The 2025 Prospects Challenge tournament is here, with the five-team tournament featuring the Buffalo Sabres, Boston Bruins, Columbus Blue Jackets, New Jersey Devils and Pittsburgh Penguins. Each team will play three games in the tournament.
Roster
No real surprises here with many of the Top 25 Under 25 candidates from this season’s ranking showing up on this list.
Forwards
Matteo Costantini | 23 | Rochester (AHL) | 2020 5th-round pick
Riley Fiddler-Schultz | 23 | Rochester (AHL) | Undrafted
Konsta Helenius | 19 | Rochester (AHL) | 2024 1st-round pick
Tyler Kopff | 22 | Rochester (AHL) | Undrafted
Matous Kucharcik | 18 | Youngstown (USHL) | 2025 4th-round pick
Olivier Nadeau | 22 | Rochester (AHL) | 2021 4th-round pick
Viktor Neuchev | 21 | Rochester (AHL) | 2022 3rd-round pick
Melvin Novotny | 18 | Muskegon (USHL) | 2025 7th-round pick
Noah Ostlund | 21 | Rochester (AHL) | 2022 1st-round pick
Isak Rosen | 22 | Rochester (AHL) | 2021 1st-round pick
Ryan Rucinski | 18 | Youngstown (USHL) | 2025 7th-round pick
Redmond Savage | 22 | Rochester (AHL) | 2021 4th-round pick (DET)
Ashton Schultz | 18 | Chicago (USHL) | 2025 6th-round pick
Anton Wahlberg | 20 | Rochester (AHL) | 2023 2nd-round pick
Defensemen
David Bedkowski | 18 | Owen Sound (OHL) | 2025 3rd-round pick
Isaac Belliveau | 22 | Rochester (AHL) | 2021 5th-round pick (PIT)
Simon-Pier Brunet | 19 | Victoriaville (QMJHL) | 2024 4th-round pick
Luke Dragusica | 18 | Brampton (OHL) | Undrafted
Vsevolod Komarov | 21 | Rochester (AHL) | 2022 5th-round pick
Noah Laberge | 18 | Newfoundland (QMJHL) | 2025 5th-round pick
Radim Mrtka | 18 | Seattle (WHL) | 2025 1st-round pick
Nikita Novikov | 22 | Rochester (AHL) | 2021 6th-round pick
Goaltenders
Ryerson Leenders | 19 | Brantford (OHL) | 2024 7th-round pick
Topias Leinonen | 21 | Rochester (AHL) | 2022 2nd-round pick
Samuel Meloche | 18 | Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL) | 2025 4th-round pick
Scott Ratzlaff | 20 | Rochester (AHL) | 2023 5th-round pick
Schedule
All games will be played at LECOM Harborcenter’s KeyBank Rink.
Thursday, Sept. 11
- New Jersey vs. Columbus, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 12
- Pittsburgh vs. Boston, 3:30 p.m.
- New Jersey vs. Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 13
- Columbus vs. Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 14
- Boston vs. New Jersey, 12 p.m.
- Columbus vs. Pittsburgh, 3:30 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 15
- Pittsburgh vs. Buffalo, 12 p.m.