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Meet Our Prospects

Each Western Hockey League team maintains a player protected list, which contains 50 players that a specific team has the exclusive rights to. Included in these 50 players are the 22-25 players currently on the team's roster. Players are added and dropped from this list frequently as needs within the organization change and new players are found. This list is the product of the money and time the club has invested in its scouting. Below is a subset of that list and represents some of the Americans top prospects.

Players who do not make the final roster cuts, but remain on the player protected list play in any number of amatuer hockey leagues for their age groups. Players who are considered 15-year-olds usually are completing their second season of bantam hockey, but occasionally they will move up to play midget level hockey. Midget level is usually reserved for 16 and 17-year-olds, but occasionally an exceptional 15-year-old will crack a midget roster. British Columbia is a bit different as elite players in the 15-17 age group generally play at the junior B or junior A level.

Its important to remember that the list of prospects for the Americans changes monthly, weekly and even daily. This list reflects the top prospects in the organization as of May 3rd, 2008. Ages reflect "hockey ages" for the 2008-09 season.

Alberta Prospects
Pos Player Age Ht Wt Hometown Current Level
C Joe Colborne 18 6-4 195 Calgary, AB Camrose Jr. A

Notes: After a standout season with Camrose in 06-07, Colborne is back from another season in the AJHL.
RW Patrick Holland 16 5-8 130 Lethbridge, AB Lethbridge Midget

Notes: Patrick attended his first training camp this fall. As a 15-year-old this season, he will move up to the midget program in Lethbridge, Alberta.
LW Tanner Olstad 16 5-8 140 Calgary, AB Calgary Midget

Notes: Tanner attended his first training camp this fall. He will move up this season from bantam to midget in the Calgary amateur hockey program.
LW Justin Feser 16 5-8 150 Red Deer, AB Red Deer Midget

Notes: Justin attended his first training camp this fall and this season will play for his hometown Red Deer midget program.
RW Jordan Messier 16 6-2 185 Canmore, AB Notre Dame Midget

Notes: Messier attended his first Americans training camp this fall. He attends Notre Dame in Wilcox, Saskatchewan and plays in their top notch hockey program. He will move from their bantam program to their midget program this fall.
G Drew Owsley 17 5-7 145 Lethbridge, AB Lethbridge Midget

Notes: With a strong 2007 training camp, Drew earned a spot on the Americans protected list. He will play this season in the midget program in his hometown of Lethbridge, Alberta.
RW Nils Moser 15 6-1 170 Canmore, AB Alberta Bantam AAA

Notes: Tri-City made right wing Nils Moser of the Airdrie Extreme its second round selection (44th overall). Moser is listed at 6'1, 170 pounds and hails from Canmore, Alberta. Moser, who will play for the Notre Dame Hounds next season, appeared in 33 games with the Airdrie Extreme, totaling 22 goals, 61 points and 126 penalty minutes. Moser finished in the top-5 in scoring in the Alberta Major Bantam Hockey League.
LW Max Moline 15 6-3 165 Lethbridge, AB Lethbridge Bantam AA

Notes: With their 5th round pick in the 2008 WHL Bantam Draft, the Amerians selected Max Moline. Moline had 17 goals and 27 points for the Lethbridge Golden Hawks this past season.
British Columbia Prospects
Pos Player Age Ht Wt Hometown Current Level
LW Spencer Asuchak 17 6-3 190 Kamloops, BC Kamloops Midget

Notes: Asuchak was listed by the Americans last spring and will play midget hockey in Kamloops this fall.
D Josh Monk 16 5-9 155 Langley, BC Fraser Valley Midget

Notes: Monk attended Americans training camp this fall and made a solid showing. This season he will make the jump from bantam to midget and play for the Fraser Valley midget program.
RD Spencer Humphries 16 6-1 190 Delta, BC Vancouver Major Midget

Notes: Spencer is a recent addition to the Americans PPL.
D Jesse Pauls 16 5-9 150 Chilliwack, BC Notre Dame Midget

Notes: Jesse is a teammate of fellow Americans list player Jaded Schwartz, Brooks Macek and Jordan Messier on the Notre Dame Hounds.
D Zach Yuen 15 6-1 200 Vancouver, BC Vancouver Bantam AAA

