You can feel the excitement ramping up a bit this week as we near the kickoff of the Traverse City prospects tourney this Friday in Traverse City, MI.
Some prospect evaluators are saying this is the strongest Hawk entry into a prospect tourney since perhaps the 2011 London Tourney that featured Brandon Saad and Philip Danault.
All eyes will be trained on highly touted LW and OHL scoring champ Alex DeBrincat, who somewhat underwhelmed in Hawk prospect camp—before elevating his performance in scrimmage action toward the end of camp.
This will also be the 207 debut of last year's revelation, undrafted LW Alex Fortin, who appears to have added significant muscle to his frame since last season. Here is the full Blackhawk roster:
Forwards
# NAME HGHT/WT/AGE LAST YEAR'S CLUB(S)
68 Radovan Bondra 6'5" 220 20 Vancouver, Prince George (WHL)/Rockford (AHL)
41 Cody Caron 6'2" 192 21 Kingston (OHL)
54 Michael Cramarossa 6'0" 190 Kingston (OHL)
12 Alex DeBrincat 5'7" 165 19 Erie (OHL)
84 Alexandre Fortin 6'0" 180 20 Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL)
36 Matthew Highmore 5'10" 186 21 Saint John (QMJHL)
59 Matt Iacopelli 6'3" 206 23 Western Michigan (NCAA)/Rockford (AHL)
62 Luke Johnson 6'0" 194 22 Rockford (AHL)
64 David Kampf 6'2" 192 22 Pirati Chomutov (CZE)
37 Graham Knott 6'4" 195 20 Niagara (OHL)/Windsor (OHL)
26 Anthony Louis 5'8" 158 22 Miami (NCAA)Rockford (AHL)
24 Kyle Maksimovich 5'8" 174 19 Erie (OHL)
78 Nathan Noel 5'10" 179 20 Saint John (QMJHL)
73 Will Pelletier 5'8" 160 24 Norwich (NCAA DIII)/Rockford (AHL)
Defensemen
63 Carl Dahlstrom 6'4" 231 22 Rockford (AHL)
53 David Henley 6'4" 196 20 Val-d'Or (QMJHL)
71 Joey Keane 6'0" 180 18 Barrie (OHL)
76 Robin Norell 5'11" 192 22 Rockford (AHL)
46 Robin Press 6'3" 205 22 Djurgardens (SWE) Indy (ECHL) Rockford (AHL)
52 Darren Raddysh 6'0" 187 21 Erie (OHL)
45 Luc Snuggerud 6'0" 187 21 Nebraska-Omaha (NCAA)/Rockford (AHL)
Goaltenders
60 Collin Delia 6'2" 190 23 Merrimack (NCAA)
33 Wouter Peeters 6'5" 215 19 Jokerit U20 (FIN)
90 Matt Tomkins 6'3" 194 23 Ohio State (NCAA)
The schedule:
2017 NHL PROSPECT TOURNAMENT
TRAVERSE CITY, MI – SEPTEMBER 8-12, 2017
GORDIE HOWE DIVISION
Carolina
Chicago
Detroit
NY Rangers
TED LINDSAY DIVISION
Columbus
Dallas
Minnesota
St. Louis
Friday, September 8
8:30-9:15 a.m. Columbus v. Dallas
9:30-10:15 a.m. St. Louis v. Minnesota
10:30-11:15 a.m. Chicago v. NY Rangers
11:30-12:15 p.m. Carolina v. Detroit
3:30 p.m. Columbus vs. Dallas
4:00 p.m. St. Louis vs. Minnesota
7:00 p.m. Chicago vs. NY Rangers
7:30 p.m. Detroit vs. Carolina
Saturday, September 9
8:30-9:15 a.m. NY Rangers v. Carolina
9:30-10:15 a.m. Chicago v. Detroit
10:30-11:15 a.m. Dallas v. St. Louis
11:30-12:15 p.m. Minnesota v. Columbus
3:30 p.m. Carolina vs. NY Rangers
4:00 p.m. Chicago vs. Detroit
7:00 p.m. Dallas vs. St. Louis
7:30 p.m. Minnesota vs. Columbus
Sunday, September 10
9:30-10:30 a.m. NY Rangers v. Carolina
10:45-11:45 a.m. Chicago v. Detroit
12:00 -1:00 p.m. Dallas v. St. Louis
1:15-2:15 p.m. Minnesota v. Columbus
Monday, September 11
8:30-9:15 a.m. St. Louis v. Columbus
9:30-10:15 a.m. Dallas v. Minnesota
10:30-11:15 a.m. Chicago v. Carolina
11:30-12:15 p.m. NY Rangers v. Detroit
3:00 p.m. St. Louis vs. Columbus David’s
3:30 p.m. Dallas vs. Minnesota West
6:30 p.m. Carolina vs. Chicago David’s
7:00 p.m. NY Rangers vs. Detroit West
Tuesday, September 12
10:00-10:45 a.m. 2nd Lindsay v. 2nd Howe
11:00-11:45 a.m. 1st Howe v. 1st Lindsay
3:00 p.m. 7th place game 4th Lindsay vs. 4th Howe
3:30 p.m. 5th place game 3rd Howe vs. 3rd Lindsay
6:30 p.m. 3rd place game 2nd Lindsay vs. 2nd Howe
7:00 p.m. Championship Game 1st Howe vs. 1st Lindsay
TV coverage/internet streams:
Users in the United States can download the FOX Sports Go app and stream every game of the tournament free of charge, regardless of cable or satellite provider. Look also for streams on team websites.
I will provide reports as I hear them and the games unfold. All for now,
JJ
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