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USHL/NHL Top Prospects game roster announced

By USHL.com, 12/15/16, 8:15PM CST

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Three Wisconsin players will compete

The United States Hockey League and NHL Central Scouting announced the players selected to compete in the 2017 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game that will take place on Jan. 10, 2017 in Sioux Falls, SD at The Denny Sanford PREMIER Center, home of the USHL’s Sioux Falls Stampede. The selection process for players competing in the game was completed in cooperation with NHL general managers and scouts, NHL Central Scouting and USHL general managers. All 40 players chosen are eligible for the 2017 NHL Draft.

In the four-year history of the USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game, 58 players named to the roster have gone on to be selected in the NHL Draft, including first round selections Kyle Connor, Brock Boeser, and Jordan Schmaltz.

“The development path from junior hockey to college hockey to the NHL continues to be validated each and every year,” said Bob Fallen, USHL President and Commissioner. “The USHL has produced 30 or more NHL Draft picks in four consecutive years, something only two other junior leagues in the world can say. The USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game is a celebration for all of the youth organizations and the players they helped develop. Most of these players will go on to have very successful college hockey careers, and a select few will continue that success in the NHL.”