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74-475: The CHL/USA Prospects Challenge is an annual event in which forty of the top NHL Entry Draft eligible prospects in the Canadian Hockey League play against each other in all-star games. Players are visible to National Hockey League scouts and general managers attending. Each team is led by a celebrity coach, with Don Cherry and Bobby Orr as frequent coaches. From 1992 to 1995 the event

148-610: A 4–3 overtime win in the final over the Guelph Storm . The Winterhawks advanced to four consecutive WHL championship series from 2011 to 2014, just the second team to do so after the New Westminster Bruins won four consecutive titles from 1975 to 1978. From 2012 to 2014, the Winterhawks met the revived Edmonton Oil Kings in each league final. The Winterhawks won one of the finals, in 2013, to advance to

222-560: A 6–0 victory. Cherry and Orr returned as coaches for the 2016 BMO Top Prospects Game. Brian Kilrea and Bert O'Brien returned as assistants to Cherry, and Glen Hanlon and Todd Warriner joined Orr. Team Orr was led to victory by three points each from Pascal Laberge of the Victoriaville Tigres , and Pierre-Luc Dubois of the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles . The CHL announced Sherwin-Williams as

296-698: A 7–1 victory. Zack Phillips of the Saint John Sea Dogs , led all scorers with three points. For the 2012 Home Hardware Top Prospects Game, Team Cherry was coached by Mark Recchi , and assistant Ryan Huska of the Kelowna Rockets. Team Orr was coached by Pat Quinn , and assistant Don Hay of the Vancouver Giants. Players of the game were Branden Troock of the Seattle Thunderbirds, and goaltender Matt Murray of

370-401: A compensatory draft pick. This selection will be the same numerical choice as the first round draft pick who was not signed, but in the second round. For example, if a team cannot sign the seventh overall first round draft choice, it will receive the seventh pick in the second round of the next draft as compensation. At the conclusion of the regular season, the 16 teams that did not qualify for

444-643: Is hosted at the NHL Network 's studios in Secaucus, New Jersey , from 2020 onwards. The draft lottery previously took place at Sportsnet 's studios in Toronto from 2015 to 2019, and at TSN 's studios in Toronto from 2006 to 2014. The odds for the first overall pick are determined as follows: All players who will be 18 years old on or before September 15 and not older than 20 years old before December 31 of

518-621: The 2025 NHL entry draft , from the Western Hockey League, Ontario Hockey League, and Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League; playing on a Canadian Hockey League all-star team versus the USA Hockey National Team Development Program in a two-game series. Game 2: November 27, Tribute Communities Centre (Oshawa, Ontario) NHL Entry Draft The first draft was held in 1963, and has been held every year since. The NHL entry draft

592-760: The Hockey Hall of Fame : Mark Messier , Cam Neely , Marian Hossa , and Mike Vernon . This is a list of former players inducted into the Portland Winter Hawks franchise Hall of Fame. List of Portland Winterhawks alumni who have graduated to play in the National Hockey League . Winterhawks players chosen in the first round of the NHL entry draft : During the 2012–13 season , Winterhawks captain Troy Rutkowski established

666-592: The NBA and NFL drafts, in which only prospects and team representatives will be present in-person at the Draft venue, and business would be conducted remotely from the teams' front offices. These changes are scheduled to take effect in 2025. The selection order in the NHL entry draft is determined by a combination of lottery , regular season standing, and playoff results. While teams are permitted to trade draft picks both during

740-927: The Prince Albert Raiders scored the winning goal in overtime for the West. In the second CHL All–Star Challenge, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League hosted a combined team from the Western Hockey League and the Ontario Hockey League. Claude Savoie of the Victoriaville Tigres , and Martin Gendron of the Saint-Hyacinthe Laser , both scored twice for the QMJHL, but the WHL/OHL scored five goals in

814-763: The Red Deer Rebels , and Jean-Pierre Dumont of the Val-d'Or Foreurs scoring two goals each. Cherry and Orr continued as coaches for the 1997 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. Brian Kilrea and Bert O'Brien of the Ottawa 67's joined Cherry as assistants. Orr was joined by Michel Therrien of the Granby Prédateurs , and Todd McLellan of the Swift Current Broncos . Team Orr led 4–0 after the first period, and won 7–2. Goaltender Roberto Luongo of

