The following players are exempt, and must enter the event through the Championship page:

Agostinelli, Chris

Allen, Donald

Arrigo, Alex

AuBuchon, Aaron

Clarke, Matt

Dalton, Mike

David, Chris

Gaffney, John

Gresham, Larry

Hejna, Tony

Kashevaroff, Kirk

Keller, John

Kircher, John

Krajewski, Rob

Mooradian, David

Patronik, David

Pierson, Patrick

Rauch, Len

Rohlf, Greg

Roy, Jim

Scorse, Jim

Smith, Bryan

Socaris, Jon-Michael

Springer, Bryan

Stasiak, Matthew

Thomas, Matt

Tilley, Brad

Tryon, William