The Hockey News’ Tony Ferrari predicts 2026 Team CHL roster
The Hockey News’ Tony Ferrari is the latest media member to take a crack at what the Team CHL roster may look like for December’s CHL USA Prospects Challenge presented by Primaris.
Four forwards have already been selected in Brock England (Seattle/WHL), Alexis Joseph (Saint John/QMJHL), Carter Meyer (Quebec/QMJHL) and Dima Zhilkin (Saginaw/OHL) but Ferrari is confident in the inclusion of Kayden Stroeder (Edmonton/WHL), Jaakko Wycisk (Guelph/OHL) and Jamie Glance (Saint John/QMJHL), among others.
.@THNRyanKennedy, @theTonyFerrari and @cruuk break down a few NHL rookies who have exceeded expectations this season.
The hosts also project Team CHL's roster for the upcoming CHL USA Prospects Challenge: https://t.co/h3P1wbwUzR
— The Hockey News (@TheHockeyNews) October 14, 2026
On the back end, Ferrari pinpoints Brock Cripps (Prince Albert/WHL), Levi Harper (Saginaw/OHL), Malik L’Italien(Halifax/QMJHL) and Vladimir Sktyrkhunov (Shawinigan/QMJHL) as players he feels will certainly represent Team CHL.
As for goalies, Ferrari went with Patrick Déniger (Québec/QMJHL) and Carter Esler (Spokane/WHL) for the two-game series against the USNTDP on Dec. 1-2.
Tickets for the 2026 CHL USA Prospects Challenge presented by Primaris are available by clicking here.
About the 2026 CHL USA Prospects Challenge presented by Primaris
Now in its third year, the CHL USA Prospects Challenge brings together many of the top NHL Draft-eligible players from the Western Hockey League (WHL), Ontario Hockey League (OHL), and Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) for a two-game series against the U.S. National Under-18 Team.
Across the first two editions of the CHL USA Prospects Challenge, 42 of the 44 Team CHL players were subsequently selected in the NHL Draft, including 27 in the first round: 16 from the inaugural 2024 event and 11 from the 2025 edition.