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888-605: The 2001 Home Hardware Top Prospects Game. Lanny McDonald and Brian Kilrea were assistant coaches to Cherry, and Brent Sutter of the Red Deer Rebels, and Doris Labonté of the Rimouski Océanic, joined Orr. Greg Watson of the Prince Albert Raiders scored two goals and two assists, to lead Team Orr to a 5–3 victory. For the 2002 Home Hardware Top Prospects Game, the CHL announced Tiger Williams and Kelly Hrudey as

962-712: The 2009 Home Hardware Top Prospects Game. Team Orr won 6–1, let by two goals each from Cody Eakin of the Swift Current Broncos, and David Gilbert of the Quebec Remparts. Cherry returned as coach for the 2010 Home Hardware Top Prospects Game, with Brian Kilrea and Bert O'Brien as assistants. Team Orr was coached by Jody Hull of the Peterborough Petes , and Marty Williamson of the Niagara IceDogs . Team Cherry scored three times in

1036-464: The 2014 BMO Top Prospects Game. Team Cherry was led by Jim Peplinski and Paul Reinhart , joined by broadcaster Nick Kypreos , and the general manager of the London Knights, Mark Hunter . Team Orr was led by Tim Hunter , Joel Otto , Mike Vernon, and former NHL coach, Doug MacLean . Team Orr scored three times in the second period, and won 4–3. Players of the game were Nikolay Goldobin of

1110-729: The Guelph Storm coached Team White. Tyson Foerster from the Barrie Colts , and Connor Zary from the Kamloops Blazers both scored three points in a 5–3 victory for Team White. Jeremie Poirier from the Saint John Sea Dogs scored two points for Team Red in the loss. Following a one-year hiatus as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic , the CHL announced the return of the Top Prospects Game in 2022. Team Red

1184-589: The London Knights scored three points for Team Orr. Cherry continued as a coach for the 2005 Home Hardware Top Prospects Game. Orr was replaced by John Davidson as coach. Kenndal McArdle of the Moose Jaw Warriors scored two goals for Team Davidson. Gilbert Brulé of the Vancouver Giants scored two goals, leading Team Cherry to an 8–4 win. Cherry and Orr reunited as coaches for the 2006 Home Hardware Top Prospects Game. Team Cherry scored

1258-580: The Memorial Cup. In 1983, despite losing the WHL championship series, the Winterhawks participated in the Memorial Cup by virtue of hosting the tournament—the first American team to do so. Brian Shaw had advocated for the participation of a fourth team as tournament host, and after the Winterhawks—led by star rookie Cam Neely and goaltender Mike Vernon —won the tournament, the CHL opted to continue with

1332-680: The Ottawa 67's, and Brett Leason of the Prince Albert Raiders both had a goal and an assist for Team Orr. Arthur Kaliyev of the Hamilton Bulldogs, and Nick Robertson of the Peterborough Petes both scored three points for Team Cherry. The CHL announced Kubota as the corporate title sponsor of the event, starting in 2020. Rob Wilson from the Peterborough Petes coached Team Red, and George Burnett from

1406-586: The Sarnia Sting, and Jared McCann of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. Cherry and Orr both returned as coaches for the 2015 BMO Top Prospects Game. Brian Kilrea and Bert O'Brien assisted Cherry, and Orr was joined by Niagara IceDogs' coaches Billy Burke and David Bell. Travis Konecny of the Ottawa 67's, and Timo Meier of the Halifax Mooseheads , both scored three points, leading Team Orr to

1480-579: The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. Don Cherry returned as a coach, and Team Orr was coached by Mike McPhee . Team Orr outshot Team Cherry 36–20, and won 3–0. Players of the game were Tristan Jarry of the Edmonton Oil Kings , and Laurent Dauphin of the Chicoutimi Saguenéens. The CHL announced Bank of Montreal (BMO) as the corporate title sponsor of the event, starting in 2014, and several Calgary Flames celebrities to coach

