2018 Carolina Hurricanes NHL Prospect Tournament Roster
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The Carolina Hurricanes have announced their 2018 roster for the NHL prospect tournament at Centre ICE arena in Traverse City, MI. The team features the teams the second overall pick from this past June Andrei Svechnikov. Also included are first round pick from 2017, Martin Necas and 2016 first round draft picks Jake Bean and Julien Gauthier. The team also features Cliff Pu, who was acquired in the Jeff Skinner trade this offseason and Janne Kuokkanen, who saw four NHL games in 2017-2018
This year’s Tournament is scheduled from September 7 – 11 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 | 2017-18 TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORWARDS | ||||||
| 21 | Julien Gauthier | RW | 6.04 | 225 | CAR-16 (1-21) | Val d’Or (QMJHL) |
| 45 | Morgan Geekie | C | 6.02 | 190 | CAR-17 (3-67) | Tri-City (WHL) |
| 84 | Max Grondin * | C | 6.03 | 206 | — | Saginaw (OHL) |
| 52 | Luke Henman | C | 5.11 | 150 | CAR-18 (4-96) | Blainville-Boisbrand (QMJHL) |
| 59 | Janne Kuokkanen | C/LW | 6.01 | 190 | CAR-16 (2-43) | Charlotte (AHL) |
| 81 | David Levin * | C | 5.10 | 180 | — | Sudbury (OHL) |
| 51 | Stelio Matheos | RW | 6.01 | 192 | CAR-17 (3-73) | Brandon (WHL) |
| 88 | Martin Necas | C | 6.01 | 167 | CAR-17 (1-12) | Brno (Czech) |
| 61 | Cliff Pu | RW | 6.02 | 193 | BUF-16 (3-69) | London (OHL) |
| 89 | Cedric Ralph * | C | 5.09 | 165 | — | Guelph (OHL) |
| 58 | Nicolas Roy | C | 6.04 | 209 | CAR-15 (4-96) | Charlotte (AHL) |
| 15 | Aleksi Saarela | C | 5.11 | 198 | NYR-15 (3-89) | Charlotte (AHL) |
| 87 | Mathew Struthers * | C | 6.02 | 209 | — | Owen Sound (OHL) |
| 37 | Andrei Svechnikov | RW | 6.02 | 186 | CAR-18 (1-2) | Barrie (OHL) |
| DEFENSEMEN | ||||||
| 24 | Jake Bean | D | 6.01 | 173 | CAR-16 (1-13) | Tri-City (WHL) |
| 68 | Riley Bruce * | D | 6.02 | 200 | — | OCN Blizzard (MJHL) |
| 78 | Theo Calvas * | D | 6.04 | 200 | — | Sarnia (OHL) |
| 62 | Brendan De Jong | D | 6.05 | 203 | CAR-17 (6-166) | Portland (WHL) |
| 82 | Mitch Eliot * | D | 6.00 | 188 | — | Sarnia (OHL) |
| 26 | Michael Fora | D | 6.03 | 210 | — | Ambri-Piotta (SWI) |
| 85 | Connor Schlichting * | D | 6.03 | 206 | — | Sarnia (OHL) |
| GOALTENDERS | ||||||
| 90 | Mario Culina * | G | 6.02 | 184 | — | Kitchener (QMJHL) |
| 50 | Jeremy Helvig | G | 6.04 | 206 | CAR-16 (5-134) | Kingston (OHL) |
* denotes free agent tryout
** All rosters are in draft form and are subject to change.