Warriors defenceman Mateychuk to captain Team White at 2022 Kubota CHL / NHL Top Prospects Game
Calgary, Alta. – Moose Jaw Warriors defenceman Denton Mateychuk has been named a captain at the upcoming 2022 Kubota CHL / NHL Top Prospects Game, slated for Wednesday, March 23 in Kitchener, Ont.
Mateychuk will captain Team White. The Canadian Hockey League announced the rosters and leadership groups Friday.
The product of Dominion City, Man. is the top-ranked WHL defenceman in the NHL Central Scouting Mid-Season Rankings ahead of the 2022 NHL Draft, sitting ninth among North American skaters.
The 5-foot-11, 186-pound blueliner sits fifth among all WHL defencemen in scoring with 49 points (9G-40A) and leads his Moose Jaw Club with a +20 rating this season.
Mateychuk will be joined on Team White by seven other WHL players including his Moose Jaw Warriors teammate Jagger Firkus. Forwards Conor Geekie (Winnipeg ICE), Reid Schaefer (Seattle Thunderbirds), defencemen Mats Lindgren (Kamloops Blazers), Owen Pickering (Swift Current Broncos) and goaltenders Mason Beaupit (Spokane Chiefs) and Tyler Brennan (Prince George Cougars) will also represent Team White at the 2022 Kubota CHL / NHL Top Prospects Game.
Team Red will feature seven WHL players: forwards Josh Filmon (Swift Current Broncos), Jordan Gustafson (Seattle Thunderbirds), Fraser Minten (Kamloops Blazers), Matthew Savoie (Winnipeg ICE) and Matthew Seminoff (Kamloops Blazers); defenceman Kevin Korchinski (Seattle Thunderbirds) and goaltender Reid Dyck (Swift Current Broncos).
Shane Wright of the Ontario Hockey League’s Kingston Frontenacs will serve as Team Red captain.
A total of 15 WHL players were invited to participate in the 2022 Kubota CHL / NHL Top Prospects Game including a trio of WHL players ranked among the top 10 North American Skaters in the NHL Central Scouting Mid-Season Rankings (Savoie, Geekie, Mateychuk) as well as the top-ranked North American Goaltender (Brennan).
The Kubota CHL / NHL Top Prospects Game showcases the top 40 CHL players eligible for the 2022 NHL Draft from across the Western Hockey League, Ontario Hockey League, and Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
The Kubota CHL / NHL Top Prospects Game was last held in Hamilton, Ont. in January 2020 where Team White defeated Team Red 5-3. In all, 37 players who competed in the 2020 Kubota CHL / NHL Top Prospects Game were later chosen in the 2020 NHL Draft.
Since its reintroduction as the CHL / NHL Top Prospects Game in 1996, the event has featured 15 players who were later selected first overall in the NHL Draft.
The 2022 Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game will air live on TSN, TSN.ca, the TSN app, and RDS on Wednesday, March 23 at 6:00 p.m. MT. For more information, visit kubotatopprospects.ca.
About the Western Hockey League
Regarded as the world’s finest development league for junior hockey players, the Western Hockey League (WHL) head office is based in Calgary, Alberta. The WHL consists of 22 member Clubs with 17 located in Western Canada and five in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. A member of the Canadian Hockey League, the WHL has been a leading supplier of talent for the National Hockey League for over 50 years. The WHL is also the leading provider of hockey scholarships with over 375 graduates each year receiving WHL Scholarships to pursue a post-secondary education of their choice. Each season, WHL players also form the nucleus of Canada’s National Junior Hockey Team.
About the Canadian Hockey League
The Canadian Hockey League is the world’s largest development hockey league with 52 Canadian and eight American teams participating in the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, and Western Hockey League. The CHL supplies more players to the National Hockey League and U SPORTS than any other league.
About Kubota Canada Ltd.
Kubota Canada Ltd. (KCL) is an affiliate of Kubota Corporation, a tractor and heavy equipment manufacturer based in Osaka, Japan. KCL markets and distributes Kubota engineered and manufactured equipment, including a complete line of tractors of up to 210HP, performance-matched implements, compact and utility tractors, compact construction, landscaping and public work equipment, residential lawn and garden equipment, commercial turf products and utility vehicles. For product literature or dealer locations, contact Kubota Canada Ltd. at 1155 Kubota Drive, Pickering, Ontario Canada L1X 0H4, by telephone, at 905-294-6535, by visiting KCL’s website kubota.ca.
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