TSN’s Craig Button predicts Team CHL roster

TSN’s Craig Button has made his projections for Team CHL ahead of Tuesday’s CHL USA Prospects Challenge roster reveal.

Like many before him, there are a number of similarities with Ethan Belchetz (Windsor/OHL), Mathis Preston (Spokane/WHL) and Egor Shilov (Victoriaville/QMJHL) named.

“Ethan’s a hell of a player,” said Button. “He just knows how to play the game, and I think he’s just tapping into his potential. He’s always had the ability, he can skate, and he can handle the puck, but he’s still learning and is just growing into more of a force.”

Vancouver's Ryan Lin, Blainville-Boisbriand's Xavier Villeneuve, and Niagara's Ryan Roobroeck are locked in on Team CHL for the CHL USA Prospects Challenge.@CraigJButton takes a crack at what he believes rest of the CHL roster should look like: https://t.co/yZqdWX0s4k

— TSN Hockey (@TSNHockey) October 27, 2025

Button is the first to list Ottawa 67’s forward Thomas Vandenberg in his prediction while he also has room for Rouyn-Noranda’s Lars Steiner too.

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.