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The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) announced today the roster for Team West at the 2008 CJHL Prospects Game. The city of Summerside, PEI will host the 2008 CJHL Prospects Game, a showcase that will see the best Junior A hockey players in Canada face off at Credit Union Place from December 16-17. The SJHL is proud to have three players on this yearÕs Canada West team. Bios can be found here: http://sjhl.ca/files/TopProspects08.pdf The player selection is a combined effort of the CJHL and NHL Central Scouting. Each team will consist of two goaltenders, six defensemen and twelve forwards. The 2008 roster is composed of 5 players from the AJHL and BCHL, 4 players from the MJHL, and 3 players from the SIJHL and SJHL. The Team West roster of 20 prospects includes six players who recently competed at the 2008 World Junior A Challenge in Camrose, Alberta. Nine of the prospects on Team West were listed as ÒPlayers to WatchÓ by NHL Central Scouting in October 2008. The following is the roster for this yearÕs West team: Goal BCHL Victoria Ð Alexandre Peck Goal AJHL Bonnyville Ð Julien Laplante Def AJHL Camrose Ð Dylan Olsen Def SJHL Flin Flon Ð Michael Young Def MJHL Winnipeg Saints Ð Scott Macaulay Def MJHL Dauphin Kings Ð Dallas Drysdale Def MJHL Winkler Ð Drew Scurfield Def BCHL Prince George Ð Wes McLeod Fwd MJHL Swan Valley Ð Ryan Marshall Fwd SJHL Notre Dame Ð Rylan Schwartz Fwd SJHL Notre Dame Ð Jayden Schwartz Fwd SIJHL Fort Frances Ð Mitch Cain Fwd SIJHL Fort William Ð Michael MacDonald Fwd SIJHL Fort William Ð Jordan Davis Fwd BCHL Penticton Ð Curtis McKenzie Fwd BCHL Nanaimo Ð Zac Ashdown Fwd BCHL Surrey Ð Spencer Bennett Fwd AJHL Brooks Ð Cam McWilliam Fwd AJHL Calgary Ð Mathew Mackay Fwd AJHL Okotoks Ð Rodger Craig Participated in WJAC NHL Central Scouting Watch List The game will feature players from the CJHLÕs five Western leagues, the British Columbia Hockey League, the Alberta Junior Hockey League, the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, the Manitoba Hockey League and the Superior International Hockey League compete against the best players from the CJHLÕS five Eastern leagues, the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League, the Central Junior A Hockey League, the Ligue de hockey junior AAA du Quebec and the Maritime Junior A Hockey League. Team East and Team West will playoff for the PresidentÕs Cup, which is awarded to the winning team at the CJHL Prospects Game. 2007 Ð Team East defeated Team West 5-3 in Winkler, Manitoba 2006 Ð Team West defeated Team East 6-2 in Vernon, British Columbia 2005 Ð Team West defeated Team East 5-4 in Yorkton, Saskatchewan
