Prospects Ramblings: Traverse City NHL Prospect Tournament Preview
Kevin LeBlanc
2016-09-14
On September 16th, eight NHL teams will send their selected prospect rosters to the 18th Annual NHL Prospect Tournament in Traverse City, Michigan. The tournament consists of two, four-team divisions named for NHL Hall of Famers Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay. Each team will play a round-robin schedule within their division, with the division winners playing for the Matthew Wuest Memorial Cup in the Championship.
| Gordie Howe Division | Ted Lindsay Division | ||||||
| Columbus Blue Jackets | Carolina Hurricanes | ||||||
| Chicago Blackhawks | Minnesota Wild | ||||||
| St. Louis Blues | Dallas Stars | ||||||
| Detroit Red Wings | New York Rangers |
Traverse City By the Numbers
Total players on a Traverse City roster who were NHL draft picks: 112
Number of players drafted in 2016 playing in Traverse City: 25
Team with the most drafted players on their Traverse City roster: Carolina, 18
Highest drafted player playing in the tournament: Pierre-Luc Dubois – CBJ, 3rd Overall – 2016
Team Breakdowns:
Carolina Hurricanes
| Forwards | Drafted | Defense | Drafted | Goaltenders | Drafted | ||
| Clark Bishop |
2014, 7th Overall |
Jake Bean |
2016, 13th Overall |
Callum Booth |
2015, 93rd Overall |
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| Hudson Elynuik |
2016, 74th Overall |
Noah Carroll |
2016, 164th Overall |
Jeremy Helvig |
2016, 134th Overall |
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| Mike Ferrantino | Undrafted | Haydn Fleury |
2014, 7th Overall |
Alex Nedeljkovic |