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

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.