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The third annual Sherwood/NAHL Top Prospects Tournament will be held January 18-20, 2010 at the Ice Cube in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

The event will feature all-star teams from the NAHL's Central, North, South and West Divisions competing in a three-game, round-robin tournament.

Nearly 30 players who competed in last year's Top Prospects Tournament committing to Division I schools after the event, which annually attracts over 100 college and professional coaches and scouts.

Each roster, which will be chosen by the Top Prospects Tournament Selection Committee, will consist of 20 players.

In the three five-team divisions - the Central, North and South - the first-place team as of December 20 will send six players to Top Prospects; the second-place team five; the third- and fourth-place teams three apiece; and the fifth-place team two.

In the four-team West Division, six players will represent the first-place team; five will represent the second-place team; and four each will represent the third- and fourth-place teams.

Each division's coach will also select one wild card player to round out the rosters, which will be announced in the coming days.

The head coach of the team with the highest winning percentage in each division as of December 20 will serve as the head coach of their division's Top Prospects team, while the head coach with the second-highest winning percentage will serve as the assistant coach.

In conjunction with the Top Prospects Tournament, the fourth event of the North American Prospects Hockey League (NAPHL) season will be played at the Ice Cube from January 15-18.

For more information on the NAHL Top Prospects Tournament, visit NAHLTopProspects.com.

For more information on the NAPHL, visit NAPHL.net.