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Today begins the start of the annual NHL Prospect Tournament in Traverse City, Michigan. Prospects of the Columbus Blue Jackets organization will be lead by John Madden, head coach of the Cleveland Monsters. Joining him behind the bench will be Steve McCarthy (assistant for Cleveland), Carey Krug (assistant for Cleveland), Chris Clark (CBJ development coach), Gregory Campbell (CBJ development coach), and Jarkko Ruutu (CBJ development coach).
The Blue Jackets will play in the Gordie Howe Division against the Carolina Hurricanes, Chicago Blackhawks, and St. Louis Blues.
Blue Jackets Tournament Schedule
Friday, Sept 7
4 pm at Chicago (West Rink)
Columbus (4) – Chicago (3) – W
Goals from Sam Dove-McFalls, Keoni Texeira, Kevin Stenlund, and Sam Vigneault.
Saturday, Sept 8
3:30 pm at St. Louis (West Rink)
Columbus (5) – St. Louis (3) – W
Goals from Sam Vigneault (2), Jordan Sambrook, Kevin Stenlund, Garret Cockerill
Monday, Sept 10
7 pm vs Carolina (David’s Rink)
Columbus (4) – Carolina (1) – W
Goals from Nikita Korostelev, Kevin Stenlund, Kole Sherwood, Eric Robinson
Tuesday, Sept 11
7:30 pm vs Detroit
Columbus (7) – Detroit (3) – W – the “W” in “win” stands for “WEEEE ARE THE CHAMPIONS”
Goals from Kevin Stenlund (2), Eric Robinson, Sam Vigneault, Trey Fix-Wolansky, Garret Cockerill, and Kole Sherwood.
Click here for a complete schedule of all the games going on during the Traverse City Tournament.
Below is the Roster of prospects in attendance for the Blue Jackets.
Forwards
Samuel Asselin
Birthplace: L’Assomption, QC
Birthdate: 07/01/1998
Height: 5’9”
Weight: 172
Tournament stats: 4gp, 0g, 0a, 0p, 2 pim, 1 shot
Lucas Chiodo
Birthplace: Churchill, ON
Birthdate: 10/31/1998
Height: 5’6”
Weight: 157
Tournament stats: 2gp, 0g, 1a, 1p, 0pim, 1 shot
Jonathan Davidsson
Birthplace: Tyreso, SWE
Birthdate: 03/12/1997
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 185
Tournament stats: 3gp, 0g, 2a, 2p, 0pim, 2 shots
Samuel Dove-McFalls
Birthplace: Montreal, QC
Birthdate: 04/10/1997
Height: 6’2”
Weight: 207
Tournament Stats: 2gp, 1g, 0a, 1p, 0pim, 1 shot
Trey Fix-Wolansky
Birthplace: Edmonton, AB
Birthdate: 05/26/1999
Height: 5’7”
Weight: 188
Tournament Stats: 4gp, 1g, 4a, 5p, 2pim, 5 shots
Maxime Fortier
Birthplace: Montreal, QC
Birthdate: 12/15/1997
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 183
Tournament Stats: 4gp, 0g, 1a, 1p, 0pim, 1 shot
Liam Foudy
Birthplace: Scarborough, ON
Birthdate: 02/04/2000
Height: 6’0”
Weight: 174
Tournament Stats: 4gp, 0g, 1a, 1p, 2pim, 6 shots
Nikita Korostelev
Birthplace: Moskva, RUS
Birthdate: 02/08/1997
Height: 6’1”
Weight: 209 lbs
Tournament Stats: 3gp, 1g, 1a, 2p, 2pim, 3 shots
Billy Moskal
Birthplace: Sudbury, ON
Birthdate: 03/22/2000
Height: 6’0”
Weight: 176
Tournament Stats: 3gp, 0g, 0a, 0p, 0pim, 0 shot
Eric Robinson
Birthplace: Bellmawr, NJ
Birthdate: 06/14/1995
Height: 6’2”
Weight: 201
Tournament Stats: 4gp, 2g, 1a, 3p, 4pim, 8 shots
Kole Sherwood
Birthplace: New Albany, OH
Birthdate: 01/22/1997
Height: 6’1”
Weight: 196
Tournament Stats: 4gp, 2g, 2a, 4p, 4pim, 7 shots
Yegor Sokolov
Birthplace: Yekaterinburg, RUS
Birthdate: 06/07/2000
Height: 6’4”
Weight: 223
Tournament Stats: 3gp, 0g, 0a, 0p, 2pim, 3 shots
Kevin Stenlund
Birthplace: Stockholm, SWE
Birthdate: 09/20/1996
Height 6’4”
Weight: 209
Tournament Stats: 4gp, 5g, 2a, 7p, 6pim, 7 shots
Sam Vigneault
Birthplace: Baie-Comeau, QC
Birthdate: 09/07/1995
Height: 6’5”
Weight: 203
Tournament Stats: 4gp, 4g, 1a, 5p, 0pim, 5 shots
Defense
Ryan Collins
Birthplace: Bloomington, MN
Birthdate: 05/06/1996
Height: 6’5”
Weight: 211
Tournament Stats: 4gp, 0g, 0a, 0p, 9pim, 4 shots
Garret Cockerill
Birthplace: Brighton, MI
Birthdate: 02/19/1994
Height: 6’0”
Weight: 201
Tournament Stats: 4gp, 2g, 0a, 2p, 2pim, 8 shots
Sam Dunn
Birthplace: Bewdley, ON
Birthdate: 03/11/1998
Height: 6’2”
Weight: 194
Tournament Stats: 1gp, 0g, 0a, 0p, 0pim, 0 shots
William Lochead
Birthplace: London, ON
Birthdate: 03/30/1998
Height: 6’0”
Weight: 194
Tournament Stats: 2gp, 0g, 0a, 0p, 2pim, 1 shot
Michael Prapavessis
Birthplace: Oakville, ON
Birthdate: 01/07/1996
Height: 6’2”
Weight: 185
Tournament Stats: 4gp, 0g, 2a, 2p, 2pim, 1 shot
Jordan Sambrook
Birthplace: Markham, ON
Birthdate: 04/11/1998
Height: 6’2”
Weight: 187 lbs
Tournament Stats: 4gp, 1g, 3a, 4p, 6pim, 1 shot
Keoni Texeira
Birthplace: Fontana, CA
Birthdate: 03/24/1997
Height: 6’0”
Weight: 209
Tournament Stats: 3gp, 1g, 0a, 1p, 2pim, 3 shots
Justin Wade
Birthplace: Aurora, IL
Birthdate: 04/13/1994
Height: 6’2”
Weight: 220
Tournament Stats: 3gp, 0g, 0a, 0p, 6pim, 0 shots
Goaltenders
Matiss Kivlenieks
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
Birthdate: 08/26/1996
Height: 6’2”
Weight: 185
Tournament Stats: 3 gp, 3 wins, 0 losses, 7 GA, 2.33 GAA, 54 sv, 180:00 min
Joseph Raaymakers
Birthplace: Chatham, ON
Birthdate: 03/17/1998
Height: 6’0”
Weight: 185
Tournament Stats: 1 gp, 1 win, 0 losses, 3 GA, 3.00 GAA, 17 sv, 60:00 min