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TORONTO -- Two of the front-runners to go first overall in the next NHL draft will handle team captain duties for their respective teams at the 2013 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. Halifax Mooseheads forward Nathan MacKinnon will serve as captain for the Team Cherry squad on Jan. 16 at the Halifax Metro Centre. Portland Winterhawks defenceman Seth Jones will captain the Team Orr side at the annual showcase of the Canadian Hockey Leagues top NHL draft-eligible players. MacKinnon, a 17-year-old from Dartmouth, N.S., was the top Quebec Major Junior Hockey League skater listed by NHL Central Scouting in its preliminary rankings for the 2013 draft. Jones, an 18-year-old American, is the top-ranked Western Hockey League skater. Central Scouting director Dan Marr is looking forward to seeing the captains go head to head. "It adds a uniqueness to the event because it matches two highly skilled, motivated and competitive prospects and they both play different positions," Marr said on a conference call. "The skills, attributes and intangibles of both Seth and Nathan make them worthy captains for their teams. "They are both so highly competitive and unselfish in the way they utilize their assets, that theyre always leaders by example." Don Cherry will serve as head coach for Team Cherry and former NHL player Mike McPhee will be the head coach for Team Orr. "Don is one of the original builders of this game and the Canadian Hockey League is honoured to have him and Stanley Cup winner Mike McPhee as coaches of this prestigious event," said CHL president David Branch. Mooseheads forward Jonathan Drouin and defenceman Darnell Nurse of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds will serve as alternate captains on Team Cherry. Forwards Sean Monahan of the Ottawa 67s and Hunter Shinkaruk of the Medicine Hat Tigers will handle alternate captain duties for Team Orr. The rest of the 20-man rosters will be announced at a later date. This will be the 14th year of involvement for Cherry. He coached against Bobby Orr on 11 occasions at this event, including six straight meetings after the debut game in 1996 at Maple Leaf Gardens. Pat Quinn and Mark Recchi served as coaches for last Februarys game in Kelowna. Branden Troock of the WHLs Seattle Thunderbirds scored in the final minute of regulation to give Team Orr a 2-1 win. MacKinnon is tied for second in QMJHL scoring with 43 points in 25 games. Jones leads all WHL rookie defencemen in scoring with 17 points in 24 games. The Top Prospects game has featured 10 players that went on to be selected with the first overall pick in the NHL Draft. The list includes Chris Phillips, Joe Thornton, Vincent Lecavalier, Rick Nash, Marc-Andre Fleury, Patrick Kane, Steven Stamkos, John Tavares, Taylor Hall and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Wholesale NHL Jerseys . for assignment and recalled outfielder/first baseman Jerry Sands from Triple-A Albuquerque on Monday. Wholesale Custom Jerseys . The 24-year-old Raley was 0-2 with a 9.00 ERA for Chicago in his first two career starts after being called up from Iowa on Aug. 7. He was optioned to Iowa on Monday after losing 3-0 to Cincinnati in Chicago on Sunday. http://elevatedcolor.com/hot.html . Valladolid began the match looking sharp with fast-paced attacks, and Ebert wrong-footed defender Fernando Navarro and beat the goalkeeper by firing low inside the far post in the second minute.AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- World No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland moved her Australian Open preparation into high gear when she beat Belgiums Yanina Wickmayer 6-4, 6-4 to win the ASB Classic, her 11th career title. Playing her first tournament since October, Radwanska dropped only one set in five matches to claim the Auckland singles crown at her first attempt. She showed no signs of rustiness in her first tournament since October and said she felt confident as she headed towards the first Grand Slam of the season. "I couldnt imagine a better start to the year," Radwanska said. "Its the perfect preparation for the Australian Open." Wickmayer, who was hoping to add her second title in her third finals appearance in Auckland, fought hard and saved five match points before bowing to Radwanska for the third time in as many meetings. Radwanskas greatest weapon again was her consistency. She created 12 breakpoint chances and converted two in each set to win the match in 96 minutes. Wickmayer fought tenaciously but she was compelled to be aggressive by Radwanskas steady game and she succumbed to unforced errors, 75 to 28. The difference in the players styles was measuured by the fact Wickmayer hit 16 forehand winners to two in the second set, along with 12 backhand winners to two but still could not win.dddddddddddd Radwanska played most of the match from well beyond the baseline and kept the ball in play, forcing Wickmayer to take the initiative and look for passing shots. In windy conditions, that led to the errors that ultimately cost Wickmayer the match. "Im a little disappointed," Wickmayer said. "But I fought my heart out and I left my heart and soul on the court. "I couldnt have done any more than I did." Radwanska had the advantage for the most of the match. She broke Wickmayers serve in the third game of the fourth set but dropped her own in the eight game for 4-4. The top seed then immediately broke back and served out the first set in 45 minutes. Wickmayer gained an early break in the second game of the second set but also dropped serve in her next game and again in the seventh game to trail 4-3. The Belgian saved four break points in the ninth game and then forced Radwanska to battle through the longest game of the match, holding three break points and saving one match point before succumbing. ' ' '