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There's no shortage of World Junior A Challenge alumni on NHL rosters to start the 2013-14 NHL season. In total, 24 will begin the season in the big leagues; that list includes two of three alumni chosen in the first round of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft (Elias Lindholm and Valeri Nichushkin), five players who earned a place on the tournament all-star team (Zac Dalpe, Mikhail Grigorenko, former SJHLer Jaden Schwartz, Kyle Turris and Slava Voynov), one tournament MVP (Turris) and five gold medallists (Joe Colborne, Dalpe, John Moore, Riley Nash and Turris). Twenty-three of the 24 were drafted by NHL teams. Only Edmonton Oilers forward Will Acton, who captained Canada East at the inaugural World Junior A Challenge in Yorkton and Humboldt, Sask., in 2006, went unselected. The full list of World Junior A Challenge alumni on NHL rosters: Will Acton _ Edmonton Oilers _ Canada East, 2006 Joe Colborne _ Calgary Flames _ Canada West, 2007 Zac Dalpe _ Vancouver Canucks _ Canada West, 2007 Jesper Fast _ New York Rangers _ Sweden, 2009 Mikhail Grigorenko _ Buffalo Sabres _ Russia, 2010 Jimmy Hayes _ Chicago Blackhawks _ United States, 2007 Dmitry Kulikov _ Florida Panthers _ Russia, 2007 Johan Larsson _ Buffalo Sabres _ Sweden, 2009 Lucas Lessio _ Phoenix Coyotes _ Canada East, 2009 Elias Lindholm _ Carolina Hurricanes _ Sweden, 2011 Hampus Lindholm _ Anaheim Ducks _ Sweden, 2011 Andrei Loktionov _ New Jersey Devils _ Russia, 2007 John Moore _ New York Rangers _ United States, 2008 Riley Nash _ Carolina Hurricanes _ Canada West, 2006 Valeri Nichushkin _ Dallas Stars _ Russia, 2011 Joakim Nordstr_m _ Chicago Blackhawks _ Sweden, 2009-10 Justin Schultz _ Edmonton Oilers _ Canada West, 2008 Jaden Schwartz _ St. Louis Blues _ Canada West, 2008 Brendan Smith _ Detroit Red Wings _ Canada East, 2006 Reilly Smith _ Boston Bruins _ Canada East, 2008 Vladimir Tarasenko _ St. Louis Blues _ Russia, 2008 Kyle Turris _ Ottawa Senators _ Canada West, 2006 Slava Voynov _ Los Angeles Kings _ Russia, 2007 Nail Yakupov _ Edmonton Oilers _ Russia, 2009
