RANGERS ANNOUNCE 2017 TRAVERSE CITY TOURNAMENT ROSTER
Annual prospect tournament begins September 8;
Prospects will skate at MSG Training Center on Thursday, Sept. 7 at 11:00 a.m.
BY: The New York Rangers
NEW YORK, August 30, 2017 – The New York Rangers have announced their roster for the 2017 Traverse City Tournament in Traverse City, Michigan. The Blueshirts are making their 11th consecutive appearance in the eight-team tournament, which is set to begin on Friday, September 8.
New York’s roster features 23 prospects (14 forwards, seven defensemen, and two goaltenders), including both of the Rangers’ first round selections in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, Lias Andersson and Filip Chytil. In addition to Andersson and Chytil, the Rangers’ fourth round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, Brandon Crawley, will participate in the tournament. Ten of the 23 prospects on the Rangers’ roster for the tournament were NHL Entry Draft picks of the team. Also, eight of the players on the Blueshirts’ roster for the tournament signed with the Rangers as free agents, including defensemen Alexei Bereglazov, Vince Pedrie, and Neal Pionk. Several of the prospects on this year’s roster also represented the Rangers at the 2016 Traverse City Tournament, including 2016 draft picks Sean Day, Tim Gettinger, and Ty Ronning.
The Rangers are one of four teams that comprise the Gordie Howe Division, along with the Carolina Hurricanes, Chicago Blackhawks, and Detroit Red Wings. The Blueshirts begin the tournament with a contest against Chicago on Friday, September 8 at 7:00 p.m. New York will face Carolina on Saturday, September 9 at 3:30 p.m. and Detroit on Monday, September 11 at 7:00 p.m. Following their three round-robin games, the Rangers will have a placement game against a team from the Ted Lindsay Division on Tuesday, September 12.
Over the ten years, the Rangers have previously participated in the Traverse City Tournament, they have reached the Championship Game twice and won the Tournament in 2007. Current Blueshirts such as Ryan McDonagh, Kevin Hayes, J.T. Miller, Brady Skjei, Jimmy Vesey, Pavel Buchnevich, Jesper Fast, and Marc Staal all represented the team at the tournament in recent years.
In every year since the team began participating in the Traverse City Tournament in 2006, at least one Rangers prospect who represented the team in the tournament also played in an NHL game with the Rangers during the same season.
PLAYERS WHO APPEARED IN THE TRAVERSE CITY TOURNAMENT AND ALSO PLAYED WITH THE RANGERS IN THE SAME SEASON |
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TOURNAMENT YEAR/NHL SEASON | PLAYER(S) |
2006 Tournament/2006-07 season | Ryan Callahan, Brandon Dubinsky |
2007 Tournament/2007-08 season | Brandon Dubinsky, Lauri Korpikoski, Marc Staal |
2008 Tournament/2008-09 season | Artem Anisimov |
2009 Tournament/2009-10 season | Michael Del Zotto, Chad Johnson |
2010 Tournament/2010-11 season | Evgeny Grachev, Ryan McDonagh, Derek Stepan |
2011 Tournament/2011-12 season | Tim Erixon, Carl Hagelin |
2013 Tournament/2013-14 season | Conor Allen, Jesper Fast |
2014 Tournament/2014-15 season | Anthony Duclair, Kevin Hayes, Mackenzie Skapski |
2015 Tournament/2015-16 season | Brady Skjei |
2016 Tournament/2016-17 season | Pavel Buchnevich, Cristoval Nieves, Jimmy Vesey |
*The Traverse City Tournament did not take place in 2012
2017 Traverse City Tournament – Rangers Schedule
Day | Date | Opponent | Time (ET) |
Friday | September 8 | Chicago | 7:00 p.m. |
Saturday | September 9 | Carolina | 3:30 p.m. |
Monday | September 11 | Detroit | 7:00 p.m. |
Tuesday | September 12 | Placement Game | TBD |
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