Everything to know ahead of the Sabres Prospect Challenge

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Sabres' regular season might not begin for almost another month, but some of their prospects will hit the ice this weekend.

Buffalo's annual prospect challenge begins on Friday at Harborcenter. The Sabres and five other teams will show off their prospects over the course of three days. Here's what you need to know.

Sabres roster

Buffalo's roster for the event features five first-round picks, three players who made appearances for the Sabres in 2023-24, and 12 who made appearances for the Rochester Americans. You can see the full roster below:

Forwards (13):

• Ty Cheveldayoff, LW, No. 41
• Riley Fiddler-Schultz, C, No. 29
• Konsta Helenius, C, No. 94
• Aleksandr Kisakov, LW, No. 52
• Tyson Kozak, C, No. 48
• Jiri Kulich, C, No. 20
• Ethan Miedema, LW, No. 95
• Olivier Nadeau, RW, No. 54
• Viktor Neuchev, LW, No. 79
• Noah Ostlund, C, No. 36
• Isak Rosen, RW, No. 63
• Tyler Tullio, RW, No. 59
• Anton Wahlberg, C, No. 92

Defensemen (7):

• Simon Pier-Brunet, No. 43
• Jack Bodin, No. 65
• Ryan Johnson, No. 33
• Vsevolod Komarov, No. 76
• Noah Laaouan, No. 46
• Nikita Novikov, No. 91
• Norwin Panocha, No. 74

Goaltenders (2):

• Ryerson Leenders, No. 35
• Scott Ratzlaff, No. 34

Other teams participating

The five other teams participating are the Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins, New Jersey Devils, Ottawa Senators and Columbus Blue Jackets.

Schedule

There will be nine games total, with three games on each day.

Friday, Sept. 13

• Boston vs. Pittsburgh, 12 p.m.
• New Jersey vs. Ottawa, 3:30 p.m.
• Columbus vs. Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 14

• Pittsburgh vs. Ottawa, 12 p.m.
• Columbus vs. Boston, 3:30 p.m.
• New Jersey vs. Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 16

• Boston vs. New Jersey, 10 a.m.
• Ottawa vs. Columbus, 1:30 p.m.
• Pittsburgh vs Buffalo, 5 p.m.

The Sabres also will hold a Fan Fest on Saturday.

Tickets

Tickets are $10 per game and can be purchased by clicking here. All three of Buffalo's games will be live streamed on the team's website.