Dickinson, Iginla highlight 40-player roster for 2024 CHL Top Prospects Game

The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) announced the 40-man roster for the upcoming 2024 Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game at the Avenir Centre in Moncton, New Brunswick, on Wednesday, January 24, 2024.

40 players, comprised of the Western Hockey League (WHL), Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), will partake in the annual prospects event.

14 CHL skaters currently have received an ‘A’ rating from NHL Central Scouting. That group of players features ten projected first-round picks including defenseman Sam Dickinson of the London Knights, forward Cayden Lindstrom of the Medicine Hat Tigers, and forward Maxim Massé of the Chicoutimi Saguenéens. Other players to watch will be Kelowna Rockets forward Tij Iginla, Saginaw Spirit defenseman Zayne Parekh, Prince George Cougars rookie Terik Parascak and many more. The 40 players will be assigned to either Team Red or Team White in the new year, while captains and alternates for both clubs will also be announced in January.

Gerard Gallant and Mike Kelly have both been named honorary coaches. Gallant led the Saint John Sea Dogs to a Memorial Cup title in 2011. Gallant has coached over 700 games in the NHL; he was awarded the Jack Adams Award following the 2017-18 season as the NHL’s Coach of the Year. Kelly has over 30 years of coaching experience in the NHL, AHL, OHL, QMJHL, and U SPORTS and served as an assistant coach alongside Gallant with the New York Rangers, Florida Panthers, Vegas Golden Knights and the Sea Dogs.

The 2024 Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game will mark the 28th edition of this showcase event. Last year, 37 of the 40 CHL players who competed at the 2023 Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in Langley, B.C., were among those selected at the 2023 NHL Draft last June in Nashville, a list that included first-overall pick Connor Bedard and seven other CHL players chosen by NHL teams in the first round.