NHL Prospect Tournament: St. Louis and Detroit Lead the way in NHL Player Development
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The NHL prospect tournment has produced 400 NHL alumni from the 13 teams that have participated since its inception in 1998. The St. Louis Blues have produced the most NHL players using the tournament to develop a total of 56 skaters. As hosts, the Red Wings are the only team that has played in every tournament and they have also produced the second most NHL players. Detroit prospect tournament alumni have played in the most NHL games leading the 12 other teams by more than 3,000 games. Outlined below is a breakdown of the tournaments productive past by participating team.
| Team | Yrs | # NHL Plyrs | NHL gms played |
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1998 – 2003;2006 – 2011 | 56 | 7,395 |
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1998 – 2011 | 53 | 10,491 |
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2001 – 2011 | 48 | 5,220 |
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2000 – 2009 | 46 | 8,366 |
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2000 – 20012005 -2011 | 41 | 5,574 |
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2006 – 2011 | 31 | 3,532 |
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2006 – 2011 | 26 | 2,646 |
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2003 – 20082010 | 26 | 2,172 |
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1998 – 2000 | 15 | 3,853 |
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19992002 – 2003 | 15 | 2,697 |
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1998 – 2001 | 14 | 4,285 |
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2009 – 2011 | 12 | 934 |
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2011 | 6 | 297 |