Patrick WilliamsTheeahl.com contains a writer
Some of the young talents of the AHL from last season present themselves this weekend at NHL Prospects Tournaments.
Let us break some of the NHL organizations that will have well -known AHL names on the ice while they are preparing for this coming season.
Buffalo Sabres (Rochester Americans)
Buffalo’s annual September Prospects -Tournament has become one of the most popular of its kind in the AHL, and Sabres fans will have many well -known Rochester names on hand.
Rochester Vooruit Isak Rosén Will skate for the Sabres after an effort of 28 goals with the Amerks last season. He then added five goals in Acht Playoff matches when the Amerks went to the North Division Finals. Buffalo took him in 14th place in the NHL design of 2021 and he already has three AHL campaigns behind him. Together with Rosén there are great attackers Konsta Helenius And Anton WahlbergWho each ranked in the North -American Pro last season with Rochester. Just like Rosén, Helenius is a pick in the first round and he gave 14 goals in 65 games in the regular season as an 18-year-old in 2024-25. Wahlberg, only 19 last season, brought 11 goals in 63 games for Rochester.
Together with the Sabres, the Boston Bruins, Columbus Blue Jackets, New Jersey Devils and Pittsburgh Penguins, all take part in the tournament.
Carolina Hurricanes (Chicago Wolves)
Fresh from a 32-goal season with the wolves, ahead Bradly Nadeau Chief heads The Carolina Roster with counterparts of the Florida Panthers, Nashville Predators and Tampa Bay Lightning in Wesley Chapel, FLA.
Nadeau, selected 30th General in the NHL design of 2023 by the Hurricanes, quickly took the Pro Game with Chicago last season. His 32 goals in 64 games were at the top of all AHL-smokies, and he took places in the AHL All-Rookie team and the AHL Top Prospects team.
Chicago Blackhawks (Rockford Icehogs)
After going second to the Hawks in the NHL design of 2024, defender Artyom Levshunov spent most of his 19-year-old season in the AHL with Rockford. He played 52 games for the Icehogs, he had 22 points (five goals, 17 assists). He also received 18 games with Chicago at NHL level.
The Hawks are in St. Paul, Minn., For the Tom Kurvers Prospect Showcase together with the Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues.
Detroit Red Wings (Grand Rapids Griffins)
A heavy Grand Rapids -presence will be on the Detroit schedule for a few games against the Dallas stars in Frisco, Tex.
Three first round Picks with Griffins tires are present, starting with defender Axel Sandin Pellika. He spent last season in the Swedish Hockey League with Skellefteå before he started a few games in the late season with the Griffins. Detroit took him as the 17th choice of the NHL design of 2023.
Join him, there are attackers Michael Brandsegg-Nygård And Nate Danielson. BrandSegg-Nygård spent last season together with Sandin-Pellikka with Skellefteå before he also had a short look with the Griffins; The red wings made him the 15th choice in the NHL design of 2024. Danielson, selected in 2023 in 2023, had a Rookie season of 39 points with the Griffins in 2024-25.
Detroit will also have 2021 second rounder Shai Kuiumwho showed good as Rookie on the Grand Rapids Blue Line last season.
Edmonton Oilers (Bakersfield Condors)
A provincial battle between two games with the Calgary Flames will afford a top perspective Matthew Savoie Another chance for the spotlight.
The Speedy Savoie excelled last season with the Condors, with 54 points (19 goals, 35 assists) in 66 games and also to the AHL All-Star Classic. He came to the Edmonton organization in a July 2024 deal with Buffalo after the Sabres chose him ninth in the NHL design of 2022.
Florida Panthers (Charlotte Checkers)
Even three months after the donors, six games went into the Calder Cup Finals against the Abbotsford Canucks, the Panthers have their prospects in action again.
Led by Checkers head coach Geordie Kinneardefenders Mark ALSHERS And Mikulas Hovka Offer pro -experience while they send it Ben Steeves And Fold Chorke Along with defender Eamon Powell All stepped on time in the Line -up of Charlotte for the play -off run of the team at the end of last season. Will also be ahead at hand Sandis Vilmanis After a solid first season with Charlotte.
Nashville Predators (Milwaukee Admirals)
A solid presence of Milwaukee will be present in Florida for a Nashville selection that will appear ahead Joakim Kemell and defender Ryan Ufko.
