Press Release
CALGARY, Alta.–The Canadian Junior Hockey League, in conjunction with the National Hockey League and Hockey Canada, announced recently that Hamilton, Ont., has been selected as the host city for the 15th-annual CJHL Prospects Game, which will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at Dave Andreychuk Arena.
Game time is slated for 7 p.m. ET.
This contest will feature 40 of the top NHL Draft eligible players from across the entire 10-league, 131-team CJHL taking part.
Once formulated, the rosters will see 20 prospects that were selected from the five eastern-based CJHL leagues (MHL, LHJAAAQ, CCHL, OJHL and NOJHL) taking on top 20 prospects from the CJHL’s five western-based leagues (BCHL, AJHL, SJHL, MJHL and SIJHL).
Each of the team lineups will be chosen in partnership with NHL Central Scouting and will be announced at a later date, as will the respective coaching staffs for the two sides and other related information, such as ticket prices, game broadcast details, etc.
About the CJHL
Prospects Game
The CJHL Prospects Game is one of the premier Junior ‘A’ hockey events in the country and provides tremendous exposure for CJHL players to play in front of scouts from all over the hockey world–including the NHL, NCAA, CHL and U Sports.
From 2005 until 2008, the event ran as a single game, but starting in 2009 the President’s Cup was played as a two-game series where the combined score of the games determined the winner of the title.
The contest has now gone back to a single-game format along with player testing, both on-ice and off-ice, having been introduced.
Since its inception, Team West has won nine times while Team East has come away victorious on five occasions.
