Wild to participate in 2019 NHL Prospect Tournament in Traverse City

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota Wild General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club will participate in the 2019 NHL Prospect Tournament in Traverse City, Mich., Sept. 6-10. Wild prospects will compete in the Ted Lindsay Division with the Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars and New York Rangers. The Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues and Toronto Maple Leafs will play in the Gordie Howe Division.

Minnesota's roster features draft picks: F Adam Beckman (2019, 3rd round), F Shawn Boudrias (2018, 6th round), F Connor Dewar (2018, 3rd round), F Brandon Duhaime (2016, 4th round), F Damien Giroux (2018, 5th round), F Matvey Guskov (2109, 5th round), G Hunter Jones (2019, 2nd round), F Ivan Lodnia (2017, 3rd round) and F Dmitry Sokolov (2016, 7th round) along with 2018-19 acquisitions F Will Bitten, D Fedor Gordeev, G Mat Robson and F Nico Sturm. Iowa Wild Head Coach Tim Army and Assistant Coaches Brett McLean and Alex Tanguay will lead the Wild prospects.
Fans can visit wild.com for 2019 NHL Prospect Tournament updates from Assistant General Manager Tom Kurvers and Director of Player Development Brad Bombardir along with daily coverage from Digital Content Coordinator Dan Myers.

Khovanov undergoes successful surgery

Guerin also announced today that prospect Alexander Khovanov underwent successful surgery to remove a benign bone tumor (Osteoid Osteoma) in his left leg on Friday, Aug. 23, by Dr. Ed Cheng at the University of Minnesota. Khovanov will not play for the Wild in the 2019 NHL Prospect Tournament in Traverse City, Michigan, and is expected to return to action in four to six weeks.
He recorded 74 points (25-49=74) and 94 penalty minutes (PIM) in 64 games with the Moncton Wildcats in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) last season and added 10 points (6-4=10) in 10 playoff contests. Minnesota selected Khovanov in the third round (86th overall) of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.
2019 MINNESOTA WILD NHL PROSPECT TOURNAMENT ROSTER
FORWARDS HT WT SHOOTS BORN BIRTHPLACE 2018-19 TEAM LGE GP G A PTS PIM ACQ
7 Nico Sturm 6-3 210 Left 5/3/95 Augsburg, Germany Clarkson University ECAC 39 14 31 45 29 FA/19
45 Tyler Sheehy 5-10 195 Right 11/20/95 Burnsville, Minnesota University of Minnesota Big Ten 38 12 29 41 26 INVITEE
52 Connor Dewar 5-10 177 Left 6/26/99 Gilbert Plains, Manitoba Everett WHL 59 36 45 81 60 EN/18
53 Adam Beckman 6-1 168 Left 5/10/01 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Spokane WHL 68 32 30 62 16 EN/19
54 Ivan Lodnia 5-11 194 Right 8/31/99 Los Angeles, California Niagara OHL 41 17 28 45 24 EN/17
56 Jordan Topping 6-1 200 Left 7/20/97 Salt Spring Island, B.C. Toledo ECHL 58 17 14 31 10 INVITEE
57 Matvey Guskov 6-2 182 Left 1/30/01 Nizhnekamsk, Russia London OHL 59 12 18 30 24 EN/19
65 Brandon Duhaime 6-1 207 Left 5/22/97 Parkland, Florida Providence College HE 42 11 23 34 53 EN/16
68 Damien Giroux 5-10 185 Left 3/3/00 Sudbury, Ontario Saginaw OHL 67 30 21 51 22 EN/18
70 Drake Pilon 5-10 187 Right 10/2/98 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Sudbury OHL 55 10 17 27 121 INVITEE
74 Dmitry Sokolov 6-0 210 Left 4/14/98 Omsk, Russia Iowa AHL 60 16 14 30 2 EN/16
76 Sam Bitten 6-2 200 Left 3/21/00 Gloucester, Ontario Ottawa OHL 68 13 22 35 39 INVITEE
78 Shawn Boudrias 6-4 213 Right 9/14/99 Terrebonne, Quebec Gatineau/Cape Breton QMJHL 56 19 27 46 27 EN/18
83 Darian Pilon 5-10 181 Left 10/2/98 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Sudbury OHL 65 18 17 35 107 INVITEE
86 Will Bitten 5-10 179 Right 7/10/98 Gloucester, Ontario Iowa AHL 63 13 16 29 20 TRD/18
DEFENSEMEN HT WT SHOOTS BORN BIRTHPLACE 2018-19 TEAM LGE GP G A PTS PIM ACQ
43 Turner Ottenbreit 6-3 192 Left 7/9/97 Yorkton, Saskatchewan Utah ECHL 58 11 12 23 78 INVITEE
50 Nicholas Boka 6-1 200 Right 9/8/97 Commerce, Michigan University of Michigan Big Ten 36 3 6 9 40 EN/15
63 Greg Campbell 6-0 188 Left 1/19/95 Oakville, Ontario Union College ECAC 38 4 7 11 40 INVITEE
71 Jack Sadek 6-2 200 Right 4/19/97 Lakeville, Minnesota University of Minnesota Big Ten 38 4 14 18 36 EN/15
81 Lester Lancaster 5-11 170 Right 2/6/95 Ypsilanti, Michigan University of Denver NCHC 37 5 6 11 33 INVITEE
82 Alex Breton 6-0 192 Left 7/5/97 Ste. Marie-de-Beauce, Quebec Allen ECHL 53 14 25 39 12 INVITEE
84 Mitchell Brown 6-2 205 Right 6/25/01 Salmon Arm, British Columbia Tri-City WHL 58 4 12 16 42 INVITEE
88 Fedor Gordeev 6-7 224 Left 1/27/99 Omsk, Russia Flint/Guelph OHL 63 7 25 32 79 TRD/19
GOALTENDERS HT WT CATCHES BORN BIRTHPLACE 2018-19 TEAM LGE GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% ACQ
30 Dereck Baribeau 6-6 225 Right 1/22/99 Quebec City, Quebec Quebec/Baie-Comeau QMJHL 21 12-9-0 0 2.50 .901 FA/17
42 Mat Robson 6-3 190 Left 3/26/96 Toronto, Ontario University of Minnesota Big Ten 31 14-12-4 0 2.78 .921 FA/19
95 Hunter Jones 6-4 202 Left 9/21/00 Brantford, Ontario Peterborough OHL 57 28-24-2 3 3.31 .902 EN/19

2019 NHL PROSPECT TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE*

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

2 p.m. Dallas vs. Minnesota
2:30 p.m. New York Rangers vs. Columbus
5:30 p.m. St. Louis vs. Toronto
6 p.m. Chicago vs. Detroit

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

2 p.m. Toronto vs. Chicago

2:30 p.m. Detroit vs. St. Louis
5:30 p.m. Columbus vs. Minnesota
6 p.m. New York Rangers vs. Dallas

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

1 p.m. Dallas vs. Columbus
1:30 p.m. Minnesota vs. New York Rangers
4:30 p.m. St. Louis vs. Chicago
5 p.m. Toronto vs. Detroit

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

11 a.m. Seventh Place Game (4th Lindsay vs. 4th Howe)

11:30 a.m. Fifth Place Game (3rd Howe vs. 3rd Lindsay)
2:30 p.m. Third Place Game (2nd Lindsay vs. 2nd Howe)
4 p.m. Championship Game (1st Howe vs. 1st Lindsay)
*All times listed are Central