1554-659: The U.S. Division of the Western Hockey League (WHL), one of three constituent leagues of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The Winterhawks have made a record thirteen appearances in the WHL championship series—including a record-tying four straight from 2011 to 2014—winning the Ed Chynoweth Cup three times and capturing two Memorial Cup titles. They were the first American-based team to participate in and win either championship. The team plays its home games at Veterans Memorial Coliseum . The franchise

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1628-763: The Val-d'Or Foreurs, made 29 saves in the victory. Jeff Zehr of the Windsor Spitfires , and Daniel Cleary of the Belleville Bulls scored two goals each. Cherry and Orr continued as coaches for the 1998 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. Brian Kilrea returned as an assistant coach to Cherry, and Claude Julien of the Hull Olympiques , and Brent Peterson of the Portland Winter Hawks , joined Orr. Team Cherry lead 3–0 halfway through

1702-445: The Winterhawks in 2021. The team unveiled its new look on July 14, 2021, featuring new colors and a new hawk logo. The Winterhawks' also retired their Tom-A-Hawk bird mascot in 2019. The Winterhawks have advanced to three Memorial Cup finals. Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Four former Portland Winter Hawks alumni are inductees to

1776-455: The basic order for the second and all subsequent rounds. From its inception through 2015, there was one winner of the lottery; from 1995 to 2012, the team that won the draft lottery moved up no more than four positions in the draft order. If the winner of the lottery was among the five worst teams in a given season, that team won the first pick in the draft. Otherwise, the team will move up no more than four spots, and that team will not receive

1850-561: The corporate title sponsor of the event, starting in 2000. Cherry and Orr continued as coaches for the 2000 Home Hardware Top Prospects Game. Brian Kilrea returned as an assistant coach to Cherry, and Dean Clark returned with Orr. Team Orr scored three goals in the third period, and won 6–3. Nathan Smith of the Swift Current Broncos scored twice for Team Orr, and Gerard Dicaire of the Seattle Thunderbirds scored two points for Team Cherry. Cherry and Orr continued as coaches for

1924-560: The corporate title sponsor of the event, starting in 2017. The 2017 Sherwin-Williams Top Prospects Game featured four celebrity coaches, all of whom played junior hockey for the Quebec Remparts. Team Cherry was led by Simon Gagné and Pierre Lacroix , and the head coach of the Quebec Remparts, Philippe Boucher . Team Orr was led by Guy Chouinard and Dave Pichette , and the head coach of the Drummondville Voltigeurs , Dominique Ducharme . Team Cherry scored three times on

1998-406: The draft and prior to it (sometimes several years prior), in all cases, the selection order of the draft picks is based on the original holder of the pick, not a team which may have acquired the pick via a trade or other means. The order of picks discussed in this section always references the original team. The basic order of the NHL entry draft is determined based on the standings of the teams in

2072-435: The draft lottery is to be upgraded to the highest eligible pick in the first round of the draft, with each team that preceded the winner in the basic draft order bumped one pick lower. For example, if the team with the 5th worst point total wins the lottery, it would pick first, and the teams with the worst through 4th-worst records would pick second through fifth. The remaining teams would be unaffected. The teams would return to

2146-472: The draft order would move down no more than two spots. Beginning in 2022, the two lottery winners are limited to move up no more than ten places in the draft order, meaning that only the bottom eleven teams based on regular season points, could win first pick in the draft. If a team outside the bottom eleven teams wins the first draft lottery they move up ten spots (e.g. fourteenth team wins the lottery and moves up to fourth overall) and lowest finishing team from

2220-533: The draft year are eligible for selection for that year's NHL Entry Draft. In addition, non-North American players aged 21 are eligible. SportsChannel America began covering the NHL Draft in the United States with the 1989 NHL Entry Draft being the first NHL draft ever televised. Currently the rights to the draft are held by ESPN , Sportsnet , TVA Sports and the NHL Network which only broadcasts

2294-427: The drafting age from 20 years old to 18-year-olds in 1974, to compete with the new WHA which was allowing teams to sign underage junior players. The 20-year old rule returned for the 1975 draft. In 1979, the rules were changed allowing players who had previously played professionally to be drafted. This rule change was made to facilitate the absorption of players from the defunct World Hockey Association . Consequently,

