CHL Officials 2025 CHL USA Prospects Challenge

Given the time of the year hockey is what many are talking about as well as what to expect in the upcoming projected draft eligible players who will make the jump.

In addition to players looking at making the jump we know that also in the mix are officials who have worked hard and long to advance their skills.

The following are the officials working for the upcoming event in Alberta and congrats to everyone who was selected.

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The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) is proud to recognize and congratulate the officiating crew selected to work the 2025 CHL USA Prospects Challenge.

First introduced in 2024, the CHL USA Prospects Challenge is a two-game series that brings together 22 of the top NHL Draft-eligible prospects from the Western Hockey League (WHL), Ontario Hockey League (OHL), and Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) to face the U.S. National Under-18 Team, with this year’s games taking place tonight (November 25) in Calgary, Alberta, and tomorrow (November 26) in Lethbridge, Alberta.

The team of four referees and four linespersons consists of experienced officials from the WHL.

Together, this group has more than 30 years of combined experience and has worked major events such as the Hlinka Gretzky Cup, the U17 World Challenge, the IIHF World Junior Championship, and Olympic qualification tournaments, helping ensure a high standard of officiating throughout the two-game series between Team CHL and the U.S. National Under-18 Team.

The officials assigned to this event are:

2025 CHL USA Prospects Challenge – Game 1 – Calgary, Alta. (Nov. 25)
#62 – Adam Forbes – Referee
#21 – Jesse Wood-Schatz – Referee
#57 – Matthew Lattimer – Linesperson
#107 – Josh Meier – Linesperson

2025 CHL USA Prospects Challenge – Game 2 – Lethbridge, Alta. (Nov. 26)
#43 – Jarrod Lucoe – Referee
#19 – Ty Skene – Referee
#128 – Josh Miko – Linesperson
#143 – Brennan Walker – Linesperson

Fans can catch both games live in Canada on TSN and RDS on November 25 (Calgary) and November 26 (Lethbridge), with puck drop set for 6:00 p.m. MT / 8:00 p.m. ET. 

In the United States, both games will air live on NHL Network, while viewers outside of Canada can stream the action on Victory+. 

Tickets for both games are available now at chl.ca/prospectschallenge.

Hosted by the Calgary Hitmen and Lethbridge Hurricanes, the 2025 CHL USA Prospects Challenge is expected to feature roughly 50% or more of the players projected to be selected in the first round of the 2026 NHL Draft, underscoring the elite talent that will be on display throughout this two-game series.

Building off one of hockey’s greatest rivalries between Canada and the United States, the CHL USA Prospects Challenge brings together top NHL Draft prospects from across the CHL and the U.S. National Under-18 Team to compete in front of hundreds of NHL scouts and thousands of fans, all with an eye on elevating their draft stock ahead of the upcoming NHL Draft.

About the CHL USA Prospects Challenge
First introduced in 2024, the CHL USA Prospects Challenge is a best-on-best, two-game series spotlighting the top NHL Draft-eligible players from the WHL, OHL, and QMJHL facing off against the U.S. National Under-18 Team.

The inaugural edition, held last November in London and Oshawa, proved a major success — 16 of 22 players on Team CHL were selected in the first round of the 2025 NHL Draft.

The 2025 edition, hosted by the Calgary Hitmen and Lethbridge Hurricanes, will once again spotlight elite NHL prospects projected to headline the 2026 NHL Draft — including JP Hurlbert (Kamloops Blazers / WHL), Ethan Belchetz (Windsor Spitfires / OHL), and Egor Shilov (Victoriaville Tigres / QMJHL) among the 15 CHL players who earned an “A” rating (first-round candidate) on NHL Central Scouting’s Preliminary Players to Watch List. 

Full Team CHL roster details are linked here, with player notes and profiles accessible here.

Fans can catch both games live in Canada on TSN and RDS on November 25 (Calgary) and November 26 (Lethbridge), with puck drop set for 6:00 p.m. MT / 8:00 p.m. ET. 

In the United States, both games will air live on NHL Network and can be streamed outside of Canada on Victory+. Tickets for both games are available now at chl.ca/prospectschallenge.