Not just the five Airdrie Thunder players that were named to the Northern Division All-Star team will be in Medicine Hat on January 5th.  

Three more members of the Thunder have booked their tickets to the 'Hat by virtue of being named to the Northern Division Top Prospects team.

The game will pit the best up and comers from the teams in the North against the Southern Division Top Prospects.  

The Thunder players selected for the squad include defenceman Matthew MacDonald along with forwards, Dane Bennett-Nimijean and Nathan Fox,

The rest of the Northern Division team consists of three players each from the Mountainview Colts, Sylvan Lake Wranglers, Red Deer Vipers, Stettler Lightning, and Ponoka Stampeders and two from the Rocky Rams.

The Top Prospects Game goes at 1:00 pm followed by the All-Star Game at 4:00 pm January 5th in Medicine Hat. The games are expected to be watched by several Junior A, and U.S. university and college scouts.  

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