Forty players – including 38 committed to NCAA schools – have been selected to participate in the 2018 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game that will take place on Jan. 9 in Kearney, Neb.

Nineteen schools will have recruits participating in the game, which showcases USHL players eligible for the 2018 NHL Draft. Thirteen schools have multiple commits on the rosters, led by six schools with three players each: Harvard, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Western Michigan and Yale.

NHL general managers and scouts, NHL Central Scouting and USHL general managers collaborated on the selection process. Sixteen of the 17 USHL teams are represented on the rosters, with the lone exception being USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program.

This marks the sixth time and fourth consecutive year that the USHL has hosted the USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. Past participants include first-round NHL Draft selections Shane Bowers, Kyle Connor, Brock Boeser and Jordan Schmaltz.

The Viaero Center – home of the USHL’s Tri-City Storm – will host the event. Visit ushl.com to learn more.