Bill Zito announced the 26-man roster for the Carolina Hurricanes-hosted Prospect Showcase in Morrisville / Raleigh, N.C. Running from Sept. 16-19.
There are 14 forwards, nine defensemen and three goaltenders on the lost. Thanks to
Litter Box Catsfor providing the additional draft details for applicable guys.
Forwards
Liam Arnsby (2022 Draft - 214st overall)
Tag Bertuzzi
Riley Bezeau
Ethan Burroughs
Xavier Cormier
Josh Davies (2022 Draft - 186th overall)
Patrick Giles
Riley Ginnell
Beau Jelsma
Ethan Keppen
Sahil Panwar
Kai Schwindt
Justin Sourdif (2020 Draft - 87th overall)
Sandis Vilmanis (2022 Draft - 157th overall)
Defensemen
Marek Alscher (2022 Draft - 93rd overall)
Robert Calisti
Dennis Cesana
Braden Hache (2021 Draft - 210th overall)
Santtu Kinnunen (2018 Draft - 207th overall)
Evan Nause (2021 Draft - 57th overall)
Calle Sjalin (Signed)
Nathan Staios
Zachary Uens (2020 Draft - 105th overall)
Goaltenders
Mack Guzda (Signed)
Kolby Hay
Jari Kykkanen
An interesting name to note from the above list is Tag Bertuzzi, the son of Todd Bertuzzi (who had a very short stint with the Cats), and cousin of Tyler Bertuzzi. I was hoping he might have a similar game to the latter, but upon researching him, I found it difficult to find much in the way of a scouting report, draft info, etc…
From what I gather it seems like he has not been drafted by an NHL team? Per
an article from the Flint Firebirds in October of 2021:
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Bertuzzi was the 2nd overall pick in the 2017 OHL Priority Selection Draft by the Guelph Storm. He was traded to the Hamilton Bulldogs during the 2018-19 season. In 2019-20, Bertuzzi produced 25 G and 22 A in just 57 GP, all OHL career highs. During the 2020-21 season, Bertuzzi was loaned to HK Levice (Slovakia) where he produced 23 points (7 G, 16 A) in 22 GP.”
I saw another article that says he’s been a free agent since his time in Flint, and that injuries have hampered his physical play. I’m not really sure what to think, but with his last name, I’m curious to see what he brings at the showcase.
I like this prospect tournament because it always feels like the cooler match before the main event (the real training camp later this month).
Looking forward to things kicking off next week!
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I’ve got some reading and research to do on a lot of these other guys…Go Panthers!
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