The Buffalo Sabres will be hosting five teams at the Prospects Challenge rookie tournament from Sept. 13 to 16 at LECOM Harborcenter, the team announced Tuesday.
The Columbus Blue Jackets will be joining the Sabres, Boston Bruins, New Jersey Devils, Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins this year in the round-robin tournament. The Montreal Canadiens have dropped out.
Tickets for the games cost $11.80 and are on sale. Rosters will be announced at a late date.
Last year, first-round picks Zach Benson, Jiri Kulich, Isak Rosen and Matt Savoie all played for the Sabres in the tournament and made their NHL debuts later in the season.
The complete tournament schedule:
Sept. 13
Boston vs. Pittsburgh, 12 p.m.
New Jersey vs. Ottawa, 3:30 p.m.
Columbus vs. Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Sept. 14
Pittsburgh vs. Ottawa, 12 p.m.
Columbus vs. Boston, 3:30 p.m.
New Jersey vs. Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Sept. 16
Boston vs. New Jersey, 10 a.m.
Ottawa vs. Columbus, 1:30 p.m
Pittsburgh vs. Buffalo, 5 p.m.
The Sabres will also be hosting a fan fest Sept. 14.