AHL unveils 2007-08 Top Prospects card set

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League and the Professional Hockey Players’ Association today unveiled the 2007-08 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 PHPA.com and in select AHL arenas. Included in the set are:

Bobby Hughes
Brian Lee
Nick Foligno
Frans Nielsen
Blake Comeau
Brett Sterling
Ondrej Pavelec
Jonathan Ericsson
Jakub Kindl
Sergei Kostitsyn
Ryan O’Byrne
Greg Moore
Brodie Dupont
Kyle Wilson
Daren Machesney
Petr Kalus
Cal Clutterbuck
Mark Fistric
T.J. Hensick
Chris Stewart
Mark Fraser
Teddy Purcell
Brian Boyle
Luc Bourdon
Michael Grabner
Cal O’Reilly
Cody Franson
Vladimir Mihalik
Roman Polak
Marek Schwarz
Jonathan Matsumoto
Ryan Parent
Bobby Ryan
Brian Salcido
Matt Hunwick
Tuukka Rask
Kris Chucko
Matt Pelech
Stefan Meyer
Marek Zagrapan
Cam Barker
Jack Skille
Keith Yandle
Colin McDonald
Marc Pouliot
Derick Brassard
Justin Pogge
Kristopher Letang
Mike Iggulden
Lukas Kaspar

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Now in its 72nd season of play, the AHL continues to serve as the top development league for all 30 National Hockey League teams. More than 82 percent of today’s NHL players are American Hockey League graduates, and more than 40 million fans have attended AHL games since the start of the 2001-02 season.