AHL UNVEILS 2006-07 TOP PROSPECTS CARD SET
50-Card Pack Features Hockey's Future Stars

 
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. …  The American Hockey League and the Professional Hockey Players' Association today unveiled the 2006-07 AHL Top Prospects trading card set, featuring 50 of the outstanding young players in the AHL.

The set, manufactured by Choice SportsCards of Aston, Pa., features action photos and career statistics of rising stars from all 27 AHL teams

The cards are available for purchase online at ahlstore.com and PHPA.com and in select AHL arenas.

Included in the set are:

Kyle Cumiskey,Ryan Callahan,Troy Brouwer, Drew Stafford,
Justin Peters, Daniel Girardi, Dustin Byfuglien, Bill Thomas, 
Andrew Ebbett, Jeff Schultz, Corey Crawford, Blair Jones, 
Josh Hennessy, Benoit Pouliot, Dustin Boyd, Karri Ramo, 
Jeff Tambellini, Joel Lundqvist, Curtis McElhinney, Tomas Popperle,
Robert Nilsson, Vojtech Polak, Roman Polak, Colin Murphy,
Blake Comeau, Andy Greene, Marek Schwarz, Justin Pogge, 
Brett Sterling, Matt Moulson, Stefan Ruzicka, Jonathan Filewich, 
Nathan Oystrick, Peter Harrold, Ryan Shannon, Rob Schremp, 
Boris Valabik, Colby Genoway, David Krejci, Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers, 
Jonathan Ericsson, Alex Edler, Matt Lashoff, Joe Pavelski 
Jimmy Howard, Rich Peverley, Clarke MacArthur, Thomas Greiss,
Jaroslav Halak, Cal O'Reilly  

Now in its 71st season of play, the AHL continues to serve as the top development league for all 30 National Hockey League teams. More than 80 percent of today's NHL players are American Hockey League graduates, and for the fifth year in a row, more than 6.3 million fans attended AHL games across North America in 2005-06.