There will be some local talent on the ice when the Grande Peace Athletic Club hosts the Alberta Major Bantam Hockey League All Star game in the Coca-Cola Centre on January 13 at 11 a.m.
Forward Jayden Watson and defenceman Wyatt Day will be on Team North at the prestigious event that will no doubt garner interest from hockey scouts from all levels of hockey.
Both players are key members of the Matt Chomyc-coached GPAC Global Bus Lines Storm, currently in third place in the Charger North Division of the AMBHL with at 10-12-1 record after 23 games.
Watson, 14, sits in 15th place in league scoring with 29 points on 16 goals and 13 assists. The Grande Prairie-born forward is 5-foot-11 and weighs 155 pounds. He attends St. Joseph's High School in Grande Prairie and is in his second year with the Bantam AAA team.
Day, also 14, is 5-foot-9 and 140 pounds. He leads team defencemen in points with six goals and 12 assists. He is a native of Gordondale and attends Spirit River Regional Academy.
The weekend kicks off with Team North (7 p.m. Weyerhaeuser Arena) and Team South (Academy Arena 7:15 p.m.) on Friday. At 8 a.m. Saturday there is a team breakfast/banquet followed by the game at 11 a.m. in the Weyerhaeuser Arena in the Coca-Cola Centre.
Here is a complete list of the North Team players:
Forwards
Koehn Ziemmer - Spruce Grove PAC (2004 Born) - Leads his team and AMBHL in goals with 23. Tied for team lead in points and 4th in the league with 36.
Adam Raesler - Edmonton SSAC - Leads his team in goals by a good margin with 11 and 3rd in points with 15.
Tyson Greenway - St. Albert Sabres - Tied for team lead in goals with 16. 7th in league scoring with 34 points.
Evan Forrest - Spruce Grove PAC - Tied for team lead in points with 36 and tied for 4th in the league.
Ethan Sundar - St. Albert Sabres - Leads team in goals and points with 16-20-36. Tied for 4th in league scoring.
James Gibson - Edmonton CAC - Leads his team in goals, assists and points. Is 2nd in league scoring with 39 points.
Jayden Watson - GPAC Storm - Leads his team in goals with 16 and points with 29.
Blake Eastman - Fort Saskatchewan Rangers - Is 2nd in team scoring behind 04 born Jordan Gustafson.
Blake Roche - Leduc Oil Kings - Leads Leduc in goals with 12 and is 3rd in team points with 18 in 17GP.
Tanner Scott - Sherwood Park Flyers (2004 Born) - 2nd in team scoring with 8-14-22 in 24GP.
Charlie Moses - Edmonton KC - Has 5-3-8 in 23 GP this season.
Ben Gonie - Sherwood Park Flyers - Leads his team in scoring with 13-15-28. 17th in league scoring.
Defenceman
Colby Perrin - Leduc Oil Kings - Has 4-3-7 in 20GP this season.
Max Mills - Lloydminster Bobcats - Has 2-11-13 in 23GP. Tied for team lead in dman scoring.
Reagan Sweeney - Edmonton CAC - Has 5 points in 22 games this season.
Wyatt Day - GPAC Storm - Is 2nd in AMBHL dman scoring with 6-12-18 in 23 GP.
Brendan Lee - Edmonton MLAC - Has 1-11-12 to by far lead his team in dman scoring.
Kalen Strawberry - Leduc Oil Kings - Has 2-4-6 in 20GP this season.
Colby Ball - Sherwood Park Flyers - Leads his team in dman scoring with 6-10-16 in 23 GP.
David Saunders - St. Albert Sabres - Leads his team in dman goals with 8 and 2nd in dman points with 14.
Goaltenders
TBA Shortly.