Detroit Red Wings Reveal NHL Prospect Tournament Roster
By Daniel Garza
The Detroit Red Wings released their roster on Friday for the upcoming National Hockey League Prospects Tournament
On Sept. 8 the NHL Prospects Tournament will get underway at Centre Ice Arena in Traverse City, Michigan. The Red Wing roster will consist of 26 prospects drafted or signed over the past three years as well as free agent invitees.
Here’s a breakdown of the roster.
Forwards
C Dominic Turgeon-Drafted 2014 Third-round
C Michael Rasmussen-Drafted 2017 First-round
C Axel Holmstrom-Drafted 2014 Seventh-round
C Zach Gallant-Drafted 2017 Third-round
C Brady Gilmour-Drafted 2017 Seventh-round
C Luke Kutkevicius-Free Agent Invitee
LW Dylan Sadowy-Drafted 2014 Third-round (acquired from the San Jose Sharks)
LW Givani Smith-Drafted 2016 Second-round
LW Luke Esposito-Signed in 2017
LW Oliver Castleman-Free Agent Invitee
RW Lane Zablocki-Drafted 2017 Third-round
RW Dominik Shine-Signed in 2017
RW Sean Josling-Free Agent Invitee
RW Evgeny Svechnikov-Drafted 2015 First-round
Defensemen
Filip Hronek-Drafted 2016 Second-round
Vili Saarijarvi-Drafted 2015 Third-round
Libor Sulak-Signed in 2017
Reilly Webb-Drafted 2017 Sixth-round
Dennis Cholowski-Drafted 2016 First-round
Pat McCarron-Signed in 2017
Jordan Sambrook-Drafted 2016 Fifth-round
Cole Fraser-Drafted 2017 Fifth-round
Goalies
Corbin Boes-Free Agent Invitee
Kaden Fulcher-Free Agent Invitee
Matej Machovsky-Signed in 2017
Tournament Info
The prospects tournament is set to get underway on Friday, Sept. 8. There are two divisions in the tournament which consists of four teams each. The Red Wings prospects were placed in a group with the Carolina Hurricanes, Chicago Blackhawks, and New York Rangers.
It is a very brief tournament that only last four days with the title game being played on Tuesday, Sept. 12.
Here’s the full schedule of the Red Wings prospects games.
Friday, Sept. 8 vs. Carolina Hurricanes-7:30
Saturday, Sept. 9 vs. Chicago Blackhawks-4:00
Monday, Sept 11. vs. New York Rangers-7:00
Tuesday, Sept. 12 vs. TBD-TBD
Roster Insights
It’s a talented roster that includes all of the Red Wings first-round picks in the last three years. Michael Rasmussen will have a lot of eyes on him as he looks to make a case for a possible first season in the pro leagues.
Other players who will look to impress are the number of free agent invitees who were invited to participate. This could be their shot at potentially being signed into the Wings farm system.