Detroit Red Wings 2017 NHL Prospect Tournament Roster
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The Detroit Red Wings have announced their 2017 roster for the NHL prospect tournament at Centre ICE Arena in Traverse City, MI. The team features the ninth overall selection in the 2017 NHL entry draft, Michael Rasmussen. Top prospects Evgeny Svechnikov and Dennis Cholowski. Also making his first appearance at the NHL Prospect Tournament is Axel Holmstrom who is expected to remain in North America this season. To round out their roster the Wings have invited 9 free agent tryouts though several of those are already under contract with Grand Rapids.
This year’s Tournament is scheduled from September 8 – 12 and will feature teams from Dallas, Detroit, Columbus, Chicago, Carolina, Minnesota, New York, and St. Louis. For details on the tournament and ticket information please click here.
| NO. | PROSPECT NAME | POS | HT | WT | DRAFTED | 2016-17 TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORWARDS | ||||||
| 70 | Oliver Castleman * | LW | 5.10 | 180 | — | Niagara (OHL) |
| 58 | Luke Esposito * | F | 5.10 | 175 | — | Harvard (NCAA) |
| 64 | Zach Gallant | C | 6.02 | 188 | DET-17 (3-83) | Peterborough (OHL) |
| 67 | Brady Gilmour | C | 5.10 | 170 | DET-17 (7-193) | Saginaw (OHL) |
| 49 | Axel Holmstrom | F | 6.00 | 198 | DET-14 (7-196) | Swelleftea (SWE) |
| 75 | Isaac Johnson * | LW | 6.02 | 180 | — | Des Moines (USHL) |
| 76 | Sean Josling * | RW | 5.11 | 166 | — | Sarnia (OHL) |
| 78 | Luke Kutkevicius * | C | 6.00 | 162 | — | Hamilton (OHL) |
| 27 | Michael Rasmussen | C | 6.06 | 215 | DET-17 (1-9) | Tri-City (WHL) |
| 44 | Dylan Sadowy | LW | 6.01 | 195 | SJ-14 (3-81) | Grand Rapids (AHL) |
| 56 | Dominik Shine * | F | 5.11 | 175 | — | Northern Michigan (NCAA) |
| 48 | Givani Smith | RW | 6.02 | 209 | DET-16 (2-46) | Guelph (OHL) |
| 77 | Evgeny Svechnikov | LW | 6.03 | 205 | DET-15 (1-19) | Grand Rapids (AHL) |
| 78 | Dominic Turgeon | C | 6.02 | 203 | DET-14 (3-63) | Grand Rapids (AHL) |
| 46 | Lane Zablocki | RW | 6.00 | 190 | DET-17 (3-79) | Regina (WHL) |
| DEFENSEMEN | ||||||
| 53 | Dennis Cholowski | D | 6.01 | 185 | DET-16 (1-20) | St. Cloud State (NCAA) |
| 74 | Cole Fraser | D | 6.02 | 195 | DET-17 (5-131) | Peterborough (WHL) |
| 24 | Filip Hronek | D | 6.00 | 170 | DET-16 (2-53) | Saginaw (OHL) |
| 54 | Patrick McCarron * | D | 6.03 | 188 | — | Cornell (NCAA) |
| 29 | Vili Saarijarvi | D | 5.10 | 165 | DET-15 (3-73) | Mississauga (OHL) |
| 63 | Jordan Sambrook | D | 6.02 | 193 | DET-16 (5-137) | Erie (OHL) |
| 47 | Libor Sulak | D | 6.02 | 207 | — | Orli Znojmo (AUS) |
| 50 | Reilly Webb | D | 6.03 | 193 | DET-17 (6-164) | Hamilton (OHL) |
| GOALTENDERS | ||||||
| 36 | Corbin Boes * | G | 6.03 | 224 | — | Dalhousie (CIS) |
| 60 | Kaden Fulcher * | G | 6.03 | 182 | — | Hamilton (OHL) |
| 68 | Matej Machovsky | G | 6.02 | 187 | — | Plzen HC (Czech) |
* denotes free agent tryout
** Roster is draft and Subject to change