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The New York Rangers have announced their 2017 roster for the NHL prospect tournament at Centre ICE arena in Traverse City, MI. The team features Lias Andersson and Filip Chytil who were the 7th and 21st overall selections in the June NHL entry draft. Also on this years team are Ty Ronning (son of former NHLer Cliff Ronning) and University of Michigan speedster Vinni Lettieri.  Goaltending duties will be split by two free agent signings – Bowling Green standout Chris Nell and Russian netminder Alexander Georgiev who is coming off a solid season in the Finnish … Continue Reading

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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 … Continue Reading

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The Carolina Hurricanes have announced their 2017 roster for the NHL prospect tournament at Centre ICE arena in Traverse City, MI. The team features  the teams first round pick from 2017,  Martin Necas and 2016 first round draft picks Jake Bean and Julien Gauthier. The team also features the seventh overall selection in the 2014, Haydn Fleury and last years stand out Janne Kuokkanen.

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 … Continue Reading

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The Detroit Red Wings will host the 19th annual NHL Prospect Tournament at Centre Ice Arena in Traverse City, MI next month. This year’s tournament is scheduled from September 8 – 12 and will feature teams from Carolina, Columbus, Chicago, Minnesota, Dallas, St. Louis, New York and Detroit. Tickets for the tournament are still available for $10 per day, which covers four games, exclusively at Centre Ice Arena or online at www.centreice.org.

Over the tournament’s history, 552 players have gone on to skate in at least one NHL game, including 26 who … Continue Reading

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The Detroit Red Wings will host a full slate of events in Traverse City this off season including the 2017 Development Camp, the NHL Prospect Tournament and the annual training camp. All events will be held at Centre ICE Arena located in Traverse City, MI.

First up is the NHL Development camp scheduled for July 7-11 and will include players selected in the 2017 NHL Entry draft set to get underway June 23 and 24 in Chicago, IL. Other players from past drafts and free agent tryouts will also participate. A full schedule … Continue Reading

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The Columbus Blue Jackets have announced their 2016 roster for the NHL prospect tournament at Centre ICE arena in Traverse City, MI. The team features  the third overall selection in the 2016 draft, Pierre-Luc Dubois. Also included are the fourteenth overall pick in the 2014 NHL draft, Sonny Milano, who played in three NHL games last year as well as former University of Michigan standout Zach Werenski. Two former Red Wings free agent tryouts –  Darby Llewellyn and Lucas Peressini are also included along with Jeremy Brodeur who is the son of hockey … Continue Reading

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The St. Louis Blues have announced their 2016 roster for the NHL prospect tournament at Centre ICE arena in Traverse City, MI. The team features Jordan Kyrou  and Ivan Barbashev who were taken with the 35th overall  in 2016 and 33rd overall in 2014. Also on the roster is top rated defenseman Jordan Schmaltz who was the 25th overall selection in the 2012 NHL draft and top rated blueliners Vince Dunn and Thomas Vannelli.

This year’s Tournament is scheduled from September 16 – 20 and will feature teams from  Dallas,  Detroit,  … Continue Reading

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Red Wings training camp organizers in conjunction with the Detroit Red Wings have announced the rosters for the fourth annual Alumni and Celebrity game scheduled for September 24th. All players and teams are subject to change depending on availability. Tickets for this event are sold out.

Special jerseys have been designed specifically for the event and fans in attendance will be able to bid on the autographed jerseys during a silent auction that will open one hour before the game and run through the first period. Select jerseys will be available … Continue Reading

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The Dallas Stars have announced their 2016 roster for the NHL prospect tournament at Centre ICE Arena in Traverse City, MI. The team features 2015 first round selection Denis Gurianov and Devin Shore who made his NHL debut last season playing in three games. The Stars are strong in net with top prospects Philippe Desrosiers and Henri Kiviaho leading the way.

This year’s Tournament is scheduled from September 16 – 20 and will feature teams from Dallas, Detroit, Columbus, Chicago, Carolina, Minnesota, New York, and St. Louis. For details on the tournament and ticket … Continue Reading

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The Detroit Red Wings have invited ten free agents to round out their roster for the NHL Prospect Tournament beginning in Traverse City on September 16th.

Among those auditioning are two-way forward Mathew Santos and power forward Luke Coleman (pictured). Also included on this years roster are a handful of players inked to AHL contracts including Mike Borkowski, Kyle Criscuolo, and Matthew Caito.

Following is a review of the invitees (listed alphabetically).

• Mike Borkowski – The 6-foot, 182 pound forward finished his final season with Colgate University before signing a tryout contract with … Continue Reading