There’s not a lot to look forward to around the NHL in August. Things are slow, predictable, and boring. Most fans typically have their countdown clocks set to the first day of training camp in mid September.
But there is hockey action between the dreaded month of August and the beginning of training camp for eight special teams. That action is the Traverse City Prospect Tournament.
The annual tournament takes place typically during the first or second weekend in September. It involves the farm systems of eight different NHL teams (Carolina, Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, Minnesota, New York, St.