2018 Chicago Blackhawks NHL Prospect Tournament Roster
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The Chicago Blackhawks have announced their 2018 roster for the NHL prospect tournament at Centre ICE arena in Traverse City, MI. The team features an allstar blueline including three first round draft selections: Nicolas Beaudin, Adam Boqvist and Henri Jokiharju. Another defenseman, Blake Hillman, saw four games of NHL action after finishing his collegiate career last year. Swedish forward, Victor Ejdsell, also saw 6 games of NHL action last season picking up his first career assist for the Hawks.
This year’s Tournament is scheduled from September 7 – 11 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 | 2017-18 TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORWARDS | ||||||
| 68 | Radovan Bondra | RW | 6.05 | 221 | CHI-15 (5-151) | Indy (ECHL) |
| 38 | Shaw Boomhower * | LW | 6.00 | 184 | — | Ottawa (OHL) |
| 17 | Victor Ejdsell | C | 6.05 | 214 | — | HV71 (SWE) |
| 58 | Mackenzie Entwhistle | RW | 6.03 | 175 | AZ-17 (3-69) | Hamilton (OHL) |
| 84 | Alexandre Fortin | LW | 6.01 | 187 | — | Rockford (AHL) |
| 25 | Dominik Kahun | C | 5.09 | 175 | — | Munich (DEL) |
| 24 | Kyle Maksimovich * | LW | 5.09 | 174 | — | Erie (OHL) |
| 37 | Connor Moynihan * | LW | 6.05 | 209 | — | Halifax (QMJHL) |
| 67 | Jacob Nilsson | C | 5.10 | 168 | — | Mora IK (SWE) |
| 78 | Nathan Noel | C | 5.11 | 174 | CHI-16 (4-113) | Indy (ECHL) |
| 95 | Dylan Sikura | RW | 5.11 | 158 | CHI-14 (6-178) | Northeastern (NCAA) |
| 53 | Jason Wilms * | C | 6.00 | 189 | — | Barrie (OHL) |
| DEFENSEMEN | ||||||
| 74 | Nicolas Beaudin | D | 5.11 | 175 | CHI-18 (1-27) | Drummondville (QMJHL) |
| 27 | Adam Boqvist | D | 5.09 | 154 | CHI-18 (1-8) | Brynas (SWE) |
| 47 | Lucas Carlsson | D | 6.00 | 187 | CHI-16 (4-110) | Brynas (SWE) |
| 39 | Dennis Gilbert | D | 6.02 | 200 | CHI-15 (3-91) | Notre Dame (NCAA) |
| 55 | Blake Hillman | D | 6.01 | 180 | CHI-16 (6-173) | Denver (NCAA) |
| 28 | Henri Jokiharju | D | 6.00 | 180 | CHI-17 (1-29) | Portland (WHL) |
| 75 | Jake Ryczek | D | 5.10 | 179 | CHI-16 (7-203) | Halifax (QMJHL) |
| 41 | Joni Tuulola | D | 6.02 | 198 | CHI-15 (6-181) | Sport Vaasa (FIN) |
| GOALTENDERS | ||||||
| 33 | Alexis Gravel | G | 6.03 | 220 | CHI-18 (6-162) | Halifax (QMJHL) |
| 34 | Kevin Lankinen | G | 6.01 | 180 | — | Helsinki (FIN) |
| 80 | Chase Marchand * | G | 6.00 | 167 | — | St. Francis (CIS) |
* denotes free agent tryout
** All rosters are in draft form and are subject to change.