Red Wings release 2017 NHL Prospects Tournament roster
By @StefanKubus –
The Red Wings have announced the crop of talent that will be heading to Traverse City to compete in the annual NHL Prospects Tournament.
Former first-round picks Michael Rasmussen (2017), Dennis Cholowski (2016) and Evgeny Svechnikov (2015) highlight the list.
Pinckney native and Northern Michigan alum Dominik Shine (free agent signing, 2017) was also invited, as was Saginaw Spirit forward Brady Gilmour (3rd round, 2017)
The tournament takes place Sept. 8-12 at Centre Ice Arena. Fans can purchase tickets for $10 per day – good for all four games that day.
Here’s the full list of invitees:
| # | NAME | Pos. | 2016-17 Team | Acquired |
| 23 | Dominic Turgeon | C | Grand Rapids (AHL) | 2014 3rd round (63rd overall) |
| 24 | Filip Hronek | D | Saginaw (OHL) | 2016 2nd round (53rd overall) |
| 27 | Michael Rasmussen | C | Tri-City (WHL) | 2017 1st round (9th overall) |
| 29 | Vili Saarijarvi | D | Mississauga (OHL) | 2015 3rd round (73rd overall) |
| 36 | Corbin Boes | G | Dalhousie (CIS) | Free Agent Invitee |
| 44 | Dylan Sadowy | LW | Grand Rapids (AHL) | Trade w/ San Jose, 5/26/16 |
| 46 | Lane Zablocki | RW | Regina/Red Deer (WHL) | 2017 3rd round (79th overall) |
| 47 | Libor Sulak | D | Orli Znojmo (Austria) | Signed by Detroit, 5/24/17 |
| 48 | Givani Smith | LW | Guelph (OHL) | 2016 2nd round (46th overall) |
| 49 | Axel Holmstrom | C | Skelleftea (SHL) | 2014 7th round (196th overall) |
| 50 | Reilly Webb | D | Hamilton (OHL) | 2017 6th round (164th overall) |
| 53 | Dennis Cholowski | D | St. Cloud State (NCHC) | 2016 1st round (20th overall) |
| 54 | Pat McCarron | D | Cornell (ECAC) | Signed by Griffins, 3/28/17 |
| 56 | Dominik Shine | RW | Northern Michigan (WCHA) | Signed by Griffins, 3/14/17 |
| 58 | Luke Esposito | LW | Harvard (ECAC) | Signed by Griffins, 4/12/17 |
| 60 | Kaden Fulcher | G | Hamilton (OHL) | Free Agent Invitee |
| 63 | Jordan Sambrook | D | Erie (OHL) | 2016 5th round (137th overall) |
| 64 | Zach Gallant | C | Peterborough (OHL) | 2017 3rd round (83rd overall) |
| 67 | Brady Gilmour | C | Saginaw (OHL) | 2017 7th round (193rd overall) |
| 68 | Matej Machovsky | G | Plzen (Czech) | Signed by Detroit, 5/2/17 |
| 70 | Oliver Castleman | LW | Niagara (OHL) | Free Agent Invitee |
| 74 | Cole Fraser | D | Peterborough (OHL) | 2017 5th round (131st overall) |
| 75 | Isaac Johnson | LW | Des Moines (USHL) | Free Agent Invitee |
| 76 | Sean Josling | RW | Sarnia (OHL) | Free Agent Invitee |
| 77 | Evgeny Svechnikov | RW | Grand Rapids (AHL) | 2015 1st round (19th overall) |
| 78 | Luke Kutkevicius | C | Hamilton (OHL) | Free Agent Invitee |