the Chicoutimi Sagueneens and David Honzik of the Victoriaville Tigres. Team Orr features Jordan Binnington of the Owen Sound Attack and Liam Liston of the Brandon Wheat Kings. Captains are Sean Couturier for Team Cherry and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins for Team Orr. The skills competition will begin at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday evening at the Air Canada Centre, whereas the game itself, broadcasted by Rogers Sportsnet and RDS, is set to get underway at 7:00 p.m. the following day.
Comments
I think I like the Don's team a little better