Several Dogs attending NHL rookie camps

NHL.com

A sign that things are much more normal this year than last: NHL prospect camps and tournaments are back.

Among the events making a return is the Traverse City Prospect Tournament, which began on Thursday in Michigan. This year's tournament features the Columbus Blue Jackets, Toronto Maple Leafs, Dallas Stars, St. Louis Blues and the Detroit Red Wings. The event comes to an end on Monday.

Notable names for Sea Dogs followers include:

Columbus Blue Jackets: Peter Reynolds

Detroit Red Wings: Joe Veleno

Toronto Maple Leafs: William Villeneuve and Cedric Pare

College hockey players are not attending with school back in session, meaning Saint John draft pick and Blue Jackets prospect Guillaume Richard, a Providence College commit, is not participating.

The Arizona Coyotes are hosting the Arizona Rookie Faceoff, which features teams from the Coyotes, Anaheim Ducks, Colorado Avalanche, Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks and Vegas Golden Knights. Notable names include:

Anaheim Ducks: Nathan Larose

Colorado Avalanche: Shane Bowers (yeah, we're including him)

San Jose Sharks: Zachary Emond

Vladislav Kotkov is not attending Sharks camp with hopes, reportedly, of heading to the KHL.

The Buffalo Sabres are hosting a three-team Prospects Challenge, which also features squads from the Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils. The event began Friday and ends Sunday. There is one notable player participating:

Buffalo Sabres: Charlie DesRoches

The Tampa Bay Lightning are hosting a Prospect Showcase Tournament Sept. 18-21. Along with the Lightning, the Carolina Hurricanes, Florida Panthers and Nashville Predators are all taking part. Notable names include:

Carolina Hurricanes: Bobby Orr

Tampa Bay Lightning: Maxim Cajkovic and Cam MacDonald

The Montreal Canadiens and the Ottawa Senators prospects will take part in a home-and-home series. Games are Saturday in Ottawa and Monday in Montreal. On Tuesday, the Habs will face a team of U Sports players. Notables include:

Montreal Canadiens: Joshua Roy and Isiah Campbell

The Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers will also play a home-and-home. The first game is Saturday in Calgary and the second on Monday in Edmonton. Players with Sea Dogs connections include:

Calgary Flames: Ryan Francis, Yan Kuznetsov and Jeremie Poirier

Edmonton Oilers: Brady Burns and Ostap Safin

A few other notables from around the NHL...

New York Rangers: Morgan Barron (we'll include him too!)

Washington Capitals: Jake Massie (oh yeah!)

Did we miss anyone? Drop a comment if so.