Nine Ontario Hockey League forwards have been named to the Canadian Hockey League's roster for the 2026 CHL USA Prospects Challenge.

Nine OHLers, eight of whom are 'A' grades by NHL Central Scouting for the 2027 NHL Entry Draft, were chosen as part of the 22 players named by the CHL to the Prospects Challenge.

Among those included to the CHL's roster includes Saginaw Spirit forward Dima Zhilkin, a projected top pick for the 2027 Draft and potential World Juniors candidate. Zhilkin was one of the first named players to the CHL roster, alongside Brock England, Alexis Joseph, and American Carter Meyer.

Also included at forward are Jaakko Wycisk of the Memorial Cup host Guelph Storm, another 'A' rated prospect by NHL Central Scouting. Kingston Frontenacs' Aleks Kulemin, Niagara IceDogs' Ryerson Edgar, and Windsor Spitfires' Bogdan Yakushevsky, all 'A' graded players, are also named to the roster, as well as 'C' grade Camryn Warren of the North Bay Battalion.

Warren, a Hlinka and WHC U17 gold medalist, as well as OHL Cup champion and MVP, provides an experienced winning caliber on the Canadian roster.

On defense, two OHL prospects were named to the roster in American Levi Harper, who has experience internationally for the United States at the Hlinka-Gretzky Cup and U18 World Juniors. Also named is London Knights defender Cooper McAslan. Both prospects are 'A' graded prospects.

Harper is one of three Americans named to the CHL roster to take on the Americans alongside forwards Carter Meyer and Jamie Glance, two QMJHL players and NTDP alum. Both joined the 'Q' after this season, Glance, an 08, aging out of the U18 program, and 2009-born Carter Meyer departing the program for the CHL.

Goaltender Vilmer Salen Forsberg of the Brantford Bulldogs, a native of Sweden, was named as one of two netminders for the tournament alongside Victoriaville Tigres goaltender Andrei Nikolayev of the QMJHL.

Team Canada will take on the NTDP roster on Dec. 1-2, game one taking place Dec. 1st in Chicoutimi, QC, with game two taking place Dec. 2nd in Quebec City, QC. Both games will take place at 7:00p.m. ET on TSN/RDS.

Ryerson Edgar (Niagara/OHL), Brock England (Seattle/WHL), Jamie Glance (Saint John/QMJHL), Ben Harvey (Prince Albert/WHL), Alexis Joseph (Saint John/QMJHL), Aleks Kulemin (Kingston/OHL), Carter Meyer (Quebec/QMJHL), James Scantlebury (Quebec/QMJHL), Kayden Stroeder (Edmonton Oil Kings/WHL), Camryn Warren (North Bay/OHL), Jaakko Wycisk (Guelph/OHL), Bogdan Yakushevsky (Windsor/OHL), Dima Zhilkin (Saginaw/OHL)

Brock Cripps (Prince Albert/WHL), Levi Harper (Saginaw/OHL), Filip Kovalcik (Drummondville/QMJHL), Malik L'Italien (Halifax/QMJHL), Cooper McAslan (London/OHL), Vladimir Shtyrkunov (Shawinigan/QMJHL), Odin Vahukonen (Victoria/WHL)

Andrei Nikolaev (Victoriaville/QMJHL), Vilmer Salen Forsberg (Brantford/OHL)