Attached is a link (the first link) to an excellent article by NHL.com’s Mike Morreale previewing last night’s All-American Prospects Game in Plymouth, MI. Team Blue walked away with a 5-4 victory over Team White in the annual event. However, Player of the Game honors went to Team White’s Wyatt Cullen, the 23rd-ranked North American skater per Central Scouting. Cullen showed off his speed and quickness in generating 3 points on 2 goals and an assist. This was especially true with respect to his second goal (of the short-handed variety), in which he converted a neutral zone turnover into a breakaway finish.
In addition to Cullen, there were other players in this showcase of whom I took note. I very much liked the effort of Team White forward Dayne Beuker (57th ranked North American skater), Cullen’s teammate at the National Team Development Program and linemate in this game. Like Cullen, Beuker generated 3 points on 2 goals and an assist. Also, d-men Jonas Kemps (65th ranked) of Team Blue and Luke Schairer (37th ranked) of Team White caught my attention with their size (Kemps is 6’6,” Schairer 6’3″), mobility, and shut-down qualities. The second link is to an article, also written by Morreale, providing additional takeaways provided by this game.
As entertaining as this game was, unfortunately it did not give scouts the opportunity to view forward Tynan Lawrence or goaltender Brady Knowling. With respect to Lawrence, the New Brunswick native and projected first-rounder was invited to this event, but subsequently left the USHL’s Muskegon Lumberjacks to compete for the Boston University Terriers. Knowling is the top-rated North American goaltender in the draft, but the Toronto native did not compete in this game due to injury.
https://www.nhl.com/news/2026-nhl-draft-top-prospects-to-play-all-american-game
https://www.nhl.com/news/5-things-learned-from-2026-all-american-game