Kemell was chosen 17th in the NHL design of 2022 by Nashville and has already played 39 Calder Cup -Playoff matches in three seasons with Milwaukee. Last season he finished with 40 points (19 goals, 21 assists) in 65 games for the Admirals. UFKO made a quick adjustment to the Pro Game and led all Milwaukee Blueliners with 30 points (eight goals, 22 assists) while playing all 72 games for the Admirals.
New York Rangers (Hartford Wolf Pack)
The Rangers make their annual journey to Pennsylvania to adopt the Philadelphia Flyers in PPL Center, the home of the Phantoms of Lehigh Valley.
Two prospects heads the New York schedule. One is ahead Brennan OthmannHe tries to break through and earn a full-time NHL job after two professional seasons. Othmann split between New York and Hartford Wolf Pack last season; He handed in 12 goals in 27 AHL games and also dresses for 22 NHL games.
Second -year defender Scott Morrow gets his first glance into a Rangers sweater after they have taken it over from Carolina in the K’andre Miller Deal this summer. Morrow, a dangerous attacking presence, had 39 points at the Wolves last season and joined the AHL Top Prospects team in the AHL Top Prospects.
Pittsburgh Penguins (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins)
Various well-known names of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton schedule are in Buffalo this weekend.
Defender Owen PickeringDie Wilkes-Barre/SCRANTON in the AHL All-Star Classic last February is present after splitting this last season between the NHL and AHL. So is ahead Ville KoiVunenwhose 56 points (21 goals, 35 assists) led in 63 games that Wilkes-Barre/SCRANTON scored. Ahead Tristan Broz Bound for third place in the team with 19 goals such as Rookie and is on the schedule of Pittsburgh.
In the net Sergei MurashovWho in a limited time showed a lot of promise with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton while also developing herself at the Echl level with the wheeling nailers.
San Jose Sharks (San Jose Barracuda)
The sharks will continue to lean heavily on the Barracuda to help them through their continuous reconstruction process, and that talent will be seen at the Golden State Rookie Face-Off in Irvine, California. The Anaheim Ducks organize the sharks and Los Angeles Kings.
Ahead Collin Graf Finished with 35 points (eight goals, 27 assists) in 40 games for the Barracuda and then got a 33-game look with the sharks. He will be in Irvine together with Barracuda -Stam guests Filip Bystedt And Luca Cagnoni. Bystedt, a pick from the first round from 2022, is an attacker who had a 31-point season with the Barracuda in 2024-25. Cagnoni tied the AHL-Rookie lead in points by a defender with 52 (16 goals, 36 assists) in 64 games to earn a place in the AHL All-smokie team.
St. Louis Blues (Springfield Thunderbirds)
Another member of the AHL Top Prospects team 2024-25 is back on the ice this weekend in competition.
Ahead Dalibor Dvorsky will lead the blues after placing 45 points, including 21 goals, in 64 games for the Thunderbirds as Rookie. He also went to the AHL All-Star Classic. His busy season included the representation of Slovakia on both the IIHF World Junior Championship and the IIHF World Championship, plus two games with the blues. St. Louis made him the 10th overall choice in the NHL design of 2023 and he was just 20 last June.
Utah Mammoth (Tucson Roadrunners)
Defender Maveric Lamoureux29th selected in the NHL design of 2022, last season had a strong start of his professional career at Tucson.
He played 42 games for the Roadrunners and also earned 15 games with Utah. The Mammoet is in a tournament organized by the Colorado Avalanche with the Vegas Golden Knights.
Vancouver Canucks (Abbotsford Canucks)
Calder Cup Champions Kirill Kudryavtsev And Jonathan Lekkerimaki Will be back on the ice while Vancouver is opposite the Seattle Kraken this weekend in a few games in Washington State.
Each player took the key role when Abbotsford yielded the Vancouver organization its very first Calder Cup championship last June. After a strong Rookie season on the Abbotsford Blue Line, Kryryavtseev played 21 of 24 Playoff matches. Lekkerimaki had 19 goals in just 36 regular season races for Abbotsford. The attacker went 15th to Vancouver in the NHL design of 2022.
During the American Hockey League -Beat for two decades, Theahl.com Writer Patrick Williams currently also contains the competition for NHL.com and Flosports and makes a regular contribution to SiriusXM NHL Network Radio. He was the recipient of the AHL’s James H. Ellery Memorial Award for his excellent reporting about the competition in 2016.
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