DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings today released their 2017 NHL Prospect Tournament roster, a group of 26 recent draft picks, free agent signees and tryouts who will compete against seven other NHL prospect teams for the Matthew Wuest Memorial Cup from Friday, Sept. 8 to Tuesday, Sept. 12 at Centre Ice Arena in Traverse City, Mich.
Highlighting Detroit’s roster are the team’s three most recent first-round picks: center Michael Rasmussen (ninth overall, 2017), a 6-foot-6 forward who scored 32 goals in 50 games for the Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League; defenseman Dennis Cholowski (20th overall, 2016), who turned professional following his freshman campaign at St.