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The Canadian Hockey League has selected Seattle Thunderbirds center Mathew Barzal and left wing Ryan Gropp to play in the 2015 BMO CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game at St. Catharines, Ontario, on Jan. 22.
The 40 CHL players competing in the game were chosen by the 30 NHL clubs and divided into teams by NHL Central Scouting. The 20th showcase of the CHL’s top-40 NHL Draft eligible players features talent from the Western Hockey League, Ontario Hockey League and Quebec Major Junior Hockey League competing before hundreds of NHL scouts in attendance.
Gropp, from Kamloops, B.C., leads the T-Birds in scoring with 29 points on 14 goals and 15 assists in 33 games.
Barzal, recovering from a fractured kneecap, has appeared in 16 games this season and had seven goals and 11 assists for 18 points.
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