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2368-452: The event in the United States in 1989. Prior to the development of the draft, NHL teams sponsored junior teams, and signed prospects in their teens to the junior teams. Players were signed to one of three forms: the "A" form, which committed a player to a tryout; a "B" form, which gave the team an option to sign a player in return for a bonus; and the "C" form, which committed a player's professional rights. The "C" form could only be signed by

2442-529: The event starting in 2000, followed by Bank of Montreal (BMO) in 2014, Sherwin-Williams in 2017, and Kubota in 2020. The inaugural CHL All–Star Challenge featured the host Western Hockey League team, versus and a combined team from the Ontario Hockey League and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. John Spoltore of the North Bay Centennials scored twice for the East, and Dean McAmmond of

2516-696: The event. Grant Fuhr and Glenn Anderson teamed up with Don Nachbaur of the Tri-City Americans , to coach the white team. Lanny McDonald and Mike Vernon teamed up with Kelly Kisio of the Calgary Hitmen, to coach the red team. Josh Bailey of the Windsor Spitfires, scored twice, and Cody Hodgson of the Brampton Battalion , added three assists, to help team white win 8–4. Cherry and Orr reunited as coaches for

2590-402: The existing system, effective July 1, 1967. The direct sponsorship of junior teams by the NHL was to be phased out in the upcoming year, and no new sponsored players could be registered or be required to sign a contract restricting movement between teams. The agreement eliminated the A, B and C forms, which had angered the parents of amateur players and were the source of legal action threats when

2664-700: The first five goals of the game, en route to a 7–4 victory. Filip Zadina of the Halifax Mooseheads, Aidan Dudas of the Owen Sound Attack , and Ty Dellandrea of the Flint Firebirds , all scored two goals each in the victory. Ron MacLean coached Team Cherry, assisted by Dave Hunter and Brent Sutter . Kelly Hrudey returned to the Top Prospects Game to coach Team Orr, assisted by Marc Habscheid and Robyn Regehr . Team Orr scored four third period goals to win 5–4. Graeme Clarke of

2738-553: The first goals of the game, on assists from Ty Wishart of the Prince George Cougars . Team Orr scored seven unanswered goals to win the game. Bryan Little of the Barrie Colts scored twice to lead the way. For the 2007 Home Hardware Top Prospects Game, the CHL announced new celebrity coaches for the event. Scotty Bowman and Jacques Demers teamed up with Patrick Roy of the Quebec Remparts , to coach

2812-411: The first overall pick, and any teams above it in the draft order would still move down one spot. From 2015 to 2020, there were three lottery winners that received the top three picks, and any teams above it in the draft order would move down no more than three spots. In 2021, the lottery system was changed to include two lottery winners, and they received the top two overall picks, and any teams above it in

2886-458: The first pick in the draft; from 2013 to 2015 the lottery winner received the first pick overall regardless of regular season point totals amongst the non-playoff teams. Beginning with the 2016 draft and lasting until the 2020 draft, the first three selections were determined by the lottery. Any team that did not make the playoffs had a weighted chance to be selected in the first, second, or third slot. Beginning in 2021, only two draws will be held for

2960-542: The first three rounds unless they met another criterion of experience which required them to have played in major junior, U.S. college and high school, or European hockey. In 1980, the entry draft became a public event, and was held at the Montreal Forum . Prior to that year the entry draft was conducted in Montreal hotels or league offices and was closed to the general public. The first draft outside of Montreal

3034-473: The first two selections. Starting with the 2022 lottery; the teams winning one of the two lotteries will only be allowed to move up a maximum of ten spots in the draft order, and teams will only be allowed to advance in the draft order because of winning a lottery twice in five years. The two-in-five-years rule only applies to teams jumping up in the draft order. This means the team with the worst record can win any lottery selection an unlimited number of times while

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3108-411: The five worst teams, based on regular season points in a given season, could pick first in the draft, and no team in the non-playoff group could move down more than one place. The chances of winning the lottery were weighted towards the teams at the bottom of the regular season standings. From 2013 to 2015, there was no limit of moving up in the draft order, so the lottery winner would automatically receive

