AHL releases 2008-09 Top Prospects card set

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League and the Professional Hockey Players’ Association today unveiled the 2008-09 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 29 AHL teams. The cards are available for purchase online at ahlstore.com and in select AHL arenas. Included in the set are:

Daniel Manzato Zack Smith Brian Elliott Trevor Smith Andrew MacDonald Spencer Machacek Justin Abdelkader Daniel Larsson Yannick Weber Max Pacioretty Artem Anisimov Bobby Sanguinetti Oskar Osala

Simeon Varlamov Peter Olvecky Drew Miller Bobby Ryan Kyle Cumiskey Tyler Eckford Jeff Frazee Viatcheslav Voynov Jonathan Bernier Trevor Lewis Cory Schneider Mike Santorelli Steve Downie

Paul Szczechura Jonas Junland Ben Bishop Claude Giroux Nathan Gerbe Tim Kennedy Martins Karsums Tuukka Rask Leland Irving Kenndal McArdle Shawn Matthias Petri Kontiola

Niklas Hjalmarsson Chad Kolarik Brett MacLean Viacheslav Trukhno Theo Peckham Nikita Filatov Jiri Tlusty Luca Caputi Dustin Jeffrey John Curry Jamie McGinn Derek Joslin

Now in its 73rd season of play, the AHL continues to serve as the top development league for all 30 National Hockey League teams. More than 84 percent of today’s NHL players are American Hockey League graduates, and more than 50 million fans have attended AHL games since the start of the 2001-02 season.