NAHL Announces Rosters for 2024 Top Prospects Tournament
The North American Hockey League (NAHL) has announced the rosters for the 2024 NAHL Top Prospects Tournament, which will be held from February 5-6, 2024, at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania.
The 2024 NAHL Top Prospects Tournament will feature six teams. Four Divisional Teams, each consisting of players from their respective divisions. The event will also feature two NAHL Selects Teams: NAHL Selects Gold and NAHL Selects Silver.
The number of players each NAHL team is sending to the tournament, in which four teams from the four NAHL divisions: Central, East, Midwest and South, will each play in two game games, was based on each team’s winning percentage within their group as of January 7, 2024. The NAHL Selects Silver Team will consist of players from the East, Midwest and South, due to division sizes and roster limits. Finally, the NAHL Selects Gold Team will feature players selected in conjunction with the NHL Central Scouting Department.
Only those NAHL players without an NCAA commitment are eligible to participate in the 2024 NAHL Top Prospects Tournament, except for those who have been identified by NHL Central Scouting as prospects for the 2024 NHL Draft. Each team has 20 players (12 forwards, 6 defensemen, 2 goalies) for a total of 120 players.
2024 NAHL Top Prospects Tournament Rosters can be found here: nahl.com/tpt/rosters
2024 NAHL Top Prospects Tournament Schedule (all times eastern)
Monday, February 5th
2:00pm: Midwest vs. East
4:45pm: NAHL Selects Silver vs. NAHL Selects Gold
7:30pm: Central vs. South
Tuesday, February 6th
10:00am: Midwest vs. NAHL Selects Silver
12:45pm: South vs. NAHL Selects Gold
3:30pm: East vs. Central
For more information on the 2024 NAHL Top Prospects Tournament, please visit: nahl.com/tpt/
All games from the 2024 NAHL Top Prospects Tournament will be broadcasted live and in HD exclusively on NAHLTV.
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The NAHL Top Prospects Tournament is one of the most highly scouted events in junior hockey. Last season, over 200 scouts attended the event, which featured almost every NHL team and NCAA Division I school. It continues to be an important part of the NAHL event model, which includes the NAHL Showcase in September and the NAHL Robertson Cup Championship in May.
One of the things the NAHL does better than any other junior league is seeing their players earn an NCAA opportunity while playing and being showcased in the NAHL. To date, 179 players have already made NCAA commitments during the 2023-24 season. The NAHL Top Prospects Tournament plays a big role in that success, with over half of the players who played in last year’s Top Prospects Tournament, earning an NCAA Division I opportunity following their participation in the event. The event continues to provide the hundreds of NHL and NCAA scouts in attendance with a look at the best uncommitted players the NAHL has to offer, as well as some potential NHL Draft picks.
