By Aaron Mahoney (@Mahones93 on Twitter)

Cozens named Captain of Team Cherry at upcoming Top Prospects game

Jan 16, 2019 | 1:36 PM

LETHBRIDGE – One week before the puck drops in Red Deer at the 2019 Sherwin-Williams CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game, the Canadian Hockey League has announced the captains for Team Cherry and Team Orr at the showcase of the league’s top NHL Draft-eligible talent.

Lethbridge Hurricanes forward Dylan Cozens will captain Team Cherry and Kirby Dach of the Saskatoon Blades will wear the ‘C’ for Team Orr.

Cozens will lead Team Cherry along with alternate captains Thomas Harley of the Mississauga Steelheads and Raphael Lavoie of the Halifax Mooseheads. Dach will lead Team Orr with alternates Jakob Pelletier of the Moncton Wildcats and Ryan Suzuki of the Barrie Colts.

Cozens, the 17-year-old from Whitehorse, YT, is currently inside the top-10 in WHL scoring with 25 goals and 33 assists for 58 points in 43 games.  

He was originally selected by the Hurricanes with the 19th overall pick in the 2016 WHL Bantam Draft and went on to capture WHL Rookie of the Year honours last season.

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Cozens says it’s a huge honour to be named the captain of Team Cherry. 

“To be named captain of a team for something of this high a level and to get to represent the WHL and the Lethbridge Hurricanes as a captain is something that I am very grateful for, and I hope to represent well.”

The 2019 Sherwin-Williams CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game will take place on Jan. 23.