Thursday, January 28, 2016

GAME DAY: 2016 Top Prospects Game

A preview of tonight’s 2016 BMO CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game between Team Orr and Team Cherry…

When and where: Tonight at 10 p.m., Pacific Coliseum

TV/Radio/Webcast: Sporstnet, TVA Sports, NHL Network (US)/None/Webcast

Records: Team Orr is 12-4-0-0 all-time at this event while Team Cherry is 5-12-0-0.

Last year: Thomas Chabot, Nathan Noel and Team Orr defeated Team Cherry 6-0 in St. Catharines. Noel had a goal in the game.

Participating Sea Dogs: Defenseman Luke Green will play for Team Orr.

QMJHL Players on Team Orr: Pierre-Luc Dubois (Cape Breton), Pascal Laberge (Victoriaville), Otto Somppi (Halifax) and Luke Green (Saint John).

QMJHL Players on Team Cherry: Vitalii Abramov (Gatineau), Julien Gauthier (Val-d’Or), Samuel Girard (Shawinigan) and Evan Fitzpatrick (Sherbrooke).

Links:
  • NHL Central Scouting on Luke Green: "Highly effective skating, puck moving defenceman. Strong and mobile skater who is capable to lead a rush and who excels at jumping into the attack.  Advances the puck effectively with first pass plays and distributes puck well on power play.  Shoots with authority and can find the shooting lanes from point.”
  • From yesterday’s Sport Testing Combine: “Some notable single event off-ice performances included Noah Gregor of the Moose Jaw Warriors and Luke Green of the Saint John Sea Dogs who dueled in the vertical jump, a key determinant of leg power used across sport.  Ultimately Gregor won by 1.5 inches, with a top score of 32 inches.”
  • Sportsnet’s Sam Cosentino on who to watch for tonight.
  • Things you need to know about the game.
  • 57 seconds into this video, Yann Sauve fights Steven Stamkos at the 2008 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. Never forget.

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