Buffalo Sabres 2014 NHL Prospect Tournament Roster
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The Buffalo Sabres have announced their 201 roster for the NHL prospect tournament at Centre I.C.E. arena in Traverse City, MI. The team features the second overall selection in the 2014 NHL draft in Sam Reinhart. Also participating are first round draft choices Joel Armia (2011), Rasmus Ristolainen (2013) and Nikita Zadorov (2013). The roster also features three players who have seen time in the NHL including Ristolainen (34 games), Zadorov (7 games), and Jake McCabe (7 games for Minnesota).
This year’s Tournament is scheduled from September 12 – 16 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 | 2013-14 TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORWARDS | ||||||
| 33 | Joel Armia | RW | 6.03 | 187 | BUF-11 (1-16) | Rochester (AHL) |
| 15 | Justin Bailey | RW | 6.03 | 199 | BUF-13 (2-52) | Kitchener (OHL) |
| 73 | Nicholas Baptiste | RW | 6.01 | 189 | BUF-13 (3-69) | Sudbury (OHL) |
| 62 | Joseph Blandisi * | RW | 6.00 | 205 | COL-12 (6-162) | Ottawa (OHL) |
| 48 | William Carrier | LW | 6.01 | 194 | STL-13 (2-57) | Cape Breton (QMJHL) |
| 43 | Daniel Catenacci | C | 5.10 | 191 | BUF-11 (3-77) | Rochester (AHL) |
| 46 | Eric Cornel | C | 6.02 | 184 | BUF-14 (2-44) | Peterborough (OHL) |
| 75 | Colin Jacobs | C | 6.01 | 215 | BUF-11 (4-107) | Rochester (AHL) |
| 70 | Michael Joly * | RW | 5.10 | 172 | — | Rimouski (QMJHL) |
| 74 | Vaclav Karabacek | RW | 6.00 | 190 | BUF-14 (2-49) | Gatineau (QMJHL) |
| 42 | Justin Kea | C | 6.04 | 201 | BUF-12 (3-73) | Saginaw (OHL) |
| 53 | Brendan Lemieux | LW | 6.00 | 186 | BUF-14 (2-31) | Barrie (OHL) |
| 23 | Sam Reinhart | C | 6.01 | 182 | BUF-14 (1-2) | Kootenay (WHL) |
| 52 | Jack Rodewald * | RW | 6.02 | 195 | — | Moose Jaw (WHL) |
| 71 | Jordan Samuels-Thomas | LW | 6.04 | 190 | ATL-09 (7-203) | Quinnipiac (NCAA) |
| DEFENSEMEN | ||||||
| 67 | Brady Austin | D | 6.04 | 225 | BUF-12 (7-193) | London (OHL) |
| 56 | Ryan MacKinnon * | D | 5.11 | 193 | — | Rimouski (QMJHL) |
| 54 | Brycen Martin | D | 6.02 | 185 | BUF-14 (3-74) | Swift Current (WHL) |
| 29 | Jake McCabe | D | 6.01 | 210 | BUF-12 (2-44) | Wisconsin (NCAA) |
| 55 | Rasmus Ristolainen | D | 6.04 | 219 | BUF-13 (1-8) | Buffalo (NHL) |
| 83 | Jared Walsh * | D | 5.11 | 175 | — | Mississauga (OHL) |
| 51 | Nikita Zadorov | D | 6.05 | 220 | BUF-13 (1-16) | London (OHL) |
| GOALTENDERS | ||||||
| 60 | Francois Brassard * | G | 6.02 | 165 | OTT-12 (6-166) | Quebec (QMJHL) |
| 35 | Andrey Makarov | G | 6.01 | 193 | — | Fort Wayne (ECHL) |
* denotes free agent tryout
** All Rosters are in draft form and are subject to change.