Brace yourself. Here comes a stampede of young Buffalo thoroughbreds!


Here come the Edmonton Oilers of The East! The Oilers wish they had Buffalo's depth and D and goaltending. NHL suits and scouts are admittedly drooling all over themselves right now at Darcy Regier's cache of sleek, sophisticated, high powered, lethal weapons.

The Sabres youth movement will be invading Traverse City, Michigan on storm on September 5th! I hope they are ready fro what's about to happen!

Its time for the Sabres prospects to defend their 2011 T-City Championship!


Here's your roster:


Mark Pysyk

#3 Mark PYSYK of Sherwood Park, AB; drafted 2010 (23rd overall); D; 6’1’’, 193; Roch. (AHL) #TraverseCity #Blueprint pic.twitter.com/Ib2Btrrfrf

— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) August 20, 2013

Chad Ruhwedel

#5 Chad RUHWEDEL of San Diego, CA; undrafted; D; 5’11’’, 182; UMass-Lowell (H-East) #TraverseCity #Blueprint pic.twitter.com/sSMv59vGz4

— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) August 20, 2013

Kevin Sundher

#13 Kevin SUNDHER of Surrey, BC; drafted 2010 (75th); C; 6’0’’, 181; Roch. (AHL) #TraverseCity #Blueprint pic.twitter.com/eUjIvh1TEZ

— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) August 20, 2013

Justin Bailey

#15 Justin BAILEY of Buffalo, NY; drafted 2013 (52nd); RW; 6’3’’, 188; Kitchener (OHL) #TraverseCity #Blueprint pic.twitter.com/YTcBGhsXT3

— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) August 20, 2013

Johan Larsson

#22 Johan LARSSON of Sweden; drafted 2010 (56th) by #MNWild; LW; 5’10’’, 200; Houston (AHL) #TraverseCity #Blueprint pic.twitter.com/puft3IO322

— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) August 20, 2013

Mikhail Grigorenko

#25 Mikhail GRIGORENKO of Russia; drafted 2012 (12th); C; 6’3’’, 215; Quebec (QMJHL) #TraverseCity #Blueprint pic.twitter.com/6pLbdAWHpy

— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) August 20, 2013

Zemgus Girgensons

#28 Zemgus GIRGENSONS of Latvia; drafted 2012 (14th); C; 6’1’’, 188; Roch. (AHL) #TraverseCity #Blueprint pic.twitter.com/9eJ4qUuBA2

— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) August 20, 2013

Joel Armia

#33 Joel ARMIA of Finland; drafted 2011 (16th); RW; 6’3’’, 187; Assat (SM-liiga) #TraverseCity #Blueprint pic.twitter.com/pkFmMtJhD8

— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) August 20, 2013

Jerome Gauthier-Leduc

#34 Jerome GAUTHIER-LEDUC of Quebec City; drafted 2010 (68th); D; 6’1’’, 190, Roch. (AHL) #TraverseCity #Blueprint pic.twitter.com/R9iWVDSALB

— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) August 20, 2013

Andrey Makarov

#35 Andrey MAKAROV of Russia; undrafted; G; 6’1’’, 188; Saskatoon (WHL) #TraverseCity #Blueprint pic.twitter.com/nV6Rjj5vgQ

— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) August 20, 2013

Connor Boland

#42 Connor BOLAND of Whitby, ON; undrafted; D; 6’2’’, 200; Peterborough (OHL) #TraverseCity #Blueprint pic.twitter.com/KWglBJoy7w

— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) August 20, 2013

Dan Catenacci

#43 Dan CATENACCI of Richmond Hill, ON; drafted 2011 (77); C; 6’0’’, 187; Owen Sound (OHL) #TraverseCity #Blueprint pic.twitter.com/poLqImG0yM

— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) August 20, 2013

Logan Nelson

#45 Logan NELSON of Rogers, MN; drafted 2012 (133rd); C; 6’1’’, 186; Victoria (WHL) #TraverseCity #Blueprint pic.twitter.com/8cbCXEfyKT

— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) August 20, 2013

Connor Knapp

#49 Connor KNAPP of York, NY; drafted 2009 (164th); G; 6’6’’, 219; Roch. (AHL) #TraverseCity #Blueprint pic.twitter.com/CnsRl1WWWm

— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) August 20, 2013

Nathan Lieuwen

#50 Nathan LIEUWEN of Abbotsford, BC; drafted 2011 (167th); G; 6’5’’, 186; Roch. (AHL) #TraverseCity #Blueprint pic.twitter.com/60VXBAGPJR

— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) August 20, 2013

Alex Lepkowski

#51 Alex LEPKOWSKI of West Seneca, NY; drafted 2011 (137th); D; 6’4’’, 203; Barrie (OHL) #TraverseCity #Blueprint pic.twitter.com/G9GabgkK5H

— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) August 20, 2013

Rasmus Ristolainen

#55 Rasmus RISTOLAINEN of Finland; drafted 2013 (8th); D; 6’4’’, 224; TPS (SM-liiga) #TraverseCity #Blueprint pic.twitter.com/zy1O6NzU6o

— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) August 20, 2013

Freddie Roy

#58 Frederick ROY of Montreal, QC; undrafted; LW; 5’10’’, 168; Roch. (AHL) #TraverseCity #Blueprint pic.twitter.com/ztVbmVTweE

— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) August 20, 2013

Nikita Zadorov

#61 Nikita ZADOROV of Russia; drafted 2013 (16th); D; 6’5’’, 219; London (OHL) #TraverseCity #Blueprint pic.twitter.com/nIO4RamAHL

— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) August 20, 2013

Justin Kea

#64 Justin KEA of Woodville, ON; drafted 2012 (73rd); C; 6’4’’, 213; Saginaw (OHL) #TraverseCity #Blueprint pic.twitter.com/FffNkAupMH

— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) August 20, 2013

Brady Austin

#67 Brady AUSTIN of Bobcaygeon, ON; drafted 2012 (193rd); D; 6’3’’, 232; Belleville (OHL) #TraverseCity #Blueprint pic.twitter.com/vqVU3RpKMX

— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) August 20, 2013

Nick Bapstiste

#73 Nicholas BAPTISTE of Ottawa, ON; drafted 2013 (69th); RW; 6’0’’, 191; Sudbury (OHL) #TraverseCity #Blueprint pic.twitter.com/YS5JCyUIsw

— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) August 20, 2013

Colin Jacobs

#75 Colin JACOBS of Coppell, TX; drafted 2011 (107th); C; 6’1’’, 211; Prince George (WHL) #TraverseCity #Blueprint pic.twitter.com/4iSFarx2Iu

— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) August 20, 2013

Eric Locke

#79 Eric LOCKE of Mount Holly, NJ; drafted 2013 (189th); C; 5’10’’, 183; Saginaw (OHL) #TraverseCity #Blueprint pic.twitter.com/U0GYA8NUN3

— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) August 20, 2013

The eight-team tournament features the top prospects from the Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings, Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild, St. Louis Blues, Carolina Hurricanes, Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Rangers.



The Sabres are the defending champions after defeating the New York Rangers,5-2, in the championship game of the 2011 tournament. The 2013 NHL Prospects Tournament format divides the eight-team field into two separate four-team divisions. The Gordie Howe Division will feature Detroit, Dallas, Minnesota and St. Louis. The Ted Lindsay Division will be comprised of Buffalo, Carolina, Columbus and New York. Teams will play a round-robin format by facing-off against each team within their division before a crossover on the final day of the tournament that concludes with the Howe and Lindsay division winners battling in the championship game on Monday, September 9.


Tickets for the tournament are $10 per day (four games each day) and are currently on sale exclusively at Centre ICE Arena. For more information on tickets, visit www.centreice.org.



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