Buffalo Sabres 2011 Prospect Tournament Roster
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The Buffalo Sabres have announced their 2011 roster for the NHL prospect tournament at Centre I.C.E. arena in Traverse City, MI. The team features first round draft choices Mark Pysyk (2010) and Zack Kassian (2009). The roster also features twenty players drafted by the Sabres and just four undrafted free agent tryouts – the lowest of any roster in the tournament. This year’s Tournament is scheduled from September 10 – 14 and will feature teams from Dallas, Detroit, Columbus, Buffalo, Carolina, Minnesota, New York, and St. Louis. For details on the tournament and ticket information please click here.
| NO. | PROSPECT NAME | POS | HT | WT | DRAFTED | 2010-11 TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORWARDS | ||||||
| 72 | Luke Adam | C | 6.02 | 203 | BUF-08 (2-44) | Portland (AHL) |
| 34 | Steven Beyers * | RW | 5.11 | 165 | — | Barrie (OHL) |
| 45 | Riley Boychuk | LW | 6.05 | 220 | BUF-10 (7-208) | Portland (WHL) |
| 43 | Daniel Catenacci | C | 5.10 | 180 | BUF-11 (3-77) | Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) |
| 82 | Marcus Foligno | LW | 6.03 | 216 | BUF-09 (4-104) | Sudbury (OHL) |
| 41 | Cedrick Henley | LW | 6.05 | 196 | BUF-10 (6-173) | Val d’Or (QMJHL) |
| 54 | Zack Kassian | RW | 6.03 | 215 | BUF-09 (1-13) | Windsor (OHL) |
| 83 | Jacob Legace | LW | 5.11 | 190 | BUF-08 (5-134) | Portland (AHL) |
| 48 | Jonathan Parker * | RW | 5.10 | 195 | — | Prince Albert (WHL) |
| 56 | Steven Shipley | C | 6.02 | 200 | BUF-10 (4-98) | Niagra (OHL) |
| 32 | Kevin Sundher | C | 6.00 | 188 | BUF-10 (3-75) | Chilliwack (WHL) |
| 49 | Gregg Sutch | RW | 6.02 | 190 | BUF-10 (5-143) | Mississauga (OHL) |
| 38 | Shawn Szydlowski | RW | 6.00 | 208 | — | Erie (OHL) |
| 78 | Corey Tropp | RW | 6.00 | 185 | BUF-07 (3-89) | Portland (AHL) |
| 84 | Phil Varone * | C | 5.10 | 186 | SJ-09 (5-147) | Erie (OHL) |
| DEFENSEMEN | ||||||
| 70 | Alex Biega | D | 5.10 | 191 | BUF-06 (5-147) | Portland (AHL) |
| 62 | Nick Crawford | D | 6.01 | 183 | BUF-08 (6-164) | Portland (AHL) |
| 64 | Corey Fienhage | D | 6.03 | 215 | BUF-08 (3-81) | Kamloops (WHL) |
| 74 | Jerome Gauthier-Leduc | D | 6.01 | 176 | BUF-10 (3-68) | Rimouski (QMJHL) |
| 51 | Alex Lepkowski | D | 6.03 | 216 | BUF-11 (5-137) | Saginaw (OHL) |
| 47 | Matt MacKenzie | D | 6.02 | 198 | BUF-10 (3-83) | Calgary (WHL) |
| 81 | Brayden McNabb | D | 6.04 | 210 | BUF-09 (3-66) | Kootenay (WHL) |
| 53 | Mark Pysyk | D | 6.01 | 188 | BUF-10 (1-23) | Edmonton (WHL) |
| GOALTENDERS | ||||||
| 50 | Nathan Lieuwen | G | 6.05 | 192 | BUF-11 (6-167) | Kootney (WHL) |
| 60 | Ryan Rondeau * | G | 6.00 | 175 | — | Yale (NCAA) |
* denotes free agent tryout
** All Rosters are in draft form and are subject to change.
Negro said:
Jan 25, 13 at 6:39 amI’ve expected this move for some time. I fguried if Grachev didn’t make the NHL roster he would be sent to Hartford for further development. However, based on the positive reviews I heard of his camp, I could easily see Tortorella pushing Grachev ahead of Prospal and Lisin for the avalible left wing spot. We already know Tortorella loves youth and wants to get more kids in the lineup. On a side note; I remember reading something a few months ago that should make every ranger fan proud; I read that some pundits thought John Tavares skills were overblown and he was only playing so well because of a “highly skilled winger in Evgeny Grachev.”. This makes me pumped, I could get used to a Grachev-Dubinsky/Anisimov-Gaborik line.