The Greater Toronto Hockey League announced the 2023 GTHL Top Prospects in a live selection show fuelled by Gatorade on Thursday, December 8. The selection show featured the top 40 GTHL Under-16 ‘AAA’ players named to the prestigious game, taking place on January 24, 2023 at Herb H. Carnegie Centennial Centre following the facility’s much anticipated renovations. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30pm.
The rosters – including two goaltenders, six defencemen, and 12 forwards on each side of the ice – span seven GTHL clubs, with the Toronto Marlboros leading the way with 12 selections. The Toronto Jr. Canadiens are a close second with nine players selected. The Don Mills Flyers and the Vaughan Kings had six and five players selected respectively. The Toronto Young Nationals and the Mississauga Senators each had three players announced, with the Mississauga Rebels seeing two players rostered.
2023 GTHL TOP PROSPECTS GAME ROSTERS
TEAM BLACK
ROSTER # | POSITION | PLAYER | GTHL TEAM |
1 | GOALTENDER | JAEDEN NELSON | TORONTO MARLBOROS |
30 | GOALTENDER | OWEN BUTLER | VAUGHAN KINGS |
2 | DEFENCE | GABRIEL SMITH | TORONTO MARLBOROS |
3 | DEFENCE | LUKE DRAGUSICA | TORONTO MARLBOROS |
4 | DEFENCE | SEBASTIAN DELL’ELCE | TORONTO MARLBOROS |
5 | DEFENCE | ANTHONY DI CARLO | TORONTO MARLBOROS |
6 | DEFENCE | ARTEM FROLOV | VAUGHAN KINGS |
7 | DEFENCE | THANASI MARENTETTE | TORONTO YOUNG NATIONALS |
8 | FORWARD | AIDAN LANE | TORONTO MARLBOROS |
9 | FORWARD | KIERAN WITKOWSKI | TORONTO MARLBOROS |
10 | FORWARD | WILLIAM MOORE* | TORONTO MARLBOROS |
11 | FORWARD | JEREMY MARTIN | TORONTO MARLBOROS |
12 | FORWARD | LEV KATZIN | TORONTO MARLBOROS |
14 | FORWARD | MATHEAS STARK | TORONTO MARLBOROS |
15 | FORWARD | JOSEPH CADORIN | TORONTO MARLBOROS |
16 | FORWARD | IVAN GALIYANOV | VAUGHAN KINGS |
17 | FORWARD | EWAN MCCHESNEY | VAUGHAN KINGS |
18 | FORWARD | VASILY SEROV | VAUGHAN KINGS |
19 | FORWARD | CHASE DEL COLOMBO | TORONTO YOUNG NATIONALS |
20 | FORWARD | AJAY SINGH RAI | TORONTO YOUNG NATIONALS |
* Second GTHL Top Prospects Game Selection
TEAM WHITE
ROSTER # | POSITION | PLAYER | GTHL TEAM |
1 | GOALTENDER | JACK IVANKOVIC | MISSISSAUGA SENATORS |
30 | GOALTENDER | ABEL POLAN | DON MILLS FLYERS |
2 | DEFENCE | LUKA GRAZIANO | TORONTO JR. CANADIENS |
3 | DEFENCE | XANDER VELLIARIS | TORONTO JR. CANADIENS |
4 | DEFENCE | ETHAN ARMSTRONG | TORONTO JR. CANADIENS |
5 | DEFENCE | KEAGAN KNIGHT | TORONTO JR. CANADIENS |
6 | DEFENCE | PETER FAGAN | DON MILLS FLYERS |
7 | DEFENCE | JARED HARDING | DON MILLS FLYERS |
8 | FORWARD | LUCA ROMANO | TORONTO JR. CANADIENS |
9 | FORWARD | JAKE O’BRIEN | TORONTO JR. CANADIENS |
10 | FORWARD | CHASE YANNI | TORONTO JR. CANADIENS |
11 | FORWARD | EVAN MALKHASSIAN | TORONTO JR. CANADIENS |
12 | FORWARD | NICO ADDY | TORONTO JR. CANADIENS |
14 | FORWARD | ETHAN CZATA | MISSISSAUGA REBELS |
15 | FORWARD | TRISTAN DELISLE | MISSISSAUGA REBELS |
16 | FORWARD | CADEN TAYLOR | MISSISSAUGA SENATORS |
17 | FORWARD | MATTHEW MANZA | MISSISSAUGA SENATORS |
18 | FORWARD | JIMMY LOMBARDI | DON MILLS FLYERS |
19 | FORWARD | ADAM SMEETON | DON MILLS FLYERS |
20 | FORWARD | SHAMAR MOSES | DON MILLS FLYERS |
Ticket information for the event will be announced at a later date.
For more information on the 2023 GTHL Top Prospects Game, visit GTHLCanada.com here.
About the Greater Toronto Hockey League
Founding in 1911, the GTHL is a non-profit organization and the largest minor hockey league in the world. The GTHL registers more than 40,000 annual participants in Markham, Mississauga, Toronto, and Vaughan. The purpose of the GTHL is to govern organized hockey for youth within its jurisdiction, and to foster participation that reflects the cultural demographic of the League’s territory while promoting an environment that is welcoming and inclusive for all participants.
For more information, please contact:
Stephanie Coratti | Manager, Communications and Marketing
Greater Toronto Hockey League
SCoratti@GTHLCanada.com