Today is the big day, when all of the CHL's biggest young guns converge upon Kelowna. Last night they took part in a media scrum, and signed numerous objects for the CHL. This morning the players were subjected to four and a half hours of fitness testing. Tonight they will hit the ice and have a chance to show NHL scouts what they are capable of bringing to the table. Tonight's Events and Competitors are:
Skill 1 – Fastest Skater
Team Orr:
Lukas Sutter (Saskatoon Blades)
Branden Troock (Seattle Thunderbirds)
Francis Beauvillier (Rimouski Oceanic)
Tomas Hyka (Gatineau Olympiques)
Team Cherry:
Brett Kulak (Vancouver Giants)
Damon Severson (Kelowna Rockets)
Mike Winther (Prince Albert Raiders)
Gemel Smith (Owen Sound Attack)
Skill 2 – Hardest Shot
Team Orr:
Matthew Finn (Guelph Storm)
Chandler Stephenson (Regina Pats)
Adam Pelech (Erie Otters)
Dalton Thrower (Saskatoon Blades)
Team Cherry:
Ryan Murray (Everett Silvertips)
Nick Ebert (Windsor Spitfires)
Coda Gordon (Swift Current Broncos)
Mathew Dumba (Red Deer Rebels)
Skill 3 – Shooting Accuracy
Team Orr:
Mikhail Grigorenko (Quebec Remparts)
Derrick Pouliot (Portland Winterhawks)
Gianluca Curcuruto (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds)
Griffin Reinhart (Edmonton Oil Kings)
Team Cherry:
Dillon Fournier (Rouyn-Noranda Huskies)
Tom Wilson (Plymouth Whalers)
Scott Laughton (Oshawa Generals)
Andrew Ryan (Halifax Mooseheads)
Skill 4 – Show-Down Breakaway Contest
Team Orr:
Scott Kosmachuk (Guelph Storm)
Tanner Pearson (Barrie Colts)
Andreas Athanasiou (London Knights)
Radek Faksa (Kitchener Rangers)
Colton Sissons (Kelowna Rockets)
Raphael Bussieres (Baie-Comeau Drakkar)
Team Cherry:
Tim Bozon (Kamloops Blazers)
Martin Frk (Halifax Mooseheads)
Daniil Zharkov (Belleville Bulls)
Brendan Gaunce (Belleville Bulls)
Dane Fox (Erie Otters)
Dominik Volek (Regina Pats)
Team Orr Goaltenders:
Francois Tremblay (Val d’Or Foreurs)
Chris Driedger (Calgary Hitmen)
Team Cherry Goaltenders:
Matthew Murray (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds)
Brandon Whitney (Victoriaville Tigres)
Players who were invited, but are unable to compete in the Top Prospects Tournament are:
Nail Yakupov (Sarnia Sting)
Jarrod Maidens (Owen Sound Attack)
Cody Ceci (Ottawa 67s)
Charles Hudon (Chicoutimi Sagueneens)
Slater Koekkoek (Peterborough Petes)
Matia Marcantuoni (Kitchener Rangers)
Olli Maatta (London Knights)
*Players in Green are highly likely to be Top 10 picks in the next NHL Entry Draft.
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