Top Prospect Fonstad excited for big opportunity
Prince Albert Raiders forward Cole Fonstad is officially a Top Prospect.
The CHL announced on Wednesday that Fonstad will participate in the 2018 Sherwin-Williams CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game Jan. 25, 2018 at the Sleeman Centre in Guelph, Ont.
“It’s pretty exciting to get recognized for what you’ve accomplished and to see your hard work pay off,” Fonstad said. “It’s going to be a good experience for me to go there and see what the top talent’s like, and how good you have to be to really be the best. It will be an eye-opener for sure, I’m really excited.”
Despite being a fifth overall pick by the Raiders in the 2015 WHL Bantam Draft, the prestige hasn’t followed around Fonstad. He went to Hockey Canada’s Under-17 camp for the 2016 Worlds, but didn’t make the team and wasn’t invited back to the Under-18 camp.