3182-643: The game, and held on for a 4–2 win. Six different players scored one goal each, and goaltender Philippe Sauvé of the Rimouski Océanic stopped all 23 shots he faced. Cherry and Orr continued as coaches for the 1999 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. Lanny McDonald and Brian Kilrea were assistant coaches to Cherry, and Dean Clark of the Calgary Hitmen , and Gaston Therrien of the Val-d'Or Foreurs, joined Orr. Team Cherry outshot Team Orr 42–25, but Team Orr won 4–3. The CHL announced Home Hardware as

3256-531: The league's first American team and leading the league to simplify its name to the Western Hockey League. The success of the team would lead to the establishment of several more teams in the Northwest United States over the ensuing decades. In their first season in Portland, the club would lose 7–2 to a travelling Russian club in an exhibition match watched by more than 5,000 fans. Overall,

3330-447: The name of the draft was changed from "NHL amateur draft" to "NHL entry draft". The draft age was also dropped to include 19-year old "underage" players. In 1980, the age was dropped further to 18, so that any player who is between the ages of 18 and 20 is eligible to be drafted. In addition, any non-North American player over the age of 20 can be selected. From 1987 through 1991, 18 and 19-year-old players could only be drafted in

3404-792: The new celebrity coaches for the event. Bob Lowes of the Regina Pats , joined Williams and as assistant coach, and Kevin Dickie of the Saskatoon Blades , joined Hrudey. Pierre-Marc Bouchard of the Chicoutimi Saguenéens , and Joffrey Lupul of the Medicine Hat Tigers , both scored two goals. Petr Taticek of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds scored a penalty shot goal as part of Team Tiger's four goals in

3478-537: The new format going forward. The Winterhawks hosted the tournament again in 1986, awarded the tournament when it became clear that the original host of New Westminster would be unable to host due to also hosting the 1986 World Expo . In 1998, the Winterhawks, led by Brenden Morrow and Marián Hossa , earned their way back to the Memorial Cup—hosted by the rival Spokane Chiefs —with an Ed Chynoweth Cup championship; they won their second Memorial Cup title with

3552-555: The picks is determined as follows: The number of teams in the second and third group depends on whether the Conference finalists also won their division. The teams in each group (other than the Stanley Cup winner and runner up) are ordered within that group based on their point totals in the preceding regular season (with the lowest point total picking first). Tie-breakers are governed by the same rules used to determine ties in

3626-406: The player at age eighteen or by the player's parents, often in exchange for some signing bonus. The first drafts (up until the 1968 amateur draft) were held to assign players who had not signed with an NHL organization before the sponsorship of junior teams was discontinued after 1968. In October 2023, owners approved a proposal to switch the NHL Draft to a "decentralized" model in line with that of

3700-445: The playoffs are entered in a weighted lottery to determine the initial draft picks in the first round. The teams are seeded in the basic draft order based on their regular season point totals. The odds of winning the lottery are weighted on a descending scale that gives the greatest chance of winning to the team with the lowest point total (18.5%), and the worst chance to the team with the highest point total (1.0%). The prize for winning

3774-448: The power play, and won 7–5. Players of the game were Henri Jokiharju of the Portland Winterhawks, and Nico Hischier of the Halifax Mooseheads. Don Cherry returned as a celebrity coach, joined by James Richmond of the Mississauga Steelheads , and assistants Brian Kilrea, Bert O'Brien. Team Orr was coached by Eric Lindros , joined by the Guelph Storm 's coaching staff, George Burnett , Jake Grimes, and Luca Caputi . Team Cherry scored

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3848-438: The previous season is then awarded the first overall selection. The first NHL entry draft (at that time known as the "NHL amateur draft") was held on June 5, 1963, at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal , Quebec . In 1967, NHL president Clarence Campbell and Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) president Fred Page announced a new tentative five-year agreement on August 19, 1966, with several proposed changes to

3922-407: The previous season. As with the other major sports leagues, the basic draft order is intended to favour the teams with the weakest performance who presumably need the most improvement in their roster to compete with the other teams. Subject to the results of the NHL draft lottery (discussed below), the teams pick in the same order each round, with each team getting one pick per round. The basic order of

