Edmundson to Attend NHL Combine in May

Toronto, ON - The Canadian Hockey League is pleased to announce that 61 CHL players have been invited to the 2011 NHL Combine held May 30 to June 4 in Toronto, ON. The 2011 NHL Combine features the top 102 prospects eligible for the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

Among the invites are Ryan Nugent-Hopkins of the Red Deer Rebels who is the top-ranked North American Skater eligible for the draft, along with the second ranked forward Gabriel Landeskog the Kitchener Rangers, and Jonathan Huberdeau of the Saint John Sea Dogs who is ranked third overall by NHL Central Scouting.

The event gives NHL clubs a chance to evaluate the NHL's future stars less than a month before the 2011 NHL Entry Draft at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. The first round of the draft will take place on Friday, June 24 and the subsequent rounds (two through seven) on Saturday, June 25.

The 61 CHL players represents over 70% of all North American invites, with 28 players from the Ontario Hockey League, 19 from the Western Hockey League, and 14 from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

SCOUTING COMBINE INVITATION LIST - CHL PLAYERS
NORTH AMERICAN SKATERS
NAME TEAM LEAGUE POS. HT WT
Olivier Archambault Val d'Or QMJHL LW 5-foot-11 170
Sven Baertschi Portland WHL LW 5-foot-10 181
Nathan Beaulieu Saint John QMJHL D 6-foot-2 174
Myles Bell Regina WHL D 6-foot 214
Austen Brassard Belleville OHL RW 6-foot-2 191
Daniel Catenacci Sault Ste. Marie OHL C 5-foot-10 183
Nick Cousins Sault Ste. Marie OHL C 5-foot-11 166
Sean Couturier Drummondville QMJHL C 6-foot-4 197
Joseph Cramarossa Mississauga St. Michael's OHL C 6-foot 188
Phillip Danault Victoriaville QMJHL LW 6-foot 170
Joel Edmundson Moose Jaw WHL D 6-foot-5 191
Travis Ewanyk Edmonton WHL LW 6-foot-1 178
Dougie Hamilton Niagara OHL D 6-foot-4 187
Jonathan Huberdeau Saint John QMJHL C 6-foot-1 170
Colin Jacobs Seattle WHL C 6-foot-1 197
Boone Jenner Oshawa OHL C 6-foot-1 204
Nicklas Jensen Oshawa OHL LW/RW 6-foot-2 187
Tomas Jurco Saint John QMJHL RW 6-foot-2 187
Alexander Khokhlachev Windsor OHL C/LW 5-foot-10 188
Gabriel Landeskog Kitchener OHL LW 6-foot-1 207
Maximilien LeSieur Shawinigan QMJHL RW 6-foot-2 203
Lucas Lessio Oshawa OHL LW 6-foot-1 197
Luke Lockhart Seattle WHL RW 5-foot-10 180
Adam Lowry Swift Current WHL LW 6-foot-4 186
Mark McNeill Prince Albert WHL C 6-foot-2 201
Joseph Morrow Portland WHL D 6-foot 197
Ryan Murphy Kitchener OHL D 5-foot-11 166
David Musil Vancouver WHL D 6-foot-3 198
Vladislav Namestnikov London OHL C 6-foot 166
Marcel Noebels Seattle WHL LW 6-foot-3 195
Stefan Noesen Plymouth OHL RW 6-foot 195
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Red Deer WHL C 6-foot-1 164
Scott Oke Saint John QMJHL LW 6-foot-3 185
Xavier Ouellet Montreal QMJHL D 6-foot 174
Stuart Percy Mississauga St. Michael's OHL D 6-foot-1 186
Zack Phillips Saint John QMJHL C 6-foot-1 178
Shane Prince Ottawa OHL C 5-foot-10 174
Matt Puempel Peterborough OHL LW 6-foot 196
Alan Quine Peterborough OHL C 5-foot-11 178
Jonathan Racine Shawinigan QMJHL D 6-foot-1 182
Rickard Rakell Plymouth OHL RW 6-foot 191
Ty Rattie Portland WHL RW 5-foot-11 163
Tobias Rieder Kitchener OHL C 5-foot-11 173
Brett Ritchie Sarnia OHL RW 6-foot-3 210
Brandon Saad Saginaw OHL LW 6-foot-1 208
Reece Scarlett Swift Current WHL D 6-foot-1 164
Mark Scheifele Barrie OHL C 6-foot-2 182
Logan Shaw Cape Breton QMJHL RW 6-foot-3 197
Duncan Siemens Saskatoon WHL D 6-foot-3 192
Ryan Sproul Sault Ste. Marie OHL D 6-foot-3 175
Michael St. Croix Edmotnon WHL C 5-foot-11 176
Ryan Strome Niagara OHL C 6-foot 175
Ryan Tesink Saint John QMJHL C 5-foot-11 157
Vincent Trocheck Saginaw OHL C 5-foot-10 184
Tyler Wotherspoon Portland WHL D 6-foot-1 203
Zachary Yuen Tri-City WHL D 6-foot 205

NORTH AMERICAN GOALTENDERS
Jordan Binnington Owen Sound OHL 6-foot-1 156
Laurent Brossoit Edmonton WHL 6-foot-3 193
Christopher Gibson Chicoutimi QMJHL 6-foot-1 193
Matt Mahalak Plymouth OHL 6-foot-2 183
Michael Morrison Kitchener OHL 6-foot 177