Prospects Prepare For Play

Published on September 7, 2004 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester IceCats News Release


WORCESTER, MA – St. Louis Blues Senior Vice President and General Manager/IceCats General Manager of Hockey Operations Larry Pleau announced the club will participate in the 2004 NHL Prospects Tournament, September 10th -14th , in Traverse City, Michigan. Blues prospects will compete in the five-day round robin tournament against prospects from the Detroit Red Wings and Tampa Bay Lightning.

For the fifth straight season, the Blues/IceCats squad will be under the direction of IceCats Head Coach Don Granato and Assistant Coach Steve Pleau. IceCats Athletic Trainer Rudy Cantu, Equipment Manager Joel Farnsworth and IceCats Manager of Public Relations and Broadcasting Mike Thornton, will join them. St. Louis' roster, which includes draft picks, signed players, and tryout players, is highlighted by goaltender Marek Schwarz, the Blues first round selection, 17th overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft and was also Central Scouting's number one ranked European goaltender. The roster also includes 2004 NHL Draft selections Michal Birner, Nikita Nikitin and Roman Polak as well as forward Greg Black and defenseman Brian Fahey. A member of the 2003-04 IceCats, Black skated in 39 games for the ‘Cats last season, recording four goals, five assists and 129 penalty minutes. After signing to a pro tryout contract last January, Fahey later earned a standard players contract on February 4th. He skated in two games for Worcester, notching two penalty minutes.

Previous rookie camp rosters have included IceCats notables such as Barret Jackman, Jeff Panzer, Mark Rycroft, Igor Valeev, Matt Walker, Johnny Pohl, Peter Sejna and Brett Scheffelmaier.

The St. Louis Blues are scheduled to begin the 2004 Training Camp on Saturday, September 25th, at The Mills is St Louis, MO. The rookie tournament schedule is listed below. A full rookie camp roster is included on page two. For game results and tournament information, log on to www.worcestericecats.com or www.stlouisblues.com. Results will be posted at the conclusion of each game.

Friday, September 10

9:30 AM St. Louis Practice

6:00 PM Blues vs. Detroit

Saturday, September 11

9:30 AM St. Louis Practice

6:00 PM Blues vs. Tampa Bay

Sunday, September 12

12:00 PM St. Louis Practice

Monday, September 13

TBA St. Louis Practice

6:00 PM Semi-Final Game (2nd vs. 3rd)

Tuesday, September 14

12:00 PM Championship Game

The IceCats home opening game for the 2004-2005 season is Saturday, October 16th at 7:05 PM against the Springfield Falcons. Season ticket packages are on sale now at the IceCats offices, located at 105 Commercial Street in downtown Worcester. For more information, please contact an IceCats ticket representative at 800-830-CATS.

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