3996-441: The professional team refused to release a player. Junior-aged players became eligible for the draft once they graduate from junior hockey, or to be signed as a free agent in the year the player reaches his 20th birthday. The NHL agreed to pay development fees to the CAHA for the drafted players. The new agreement came at a time that also leveled the playing field for new NHL clubs in the 1967 NHL expansion . The NHL briefly changed

4070-433: The regular season standings. The order of picks 1–16 may change during the first round of the draft based on the results of the NHL draft lottery. In the subsequent rounds, the basic order based on point totals is used. When teams lose their rights to a first-round draft choice, because that player was not signed to a contract and consequently re-entered the entry draft or became an unrestricted free agent , they are awarded

4144-443: The second period, in a 7–4 victory by Team Tiger. Cherry and Orr returned as coaches for the 2003 Home Hardware Top Prospects Game. Brian Kilrea returned as an assistant coach to Cherry, and Peter DeBoer of the Kitchener Rangers , joined Orr. Frank Rediker of the Windsor Spitfires, had a goal and an assist for Team Cherry, and Mike Richards of the Kitchener Rangers, had two assists, for Team Orr. Team Cherry scored three goals in

4218-442: The second to last round of the draft. Formerly the rights to the drafts were held by NBC Sports and were aired on NBCSN (formerly known as Versus from 2006 to 2011). Portland Winterhawks The Portland Winterhawks are a junior ice hockey team based in Portland , Oregon . Founded in 1950 as the Edmonton Oil Kings, the team relocated to Portland in 1976 and was known as the Winter Hawks until 2009. The team plays in

4292-416: The second-worst can do the same for the second overall pick only. The remaining teams maintains their order of selection based on the points accrued the previous season. As the lottery determines the top two slots, no team can drop more than two places from the position established based on previous season point totals. The NHL draft lottery takes place just before or during the Stanley Cup playoffs and

4366-401: The start of the 2021–22 WHL season, the team announced that it would be returning to the Veterans Memorial Coliseum full-time after previously dividing games between the Coliseum and Moda Center since 1995. The 2023–24 season saw the Winterhawks advance to their first championship final in ten seasons, where they were defeated by the Moose Jaw Warriors in four consecutive games. The team

4440-428: The team as security against an unpaid loan; Gallacher ultimately had to sell the franchise in order to repay debts. The WHL Board of Governors approved Winterhawks Sports Group (WSG) as the new owners of the franchise, effective January 1, 2021. Along with the Winterhawks franchise, WSG also acquired the operations of the Winterhawks Skating Center in Beaverton, Oregon, and the Winterhawks Junior Hockey programs. Prior to

4514-402: The team carried over its success from its early days in Edmonton—in their first eleven seasons in Portland, the Winterhawks failed to make the playoffs only once, and advanced to the league final five times, winning their first Ed Chynoweth Cup in 1982 and the Memorial Cup in 1983. In 1982, the Winterhawks became the first American team to win the WHL championship and also the first to compete for

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4588-420: The team forfeited their first round picks from the 2014 to 2017 drafts and was fined $ 200,000. The WHL also suspended General Manager and Head Coach Mike Johnston for the remainder of the 2012–13 season , including the 2013 WHL playoffs. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in May 2020, the franchise filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy. Although the Winterhawks were financially stable, owner Bill Gallacher used

4662-411: The team's fifth Memorial Cup tournament, where it lost the final to the Halifax Mooseheads . On November 28, 2012, the WHL announced sanctions against the Winterhawks for a series of player benefits violations over the four previous seasons. As punishment for the violations, WHL Commissioner Ron Robison suspended the team from participation in the first five rounds of the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft , and

4736-422: The third period to win 4–3. Cherry and Orr continued as coaches for the 2004 Home Hardware Top Prospects Game. Dale Hunter and Jacques Beaulieu of the London Knights , were assistant coaches to Cherry, and Brian Kilrea and Bert O'Brien of the Ottawa 67's, joined Orr. Team Orr scored the first three and last three goals to win 6–2. Blake Comeau of the Kelowna Rockets , scored four points, and Rob Schremp of

