Rangers Announce Traverse City Roster

The  Rangers, today, have announced their 24 Man roster for the Traverse City Tournament, which starts September 6th.  Here they are:

FORWARDS

Kaapo Kakko

Vitali Kratsov

Karl Henriksson

Jake Elmer

Nick Jones

Ryan Dmowski

Brett Kemp

Shawn McBride

Cody Milan

Patrick Newell

Anthony Salinitri

Lewis Zerter-Gossage

The surprise above if the Karl Henriksson, this year's second second rounder is in from Sweden for the tourney.  Elmer is the kid who had the outstanding overage season and got signed and Zerter-Gossage is Adam Fox's Harvard teammate - but he's already 24.  I guess he's in charge of buying beer.

DEFENSE

Adam Fox

Matthew Robertson

Nico Gross

Joey Keane

Yegor Rykov

Tarmo Reunannen

Hunter Skinner

Kade Landry

Here it's interesting that Robertson is coming as he's headed off to college.  Skinner cancelled his college plans and will either play overage in the WHL of make the AHL.  Kade Landry is the only free agent pick up among this group.  Everyone else cost a pick or two.  But this group looks loaded.  While the the Forwards have two possible superstars,  Karl and Elmer, then a bunch of signed AHL or out guys.

GOALIES

Igor Shesterkin

Adam Huska

This could be Igor's first stateside pronouncement, and Huska is also good and homegrown.

This looks like the best team we've ever sent to Traverse City.  That said, some teams will just send 24 year olds to grind on everyone else's teenagers. It's getting close.