Friday, January 9, 2015

CJHL Prospects Game Features Recruits

15 players who have committed to schools set to play in annual NHL Draft showcase.


CJHL Prospects Game Features Recruits
Rensselaer recruit Jacob Hayhurst was named to Team East (Photo by Mike Ivall / OJHL Images).

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)