Columbus Blue Jackets 2016 NHL Prospect Tournament Roster
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The Columbus Blue Jackets have announced their 2016 roster for the NHL prospect tournament at Centre ICE arena in Traverse City, MI. The team features the third overall selection in the 2016 draft, Pierre-Luc Dubois. Also included are the fourteenth overall pick in the 2014 NHL draft, Sonny Milano, who played in three NHL games last year as well as former University of Michigan standout Zach Werenski. Two former Red Wings free agent tryouts – Darby Llewellyn and Lucas Peressini are also included along with Jeremy Brodeur who is the son of hockey hall of fame netminder Martin Brodeur.
This year’s Tournament is scheduled from September 16 – 20 and will feature teams from Dallas, Detroit, Columbus, Chicago, 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 | 2015-16 TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORWARDS | ||||||
| 79 | Vitaly Abramov | RW | 5.09 | 172 | CBJ-16 (3-65) | Gatineau (QMJHL) |
| 76 | Francis Beauvillier * | C | 6.01 | 193 | FL-12 (6-174) | New Brunswick (CIS) |
| 57 | Paul Bittner | LW | 6.04 | 205 | CBJ-15 (2-38) | Portland (WHL) |
| 18 | Pierre-Luc Dubois | LW | 6.03 | 202 | CBJ-16 (1-3) | Cape Breton (QMJHL) |
| 85 | Keegan Kolesar | RW | 6.01 | 220 | CBJ-15 (3-69) | Seattle (WHL) |
| 92 | Darby Llewellyn * | LW | 6.00 | 191 | — | Kitchener (OHL) |
| 64 | Jordan Maletta | C | 6.03 | 215 | — | Niagara (OHL) |
| 22 | Sonny Milano | LW | 6.00 | 199 | CBJ-14 (1-16) | Lake Erie (AHL) |
| 50 | Nick Moutrey | C | 6.03 | 222 | CBJ-13 (4-105) | Lake Erie (AHL) |
| 32 | Dante Salituro | C | 5.08 | 178 | — | Ottawa (OHL) |
| 67 | Justin Scott | C | 6.01 | 195 | — | Barrie (OHL) |
| 88 | Kole Sherwood | RW | 6.01 | 192 | — | London (OHL) |
| 83 | Calvin Thurkauf | LW | 6.01 | 202 | CBJ-16 (7-185) | Kelowna (WHL) |
| DEFENSEMEN | ||||||
| 52 | Stephen Gibson * | D | 6.03 | 205 | — | Mississauga (OHL) |
| 91 | Jacob Graves | D | 6.02 | 194 | — | Oshawa (OHL) |
| 37 | Dillion Heatherington | D | 6.04 | 220 | CBJ-13 (2-50) | Lake Erie (AHL) |
| 84 | Frank Hora * | D | 6.01 | 203 | — | Kitchener (OHL) |
| 65 | Marcus Nutivaara | D | 6.01 | 185 | CBJ-15 (7-189) | Karpat (FIN) |
| 86 | Sam Ruopp | D | 6.04 | 195 | CBJ-15 (5-129) | Prince George (WHL) |
| 78 | Blake Siebenaler | D | 6.01 | 190 | CBJ-14 (3-77) | Niagara (OHL) |
| 08 | Zach Werenski | D | 6.02 | 214 | CBJ-15 (1-8) | Michigan (NCAA) |
| GOALTENDERS | ||||||
| 80 | Jeremy Brodeur * | G | 6.00 | 170 | — | Oshawa (OHL) |
| 70 | Lucas Peressini * | G | 6.03 | 195 | — | Kingston (OHL) |
* denotes free agent tryout
** All Rosters are in draft form and are subject to change.