The other prospects at the Traverse City tournament

Unsigned hopefuls

Every year the Rangers invite unsigned players to take part in the tournament.   Unfortunately, most of them don’t end up with a contract, but  there is always the chance that they will hang on in Hartford, something that has happened  before.

Keith Getson – Getson is a 21 year old center who split his time between Charlottetown and Halifax in the QMJHL.  In 68 games he ended up with 29 goals and 56 points.  He starred for Halifax in the playoffs with 15 points in 23 games.

Brett Kemp – Kemp is a 19 year old center who is committed to play for the Medicine Hat Tigers of the WHL this season. He split last season between the Edmonton Oil Kings and Medicine Hat, scoring 33 goals and 60 points in 64 gmes.  He’s a stringbean at 6’1″, 161 pounds.

Kade Landry – Landry is a 20  year old defenseman who just finished a four year career in the OHL.   His statistics last season were interesting.  He scored six goals and added 45 assists for 51 points in 66 games.  On the negative side, he was a minus 35.

Josh Maser – The 20 year old Maser is a big left wing at 6’2″, 218 pounds.  He was an alternate captain for the Prince George Cougars of the WHL.  He notched 30 goals and 42 points in 61 games.

Cody Milan –  Milan is an older player, just graduated from Michigan State University.  The 23-year  old can play center or right wing and had seven goals and 20 points in 36 games.

Anthony Salinitri – Salinitri is a 20 year old center who is committed to play at the University of Windsor this fall.  He just concluded four years in the OHL for the Sarnia Sting and Oshawa Generals.  He was a big scorer and had a spectacular last season, scoring 48 goals and 88 points in 68 games. The Windsor, Ontario native stands 5’11”, 181 pounds.

Salinitri was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the sixth round (#172) of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.  When he wasn’t signed by the Flyers, he became a free agent in June, 2018.

Wrapping up

That’s it for the players who will be at Traverse City that you may be unfamiliar with.  The rest of the players on the Rangers roster were all either draft picks or in the case of Adam Fox, acquired in a trade.

Most players committed to NCAA teams or teams in Europe are unable to  participate in the tournament.  That’s why you won’t be seeing prospects like K’Andre Miller, Morgan Barron, Riley Hughes , Nils Lndkvist or Zac Jones. The exception this year is Karl Henriksson who is supposed to be playing this season for Frolunda HC J20 in the Swedish SuperElit league, the highest level of junior hockey in Sweden.

It’s possible that some or the games in the tournament will be live streamed and as soon as we know, we will let you know.