16 members of the Sea Dogs who are eligible to return this season are
taking part in NHL rookie camps this week. All of them except Nathan Beaulieu –
who will be departing shortly for Montreal Canadiens camp – had departed from
the team before last night’s game in Bathurst.
There are three main tournaments – the Traverse City
Prospects Tournament held in Traverse City, Michigan, the Ontario Rookie
Tournament held in Oshawa, Ont., and the Penticton Young Stars Tournament held
in Penticton, BC.
The Penticton Young Stars Tournament doesn’t start until
tomorrow.
Here is the schedule for day one of the Traverse City
Tournament (all times local):
3:30 PM Minnesota vs. Buffalo (Davids)
4:00 PM Dallas vs. Carolina (Huntington)
7:00 PM NY Rangers vs. St. Louis (Davids)
7:30 PM Detroit vs Columbus (Huntington)
3:30 PM Minnesota vs. Buffalo (Davids)
4:00 PM Dallas vs. Carolina (Huntington)
7:00 PM NY Rangers vs. St. Louis (Davids)
7:30 PM Detroit vs Columbus (Huntington)
According to NHL.com, “Columbus, Detroit, Buffalo
and defending champion Minnesota will compete in the Howe Division. The Gretzky
Division will feature prospects from the Hurricanes, Blues, Stars and Rangers.”
Current and former Sea Dogs who will be playing in the
tournament are: Zach Phillips (Minnesota), Scott Oke (Dallas), Stephen MacAulay
(St. Louis), Ryan Tesink (St. Louis), Tomas Jurco (Detroit), Mathieu Corbeil
(Columbus), and Mike Thomas (Columbus).
If you have the NHL Network, they will be airing the
Blues – Rangers game tonight at 8pm AST.
The other tournament that gets going today is the
Oshawa Rookie Tournament. The Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple
Leafs, Ottawa Senators and Chicago Blackhawks will all take part.
Today’s games see the Pittsburgh Penguins take on the
Ottawa Senators and the Chicago Blackhawks face the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The Penguins game begins at 3pm AST at General Motors
Place. Defensemen Simon Despres and Alex Grant and forward Nick Petersen are
all on the Penguins tournament roster.
Here is Despres speaking with PensTV before the team
departed to Oshawa yesterday.
According to the Penguins website, “all
three games (of the Penguins) will air on Penguins HD Radio (WXDX FM HD-2 and
streamed live on www.pittsburghpenguins.com). Steve Mears and two-time Stanley
Cup champion Phil Bourque will broadcast the action. Full tournament coverage
can also be found at www.pittsburghpenguins.com.”
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