COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Hockey announced today the 42 players who will compete in the third annual CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game set for Sept. 25 at First Niagara Center, home to the National Hockey League’s Buffalo Sabres.

The game assembles the top U.S. players who are eligible for the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. Twenty-three players appeared on the 2014-15 NHL Central Scouting Futures List, which highlights players that have potential to be selected in the first three rounds of the draft.

Three players from the Western Hockey League were named to the 42-man roster, including Tri-City Americans defenceman Brandon Carlo, Portland Winterhawks forward Paul Bittner and Vancouver Giants forward Alec Baer.

Carlo, a 17-year-old from Colorado Springs, CO, is entering his second season in the Western Hockey League with the Tri-City Americans. The 6’5”, 185-lb defenceman netted three goals and 13 points in 71 games for the Americans during the 2013-14 season. He attended the U.S. National Junior Team evaluation camp earlier in August.

Bittner, a 17-year-old from Crookston, MN, is entering his third campaign with the Winterhawks, having put up 22 goals and 49 points in 63 games for the reigning U.S. Division champions last year. Bittner, a 6’4”, 195-lb left wing, helped the Winterhawks win the 2013 WHL Championship.

Baer, a St. Louis Park, MN, product who just celebrated his 17th birthday, is entering his second full season in the WHL with the Vancouver Giants. The 5’10”, 175-lb centre netted eight goals and 18 points in 60 games for Vancouver in 2013-14.

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