Red Wings prospects Larkin, Turgeon make it past the first cut
The Detroit Red Wings' Dylan Larkin and Dominic Turgeon have survived the first cut of the U.S. National junior evaluation camp in Lake Placid, New York.
The National team was cut down to 32 players. 18 forwards, 10 defensemen and four goaltenders remain on the roster.
Arizona Coyotes forwards Ryan MacInnis, Christian Fischer and Conor Garland, Minnesota Wild forward Jordan Greenway, Nashville Predators defenseman Jack Dougherty and New Jersey Devils defenseman Josh Jacobs were all cut from the team.
The players were broken up into two different teams, Team Blue and Team White. Larkin had a goal and two assists in two games for Team White, which won their first game against Finland 5-2 and Sweden 10-4, but lost to Team Blue 4-3. Turgeon, who is playing for Team Blue, had a goal in his first game in the victory against Team White, but has been held scoreless in Team Blue's two losses against Finland and Sweden.
The Red Wings selected Larkin with their 15th overall pick in the first round of the 2014 draft. Turgeon went later in the third round with the 63rd overall pick.
Larkin played for the Team USA in the last World Junior Championship. Larkin co-led the entire tournament with his five goals in five games, and his seven points led Team USA. The United States lost to Russia in the Quarterfinals.
Red Wings prospects Axel Holmstrom and Vili Saarijarvi are also playing in Lake Placid for Sweden and Finland, respectively.
Saarijarvi, the Red Wings 73rd overall pick in this year's draft, has one goal in two games. Holmstrom, the Red Wings 196th overall pick in the 2014 draft, failed to score in his one game. Holmstrom played for Sweden in last year's World Junior Championship, losing to Russia in the bronze medal game. Holmstrom was named Sweden's Junior Player of the Year after last season.
The evaluation games continue today, when USA plays Finland at 4:00 PM EDT. USA will play Sweden on Thursday and Friday before playing Finland again on Saturday.
(h/t Mlive)