Notes: With their first choice (22nd overall) in the 2008 WHL Bantam Draft, the Americans selected 6'1, 200 pound defenseman Zach Yuen who had 12 goals, 46 points and 108 penalty minutes in 52 games played for the North Shore Winterhawks AAA Bantam. Yuen, a native of Vancouver, British Columbia, was named the Most Valuable Defenseman at the Burnaby Minor Tournament in late December. The Winterhawks, who held a 19-0-1 regular season record, fell one win short of the provincial tournament.
C Zach McPhee 15 6-2 165 Vernon, BC Vernon Bantam AAA

Notes: With their 6th round pick in the 2008 WHL Bantam Draft, the Americans selected Zach McPhee from Vernon. The 6'2" centerman had 6 goals and 11 points in 34 games will racking up 64 PIMs.
G Jordan Liem 15 5-10 150 Surrey, BC Surrey Bantam AA

Notes: With their first pick in the 9th round of the 2008 WHL Bantam Draft, the Americans selected goaltender Jordan Liem from Surrey, BC.
C Mark Barden 15 5-9 150 Surrey, BC Surrey Bantam AA

Notes: With their second pick in the 9th round of the 2008 WHL Bantam Draft, the Americans selected center Mark Barden from Surrey, BC.
Manitoba Prospects
Pos Player Age Ht Wt Hometown Current Level
RW Brock Zimak 17 5-9 160 Winnipeg, MB Winnipeg Wild midget
F Brendan Shinniman 17 5-6 160 Winnipeg, MB Selkirk Jr. A
LW Colan Jackson 18 5-11 170 Winnipeg, MB Selkirk Jr. A

Notes: Jackson will play the 07-08 season in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League with the Selkirk Steelers.
D Peter Stoykewich 16 6-0 160 Winnipeg, MB Winnipeg Wild Midget
LW Brett Fargher 16 5-8 180 Winnipeg, MB Winnipeg Monarchs Midget
C Brooks Macek 16 5-10 165 Winnipeg, MB Notre Dame Midget
G Brett Martyniuk 17 Winnipeg, MB Winnipeg Thrashers Midget

Notes: Brett was added to the Americans protected list in the fall of 2007. Brett was named the 2007-08 Top Goaltender for the Manitoba AAA Midget Hockey League.
F Ryan Marshall 17 5-9 165 Ste. Rose, Manitoba Parkland Midget

Notes: Ryan was acquired from the Saskatoon Blades in exchange for forward Cody Wutzke. Ryan was named 2007-08 Most Sportsmanlike Player for the Manitoba AAA Midget Hockey League.
C Robby Lazo 17 5-5 145 Winnipeg, MB Winnipeg Thrashers Midget

Notes: Robby is the younger brother of Americans forward Johnny Lazo. He attended Americans training camp and was recently added to the Americans protected list.
LC Cole Pruden 18 6-0 185 Winnipeg, MB Winnipeg Thrashers Midget

Notes: Cole is a recent addition to the Americans player protected list. This season Pruden played for the Winnipeg Thrashers Midget team where he scored 25 goals and 53 points in just 39 games.
D Brett Pile 15 6-0 160 Winnipeg, MB Winnipeg Bantam AAA

Notes: With their first selection in the 8th round of the 2008 WHL Bantam Draft, the Americans selected defenseman Brett Pile from Manitoba. Pile had 2 goals and 6 points for the Winnipeg Monarchs.
C Brendyn Illchuk 15 5-11 160 Winnipeg, MB Winnipeg Bantam AAA

Notes: With the Americans second selection of the 8th round in the 2008 WHL Bantam Draft, they selected center Brendyn Illchuk from Winnipeg. Brendyn had 4 goals and 10 points in 30 games for the Winnipeg Hawks.
RW Tim Hayduk 18 6-1 185 Winnipeg, MB Winnipeg Jr. A

Notes: Hayduk is a recent addition to the Americans protected list. In his rookie season in the MJHL playing for the Winnipeg Saints, Tim registered 11 goals, 24 points and 104 PIMs in 55 regular season games. In 15 playoff games, Tim had 1 goal, 7 points and 29 PIMs.
Saskatchewan Prospects
Pos Player Age Ht Wt Hometown Current Level
C Adam Wihak 17 5-11 175 Regina, SK Regina Midget
G Kyle Jahraus 18 5-10 150 Saskatoon, SK Saskatoon Contacts Midget
G Warren Shymko 16 6-0 190 Calder, SK Saskatoon Midget
D Luke Barry 16 5-10 150 Swift Current, SK Swift Current Midget
C Jaden Schwartz 16 5-9 160 Wilcox, SK Notre Dame Midget

Notes: Jaden was honored as the 2007-08 Top Scorer for the Saskatchewan AAA Midget Hockey League.

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