Jackets' Traverse City Roster & Info about the Invites

The Jackets are the defending champs of the Traverse City prospect tournament, and today they've released their roster:

FORWARD

Kerby Rychel	T.J. Tynan	Oliver Bjorkstrand
Nick Moutrey	Peter Quenneville	Sonny Milano
Paul Bittner	Dante Salituro	Josh Anderson
Julien Pelletier	Christian Isackson	Daniel Zaar
Keegan Kolesar		Kole Sherwood

DEFENSE

Dillon Heatherington	Michael Paliotta
Olivier LeBlanc	Blake Siebenaler
Dean Kukan	Sam Ruopp
Veeti Vainio	Oleg Yevenko
Brandon Crawley

GOALTENDER

Anton Forsberg

Joonas Korpisalo

Among the players listed were three non-roster invites. Here's some background on these players:

Christian Isackson

A former Buffalo Sabres draft pick (7th Round, 2010), Isackson just finished his career at the University of Minnesota, where he was a fourth-line player for the Gophers. He was unable to put up any kind of offensive numbers, though he is known for his playmaking ability. The Jackets would have seen him play while keeping tabs on Mike Reilly and Ryan Collins at Minnesota.

Dante Salituro

Salituro was eligible for this year's draft, but was passed over, mostly likely due to his 5'8", 185lb frame. The center led the Ottawa 67's in scoring this past season, with 37-41-78 in 68 games. He's a player worth tracking at this tournament, and is a candidate to earn an entry-level contract from the Jackets with a successful showing in Traverse City, and with luck, main camp.

Brandon Crawley

A rookie last season with the London Knights, Crawley was another player passed over in the 2015 NHL Draft. He's a defense-first blueliner that plays with an edge. For a smaller guy, he plays a big game.

Salituro and Isackson help fill a gap up the middle for this year's squad, highlighting the need for the Jackets to bulk up the center position in the 2016 Draft.

We'll have a more detailed preview on September 11, the day the tournament starts.