NA3HL announces Top Prospect Tournament rosters and schedule
80 NA3HL players spread amongst four teams will compete in Frisco, Texas, May 11-13
FRISCO, TEXAS – The North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL) has announced the rosters for next month’s 2013 NA3HL Top Prospects Tournament, presented by Easton, which will be held from May 11-13 at the Dr Pepper StarCenter in Frisco, Texas.
The NA3HL Top Prospects Tournament is played in conjunction with the North American Hockey League’s (NAHL) Robertson Cup National Championship Tournament, which features each of the four divisional playoff champions from the NAHL competing for the USA Hockey Tier II Junior National Championship, along with the North American Prospects Hockey League’s (NAPHL) Top Prospects Tournament, which will feature 80 top players from the NAPHL’s 18U Division.
The event has quickly become one of the most highly-scouted events of its kind. Last season, over 100 junior, NCAA and NHL scouts attended the combined event.
At the event, four teams representing four regions of the NA3HL – Michigan, Midwest, Minnesota and Ohio – will each play four games. Each team consists of a 20-man roster (12 forwards, 6 defensemen and 2 goalies) as chosen by the NA3HL Top Prospects Tournament Selection Committee as nominated by the league’s 17 head coaches. All junior eligible NA3HL players with 1993 birthdays or later are eligible to participate in the Top Prospects Tournament.
2013 NA3HL Top Prospects Schedule
May 11th
12:00pm – Team Michigan vs. Team Ohio
2:00pm – Team Midwest vs. Team Minnesota
May 12th
8:00am – Team Minnesota vs. Team Michigan
10:00am – Team Ohio vs. Team Midwest
4:00pm – Team Ohio vs. Team Minnesota
6:00pm – Team Michigan vs. Team Midwest
May 13th
10:00am – 3rd place vs. 4th place
2:00pm – 1st place vs. 2nd place
For more information on the NA3HL Top Prospects Tournament, visit www.na3hl.com
For more information on the NAHL Robertson Cup National Championship Tournament including hotel, surrounding area information and things to do, visit www.robertsoncup.com
About the NA3HL
Having just completed its third season, the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL), one of six USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier III Junior leagues, serves as one of the top training grounds in the country by providing the best coaching, exposure and developmental vehicles available for student-athletes in its classification. The primary mission of the NA3HL, which is managed organizationally by the North American Hockey League (NAHL), is to provide a structured developmental environment for student-athletes whose youth options are limited but are still reaching their potential and have aspirations of playing in the NAHL or United States Hockey League and eventually the NCAA or American College Hockey Association. For more information, visit www.na3hl.com.
