Derek Plante (Cloquet, Minn.), a Stanley Cup champion who spent eight years in the NHL, including six with the Buffalo Sabres and is now a developmental coach for the Chicago Blackhawks, and Jeremy Roenick (Boston, Mass.), a current studio analyst for the NHL on NBC Sports who played 20 years in the NHL and is a member of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame, will serve as head coaches for the fourth annual CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game on Sept. 24 in Buffalo, New York, it was announced today by USA Hockey.
The event, which will feature 42 of the top American-born prospects eligible for the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, will be staged at First Niagara Center, home of the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres.