Maple Leafs announce roster for Traverse City rookie tournament

On Tuesday, the Toronto Maple Leafs announced their roster for the upcoming rookie tournament in Traverse City (Michigan), which will get underway on Thursday.

Among those invited to participate are Nick Robertson, Nick Abruzzese and 2022 second round pick, Fraser Minten. There are also a handful of prospects not in attendance for various reasons. Matthew Knies is at college and isn't allowed to participate, while Topi Niemela and Roni Hirvonen are in Finland going through training camp with their respective Liiga teams.

The Maple Leafs will open the tournament on Thursday against the Dallas Stars at 6:30 p.m. ET. 24 hours later they'll be back in action against the St. Louis Blues, before having an off-day on Saturday. On Sunday afternoon, they'll take on the Columbus Blue Jackets and will wrap up the tournament on Monday morning at 11 a.m. ET against the hosts, the Detroit Red Wings.

Let's take a look at Toronto's roster for the tournament.

Goaltenders (3)
- Luke Cavallin
- Marco Costantini
- Keith Petruzzelli

Defencemen (8)
- Noah Van Vliet
- Kasper Larsen
- Tommy Miller
- Axel Rindell
- William Villeneuve
- Filip Kral
- Marshall Rifai
- Mikko Kokkonen

Forwards (16)
- Max Ellis
- Nick Abruzzese
- Pontus Holmberg
- Fraser Minten
- Alex Steeves
- Ty Voit
- Curtis Douglas
- Brandon Lisowsky
- Braeden Kressler
- Avery Hayes
- Sean McGurn
- Pavel Gogolev
- Semyon Der-Arguchintsev
- Nick Robertson
- Graham Slaggert
- Pano Fimis

Traverse City bound 📍— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) September 13, 2022

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