The 40 players set to attend the USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game have been revealed.
Led by leading scorer Taylor Cammarata of the Waterloo Black Hawks, the game will feature the brightest contributions to the 2013 NHL Draft from the United States Hockey League.
A total of 27 players selected are in their first year of eligibility for the NHL Draft, including forwards Brendan Harms and Gabe Guertler of the Fargo Force, Ross Olsson and Luke Johnson of the Lincoln Stars and Muskegon Lumberjacks forward Frederik Tiffels, who is currently representing Germany at the World Junior Championship.
Michael Downing of the Dubuque Fighting Saints and Ian McCoshen of the Waterloo Black Hawks will also be featured.
The 40 players chosen will be divided into two teams for the game and will be announced at a later date.
2013 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Roster
Forwards
Thomas Ebbing – Chicago Steel
Christian Heil – Chicago Steel
Luke Voltin – Des Moines Buccaneers
Peter Quenneville – Dubuque Fighting Saints
John Stevens – Dubuque Fighting Saints
Gabe Guertler – Fargo Force
Brendan Harms – Fargo Force
Alex Kile – Green Bay Gamblers
Luke Johnson – Lincoln Stars
Ross Olsson – Lincoln Stars
Vinni Lettieri – Lincoln Stars
Cam Darcy – Muskegon Lumberjacks
Frederik Tiffels – Muskegon Lumberjacks
Drew Melanson – Omaha Lancers
Jake Guentzel – Sioux City Musketeers
Conor McGlynn – Sioux City Musketeers
Jake Montgomery – Sioux City Musketeers
Jason Cotton – Tri-City Storm
Garrett Gamez – Tri-City Storm
Trevor Moore – Tri-City Storm
John Hayden – Team USA
Taylor Cammarata – Waterloo Black Hawks
Justin Kloos – Waterloo Black Hawks
Austin Cangelosi – Youngstown Phantoms
Defensemen
Ian Brady – Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
Michael Downing – Dubuque Fighting Saints
Jordan Gross – Green Bay Gamblers
Gustav Olofsson – Green Bay Gamblers
Rinat Valiev – Indiana Ice
Justin Woods – Lincoln Stars
Michael Brodzinski – Muskegon Lumberjacks
Ben Storm – Muskegon Lumberjacks
Tucker Poolman – Omaha Lancers
Blake Heinrich – Sioux City Musketeers
Ryan Ivey – Tri-City Storm
Ian McCoshen – Waterloo Black Hawks
Goaltenders
Arthur Brey – Dubuque Fighting Saints
Charlie Lindgren – Sioux Falls Stampede
Eamon McAdam – Waterloo Black Hawks
Cal Petersen – Waterloo Black Hawks