The Toronto Maple Leafs announced today the club’s 27-man roster that will participate in the 2022 Traverse City Prospect Tournament at Centre ICE Arena in Traverse City, MI. The roster includes a total of 16 forwards, eight defencemen, and three goaltenders. The Maple Leafs will compete in the five-team tournament (Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, and St. Louis Blues) from September 15 to 19.
Attending this year’s tournament will be 11 recent Maple Leaf draft picks. In addition to the Maple Leafs’ draft picks, the roster will include five players signed to NHL contracts and five players signed to AHL contracts . Additionally, the Maple Leafs have signed six players to Amateur Tryout Agreements including WD Sports and Entertainment client Sean McGurn.
McGurn previously participated in the Leafs’ development camp at the Ford Performance Center in July over the summer.
The Toronto Maple Leafs Prospect team will be overseen by Assistant General Manager Ryan Hardy and the head coach will be Maple Leafs assistant coach Manny Maholtra. Malhotra will be assisted by Duanté Abercrombie, Jordan Bean, Danielle Goyette, John Snowden, and Hannu Toivonen.
2022 Traverse City Prospect Tournament Schedule
2022 Traverse City Prospect Tournament Roster
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Traverse City bound 📍
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