4810-452: The third period to win the game. In the third CHL All–Star Challenge, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League hosted a combined team from the Western Hockey League and the Ontario Hockey League. Sixteen goals were scored by fifteen different players, with Jeff Shevalier of the North Bay Centennials, scoring twice. Quebec led 4–2 after the first period, but were outscored 4–1 by the OHL/WHL in the third period. The fourth CHL All–Star Challenge

4884-434: The third period to win the game. Players of the game were Taylor Hall of the Windsor Spitfires, and Jeff Skinner of the Kitchener Rangers. Cherry returned as coach for the 2011 Home Hardware Top Prospects Game, with Brian Kilrea and Bert O'Brien as assistants. Team Orr was coached by Wendel Clark , Doug Gilmour of the Kingston Frontenacs , and Stan Butler of the Brampton Battalion. Team Orr scored four times on way to

4958-418: The white team. Pat Burns and Michel Bergeron teamed up with Benoit Groulx of the Gatineau Olympiques , to coach the red team. Oscar Moller of the Chilliwack Bruins , scored a goal and an assists for the white team. Ruslan Bashkirov of the Quebec Remparts, scored twice for the red team, leading to a 5–3 victory. For the 2008 Home Hardware Top Prospects Game, the CHL announced new celebrity coaches for

5032-411: Was coached by Mike McKenzie of the Kitchener Rangers , assisted by Derek Roy , Jamie McLennan and Bryan Hayes. Team White was again coached by George Burnett of the Guelph Storm , assisted by Brian Kilrea , Jeff O’Neill and Michael DiStefano. The Top Prospects Game was rebranded as the CHL/USA Prospects Challenge for the 2024–25 saeson. It will feature the top first-year propsects eligible for

5106-467: Was founded in 1950 as the Edmonton Oil Kings . Under Bill Hunter 's leadership, the Oil Kings were a founding franchise of the Western Canada Junior Hockey League in 1966. Despite winning two league titles in the early 1970s, the arrival of Hunter's Edmonton Oilers in the World Hockey Association precipitated the relocation of the franchise. In the spring of 1976, it was announced that the franchise, owned by Brian Shaw, would move to Portland, making it

5180-423: Was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto , Ontario , in 1985. Live television coverage of the draft began in 1984 when the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation covered the event in both English and French for Canadian audiences. The 1987 entry draft, held at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan , was the first NHL draft to be held in the United States. SportsChannel America began covering

5254-537: Was hosted by the Ontario Hockey League, versus a combined team from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Western Hockey League. The QMJHL/WHL scored the first five goals of the game, and won 8–3, led by two goals each from Eric Daze of the Beauport Harfangs , and Terry Ryan of the Tri-City Americans . The first CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in 1996, was coached by celebrities Don Cherry and Bobby Orr , joined by assistants, Brian Kilrea , Blair Machasey, and Bob Loucks. Team Cherry won 9–3, led by Lance Ward of

5328-721: Was known as the CHL All–Star Challenge , between the three constituent leagues of the CHL. In 1996, the Canadian Hockey League entered into a partnership with the National Hockey League to create a prospects game, known as the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game . Rosters for the event are chosen in conjunction with the NHL's central scouting and general managers. The CHL announced Home Hardware as the corporate title sponsor of

5402-432: Was known as the NHL amateur draft until 1979. The entry draft has only been a public event since 1980, and a televised event since 1984. Up to 1994, the order was solely determined by the standings at the end of the regular season. In 1995, the NHL draft lottery was introduced where only teams who had missed the playoffs could participate. The lottery winner moved up the draft order a maximum of four places, meaning only

5476-622: Was known as the Winter Hawks until May 2009, when it issued a press release stating that, "the space ...has announced its retirement", and that the team was renaming itself the Winterhawks. Upon moving to Portland in 1976, the Winter Hawks accepted a donation of old jerseys from the National Hockey League 's Chicago Black Hawks , and they kept the design for nearly half of a century. Amid pressure for sports teams to abandon Native American caricatures , new ownership opted to rebrand

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