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Written by: Courtney Wagner on 11/30/2004 
Wojtek Wolski, LW - Brampton, OHL
Height: 6'3, Weight: 200 lbs., DOB - 1986-02-24
Colorado's first round choice in the 2004 draft, Wojtek Wolski is leading the Brampton Battalion in scoring this year with 31 points. Known as an unselfish player who can be used in all game situations, Wolski leads his team with 16 goals and is second only to teammate Luch Aquino in assists with 15. Wolski comes off a stellar 2003-04 season with the Battalion, leading the team in scoring last year. He also became the second-fastest player in Battalion history to reach 100 points, behind only the Oilers’ Raffi Torres. He was also only the second player in club history to be named to the OHL's First All-Star Team in 2003-04. This season he is averaging over a point per game and leads the team in power play goals with nine.
2004-05 stats
| Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- |
| Brampton | 27 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 8 | -1 |
Brad Richardson, C - Owen Sound, OHL
Height: 5'11, Weight: 189 lbs., DOB - 1985-02-04
Brad Richardson starts his fourth season with the Owen Sound Attack, after having played only 15 games last year due to injury. He managed to post 16 points, averaging more than a point per game, before the injury. A fifth round pick in 2003, Richardson finished second in the OHL Coaches poll for most underrated player last year. He is a proven point-getter, notching 67 points in 67 games in his 2002-03 season with the Attack, good for leading scorer on the team. He also took home MVP honors for two straight seasons with the club before he was injured last year. Richardson was a member of Team Ontario for the Canadian Hockey League ADT Canada-Russia Challenge this year. So far this season he is third in team scoring with 31 points in 26 games and is leading the team in power play goals with six.
2004-05 stats
| Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- |
| Owen Sound | 26 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 22 | +1 |
Darryl Yacboski, D - Calgary, WHL
Height: 6'3, Weight: 225 lbs., DOB - 1985-01-13
Darryl Yacboski comes off his best season with the Calgary Hitmen after joining them early last season in a trade with the Regina Pats. An eighth-round pick in 2003, Yacboski had gone 11 games without a single point in Regina, but turned it on in Calgary with four goals, eight assists and 115 penalty minutes, all career-highs, in 53 games with the club. He already has four goals in 29 games, matching his career-high total from last year. His 66 penalty minutes are good for second on the team behind Andrew Ladd and he has a rating of +8.
2004-05 stats
| Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- |
| Calgary | 29 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66 | +8 |
Brandon Yip, RW - Coquitlam, BCHL
Height: 6'1, Weight: 170 lbs., DOB - 1985-04-25
An eighth-round pick in the 2004 draft, Brandon Yip is playing in his second and last season with the Coquitlam Express of the BCHL, he will join Boston University in 2005-06 on scholarship. Yip was Coquitlam's rookie of the year last season and was also named to the BCHL's First All-Rookie Team. He was third in team scoring in his rookie season and led the team in power play goals with 13. Yip was placed on injured reserve at the end of October this season, before being sidelined he had 13 points in 13 games.
2004-05 stats
| Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| Coquitlam | 13 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 44 |
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