Buffalo Sabres Announce Prospect Challenge Details

The Buffalo Sabres have announced additional details and the team’s roster for the upcoming Prospects Challenge, being held later this month at First Niagara Center and HARBORCENTER.

Between Friday, September 11 and Monday, September 14, Sabres, Bruins and Devils prospects will converge on the area for a trio of games and multiple practices.

It all begins on September 11 with three practices, all held at First Niagara Center. The Buffalo Sabres will hold the ice from 9 a.m. till 11 a.m. The Devils will follow from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m., while the Bruins will close out the day with practice from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

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On Saturday, September 12, Sabres prospects will skate from 10 a.m. to 11 .m. New Jersey will hit the ice for an hour beginning at 11:30 a.m., while Boston will take the ice from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The Sabres and Devils then play that evening at 7 p.m.

Sunday, September 13, the Sabres prospects will once again practice at First Niagara Center from 10 a.m. till noon. Bruins players will skate at HARBORCENTER between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., while New Jersey will do the same from 11:30 a.m. till 12:30 p.m. Bruins and Devils prospects face off that evening at 7 p.m. in the lone game at HARBORCENTER’s First Niagara Rink.

Finally, on Monday September 14, Buffalo skates at First Niagara Center from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. The Bruins then hit the ice from 11:30 a.m. till 12:30 p.m., with both teams facing off at 7 p.m.

All practice sessions are free and open to the public. Tickets for the games are $10 each and can be purchased online at www.sabres.com, by phone at 1-888-223-6000 or at the First Niagara Center box office.

The Buffalo Sabres also announced the team’s roster for the upcoming Prospects Challenge.

To no one’s surprise, the roster includes both Jack Eichel and Sam Reinhart, arguably the top two prospects in the system.

Other players to attend include:

2015 draft picks Giorgio Estephan, Brendan Guhle & Devante Stephens
2014 selections Eric Cornel, Vaclav Karabacek and Brycen Martin
2013 picks Justin Bailey, Nicholas Baptiste
2012 selections Justin Kea, Brady Austin and Jake McCabe
2011 draft picks Daniel Catenacci & Colin Jacobs
Players acquired via trade including William Carrier & Jack Nevins
Signed players including Jean Dupuy, Cason Hohmann, Evan Rodgieues and Andrey Makarov

McCabe, Reinhart and Makarov are the lone players on the Sabres roster with NHL experience.

The Sabres have also invited several players that are not team property to represent Buffalo in the Prospects Challenge, including Canisius College netminder Keegan Asmundson, who went 13-8-4 with Canisus last year and appeared in three games with South Carolina of the ECHL.

Another invitee goaltender: C.J. Motte of Ferris State University. He went 18-20-2 last season with FSU and also appeared in four games with Bridgeport of the AHL.

Two players who spent time last season with the Rochester Americans last season have been invited: Matt Garbowsky and Matt Prapavessis.

Other invitees: Sarnia Sting defenseman Josh Chapman, who impressed many after his invite to development camp earlier in the summer; blueliner Spiro Goulakos of Colgate University, and Charlottetown d-men David Henley.

All those players – along with a crop of Bruins and Devils prospects – will hit the ice at First Niagara Center and HARBORCENTER later this month.

Next: Prospect Challenge Line Projections

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