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2026 NHL Draft: OHL Announces Connor McDavid Top Prospects Game Rosters

2026 NHL Draft: OHL Announces Connor McDavid Top Prospects Game Rosters

Top NHL Draft-eligible players have been named to the two rosters for the 2026 Connor McDavid Top Prospects Game to be played in Peterborough on Jan. 14.

Dec 9, 2025 by Chris Peters
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The second edition of the OHL’s Connor McDavid Top Prospects Game has its list of the 40 players who will be showing what they’ve got to hundreds of NHL scouts on Jan. 14 in Peterborough, Ont.

The OHL today announced all 40 participants, representing the top players in the league eligible for the 2026 NHL Draft. Last season’s Connor McDavid Top Prospects Game was a big moment for Porter Martone on his way to becoming the No. 6 pick at the 2025 NHL Draft. Who will shine this year?

Here’s a look at the 40 players who will be participating in the game next month.

Connor McDavid Top Prospects Game Rosters

Eastern Conference Roster

  • 1 Ryder Fetterolf, G, Ottawa 67’s
  • 3 Brady Murnane, LHD, Oshawa Generals
  • 6 Justin Handsor, LHD, Barrie Colts
  • 8 Ben Reinsecker, RHD, Niagara IceDogs
  • 10 Adam Levac, C, Peterborough Petes
  • 11 Brooks Rogowski, C, Oshawa Generals
  • 12 Leon Kolarik, LW, Peterborough Petes
  • 13 Ondrej Ruml, LHD, Ottawa 67’s
  • 16 Adam Novotný, LW, Peterborough Petes
  • 17 Ryder Cali, C, North Bay Battalion
  • 25 Ryan Roobroeck, LW, Niagara IceDogs
  • 26 Nathan Amidovski, LW, Ottawa 67’s
  • 27 Caleb Malhotra, C, Brantford Bulldogs
  • 29 Vladaimír Dravecký, RHD, Brantford Bulldogs
  • 37 Thomas Vandenberg, C, Ottawa 67’s
  • 76 Matthew Minchak, G, Kingston Frontenacs
  • 77 Rowan Henderson, LW, Sudbury Wolves
  • 79 Aiden O’Donnell, LW, Oshawa Generals
  • 86 Leo Lascon, LHD, Oshawa Generals
  • 97 Matej Stankoven, C, Brampton Steelheads

Western Conference Roster

  • 4 Rylan Sing, RHD, Guelph Storm
  • 11 Egor Barabanov, C, Saginaw Spirit
  • 14 Callum Croskery, LHD, Soo Greyhounds
  • 17 Alessandro Di Iorio, C, Sarnia Sting
  • 21 Pierce Mbuyi, LW, Owen Sound Attack
  • 25 Chase Reid, RHD, Soo Greyhounds
  • 27 Colin Fitzgerald, C, Soo Greyhounds
  • 30 Zachary Jovanovski, G, Guelph Storm
  • 47 Alex Kostov, RW, Flint Firebirds
  • 61 Ethan Belchetz, LW, Windsor Spitfires
  • 63 Stepan Shrygin, G, Saginaw Spirit
  • 66 Braidy Wassilyn, LW, London Knights
  • 67 Cole Zurawski, RW, Owen Sound Attack
  • 73 Lucas Ambrosio, LHD, Erie Otters
  • 81 Beckham Edwards, C, Sarnia Sting
  • 86 Jacob Xu, LHD, Kitchener Rangers
  • 87 Jaxon Cover, RW, London Knights
  • 89 Alexander Bilecki, LHD, Kitchener Rangers
  • 96 Carter Stevens, RW, Guelph Storm
  • 98 Nikita Klepov, RW, Saginaw Spirit

Rosters were selected by a committee including representatives from NHL Central Scouting, input from NHL general managers and OHL President of Hockey Operations James Boyd.

There are seven players in the game that received an A-rating from NHL Central Scouting including Adam Novotný, Caleb Malhotra and Brooks Rogowski on the Eastern Conference team and Ethan Belchetz, Alessandro Di Iorio, Nikita Klepov and Chase Reid.

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