Blues wrap up tournament in Traverse City

St. Louis Blues prospects participated in the annual NHL Prospect Tournament in Traverse City, Michigan from Sept. 15-18.
The team competed against prospects from the Columbus Blue Jackets, Toronto Maple Leafs and Dallas Stars, going 1-2 in three games.
Landon Sim, the Blues' sixth-round pick (No. 184 overall) in the 2022 NHL Draft, led the club in scoring with three goals and two assists (five points), while 2021 first-round pick Zachary Bolduc finished second with two goals and two assists (four points).

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Game 1: Blue Jackets 7, Blues 1

Columbus got off to a quick start, seeing two goals in the first five minutes from 2022 third-round draft pick Jordan Dumais.
Landon Sim
- drafted in the sixth round of the 2022 NHL Draft - scored the lone goal for the Blues, getting on the board in the second period off a feed from Matthew Kessel. Will Cranley stopped nine of 10 shots faced after entering the net midway through the second period.

Game 2: Blues 8, Maple Leafs 3

Andrei Bakanov lead the way with a hat trick - which began with a successfully-converted penalty shot - in Friday's big win against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Landon Sim continued to shine, too, netting two goals and two assists to help power an elite performance on special teams. The Blues killed four separate penalties in the first period alone, scored two power-play goals and sealed the win by killing a two-minute 5-on-3 disadvantage. Zack Bolduc produced with three points, and Jake Neighbours deflected in a power-play goal. Will Cranley started in net and delivered, stopping 28 out of 31 shots faced.

Game 3: Stars 7, Blues 1

The Blues prospects had more difficulty on the penalty kill Sunday morning than they did on Friday, surrendering a pair of power-play goals early on. Zachary Bolduc scored the lone St. Louis goal on the power play in the second period. Christian Kyrou, the brother of Blues' forward Jordan Kyrou, scored a goal for Dallas. Christian was drafted by the Stars in 2022. Dallas also got a hat trick from Matej Blumel in the win.

PROSPECT ROSTER

Forwards: Nikita Alexandrov (59), Andrei Bakanov (86), Zack Bolduc (76), Davis Codd (81)\, Brayden Guy (84), Michael Horth (83)\, Theo Hill (88)\, Mathias Laferriere (58), Hugh McGing (56), Jake Neighbours (63), Maxime Pellerin (74)\, Landon Sim (82), Jakin Smallwood (79)\, Keean Washkurak (40).
Defense: Michael Buchinger (62), Tyson Galloway (71), Marc-Andre Gaudet (87), Matt Kessel (51), Griffin Luce (64), Brady Lyle (33), Roberto Mancini (73)\, Tyler Tucker (75).
Goalies: Will Cranley (85), Colten Ellis (45), Vadim Zherenko (60).
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