The Hockey News’ Tony Ferrari predicts Team CHL roster
Roster predictions for the 2025 CHL USA Prospects Challenge continue to roll in with the latest being from The Hockey News’ Tony Ferrari.
Consensus remains around some of the high-end talent as Ferrari includes Ethan Belchetz (Windsor/OHL), Mathis Preston (Spokane/WHL), Egor Shilov (Victoriaville/QMJHL), Chase Reid (Soo/OHL) and Daxon Rudolph (Prince Albert/WHL), among others, but also adds in a pair of 2025 WHL Champions in Medicine Hat Tigers twins Liam and Markus Ruck alongside Maddox Dagenais (Quebec/QMJHL) who was the first overall pick in the 2024 QMJHL Draft.
“It’s a mix of high-scoring players and the size and power NHL teams value,” Ferrari wrote of Team CHL’s prospective forward corps.
The @CHLHockey USA Prospects Challenge transformed major junior hockey's mid-season NHL draft showcase, and this year's edition will feature some more thrilling talents: https://t.co/MfJlwkpxfN
— The Hockey News (@TheHockeyNews) October 21, 2025
Recently, Ryan Lin (Vancouver/WHL), Ryan Roobroeck (Niagara/OHL) and Xavier Villeneuve (Blainville-Boisbriand/QMJHL) were already named to Team CHL’s roster.
Game 1 of the 2025 CHL USA Prospects Challenge will take place in Calgary on Nov. 25 with Game 2 scheduled a day later in Lethbridge.
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About the CHL USA Prospects Challenge
First introduced in 2024, the CHL USA Prospects Challenge is a best-on-best, two-game series showcasing the top NHL Draft-eligible players from the WHL, OHL, and QMJHL competing against the U.S. National Under-18 Team. The 2025 edition in Calgary and Lethbridge will once again highlight many of the premier prospects projected to be selected in the early rounds of the 2026 NHL Draft.
