Friday, January 9, 2015
CJHL Prospects Game Features Recruits
15 players who have committed to schools set to play in annual NHL Draft showcase.
Fifteen players who have already committed to Division I schools – and many more who will – are among the 40 players selected to participate in the 2015 CJHL Prospects Game set for Oakville, Ontario, on Jan. 20.
Thirteen schools have a future player among the selections, with North Dakota’s three representatives making UND the only school with multiple participants.
The CJHL – which comprises the 10 Junior A leagues across Canada – worked with NHL Central Scouting to make the player selections, all of whom are eligible for the 2015 NHL Draft. The game features players from the CJHL’s five western leagues (BCHL, AJHL, SJHL, MJHL, SIJHL) competing against players from the CJHL’s five eastern leagues (NOJHL, OJHL, CCHL, QJHL, MHL). The winning team is awarded the President’s Cup.
TEAM WEST
| Player | CJHL Team | NCAA Commitment |
| Goaltenders | ||
| Bo Didur | Langley (BCHL) | |
| Stefan Wornig | Powell River (BCHL) | |
| Defense | ||
| Gabe Bast | Penticton (BCHL) | North Dakota |
| Carmine Buono | Powell River (BCHL) | |
| Vincent Desharnais | Chilliwack (BCHL) | |
| Jarod Hilderman | Penticton (BCHL) | Minnesota Duluth |
| Connor Sych | Battleford (SJHL) | |
| James Vermeulen | Whitecourt (AJHL) | Northern Michigan |
| Forwards | ||
| Adam Berg | Calgary Mustangs (AJHL) | |
| Tyler Busch | Spruce Grove (AJHL) | Ohio State |
| Darien Craighead | Cowichan Valley (BCHL) | |
| Brandon Duhaime | Merritt (BCHL) | Brown |
| Cole Gammer | Sherwood Park (AJHL) | |
| Rhett Gardner | Okotoks (AJHL) | North Dakota |
| Jordan Kawaguchi | Chilliwack (BCHL) | |
| Jackson Keane | Winnipeg (MJHL) | |
| Kirklan Lycar | Dauphin (MJHL) | |
| Brogan O’Brien | Prince George (BCHL) | |
| Marcus Vela | Langley (BCHL) | New Hampshire |
| Lewis Zerter-Gossage | Penticton (BCHL) | Harvard |
TEAM EAST
| Player | CJHL Team | NCAA Commitment |
| Goaltenders | ||
| Adrian Clark | Carleton Place (CCHL) | Dartmouth |
| Justin Kapelmaster | Trenton (OJHL) | |
| Defense | ||
| Khadyn Butterfly | Hamilton (OJHL) | |
| Ross Craig | Cornwall (CCHL) | Colgate |
| Callum Fryer | Aurora (OJHL) | |
| Kyle Locke | Aurora (OJHL) | |
| Andrew Peski | Brockville (CCHL) | North Dakota |
| Will Reilly | North York (OJHL) | |
| Forwards | ||
| Jackson Bales | Oakville (OJHL) | |
| Lucas Batt | Amherst (MHL) | |
| Mathieu Foget | Gloucester (CCHL) | Merrimack |
| Jacob Hayhurst | Toronto Patriots (OJHL) | Rensselaer |
| Mike Laidley | Aurora (OJHL) | St. Lawrence |
| Laine McKay | Hamilton (OJHL) | |
| Keegan Mulhearn | Cornwall (CCHL) | |
| Keaton Ratcliffe | Aurora (OJHL) | |
| Alex Riche | Cobourg (OJHL) | Princeton |
| Dawson Theede | Cobourg (OJHL) | |
| Nick Thomakos | Stouffville (OJHL) | |
| Joachim Vachon | Sherbrooke (QJHL) |