2019 Detroit Red Wings
Prospect Tournament & Training Camp
September 6-16, 2019 – Centre Ice, Traverse City Michigan
2019 Detroit Red Wings
The Red Wings are a Traverse City Tradition!
The Traverse City CVB has an excellent roundup on the Detroit Red Wings annual return to Centre Ice Arena in Traverse City for their annual NHL Prospect Tournament and Training Camp which runs September 6-16 in TC.
All games are held in Centre Ice Arena at 1600 Chartwell Drive, Traverse City, MI.
NHL Prospect Tournament
September 6-10, 2019
The NHL Prospect Tournament started Friday and runs through Tuesday, September 10th. The tourney is in its 21st season & features an eight-team field consists of prospects from the Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks, the defending tournament-champion Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues and the Toronto Maple Leafs, who will participate in the tournament for the first time, replacing the Carolina Hurricanes.
Click for Prospect Tournament Schedule
Over the tournament’s history, over 600 players have moved on to play in at least one NHL game, and the tournament will be divided into two four-team divisions, and teams will play each team in their division in a round-robin format before a crossover on the final day of the tournament. The first-place finishers in each division will meet for the Matthew Wuest Memorial Cup on Tuesday, Sept. 10 named in honor of Matthew Wuest who passed away in March 2015 after succumbing to a two-year battle with colon cancer.
2019 Red Wings Training Camp
The 2019-20 Red Wings hit the ice for the first time the morning of Friday, Sept. 13, and continue daily through Monday, Sept. 16.
Red Wings players, prospects and tryouts (list right here) will be divided into teams that will practice and scrimmage throughout camp, including…
The annual Guns N’ Hoses Training Camp Alumni and Celebrity Game on Saturday, Sept. 14 at 6 p.m., in which two teams comprised of Red Wings alumni and players from Guns N’ Hoses, a team of local Traverse City police and fire departments will face off.
Also don’t miss the Red and White Game on Sunday, Sept. 15 at noon! The team will hold one more practice on Monday, Sept. 16 prior to breaking camp to begin their preseason schedule at Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday, Sept. 17 vs. Chicago.
Tickets are available through Centre Ice for the Alumni / Celebrity Game at 6 PM on Saturday, September 14th and the Red &b White game on Sunday the 15th at noon as well as the 9:30 AM practices Friday, Saturday & Monday (Sep 13, 14 & 16).
21st Annual Training Camp Golf Classic
September 12 at the Grand Traverse Resort and Spa
The Red Wings will open their annual NHL Training Camp with the 21st Training Camp Golf Classic, presented by Eitel Dahm Motor Group, on Thursday, Sept. 12, at the Grand Traverse Resort and Spa. Proceeds from the tournament benefit Involved Citizens Enterprises (I.C.E.), a 501(c)3 non-profit organization providing affordable skating programs to Northern Michigan.
Golf participants will enjoy a pre-round lunch before teaming up with a member of the Red Wings roster, coaching staff or management team for a 12:30 p.m. shotgun start on one of the resort’s pristine golf courses. Following the round, attendees will have dinner at the resort at a table with their Red Wings teammate and have the opportunity to bid on unique auction packages, including the opportunity to travel with the Red Wings on Red Bird III to a select road game during the 2019-20 preseason. The silent and live auctions will also include sports memorabilia, vacation packages and much more.
