On Thursday, Riley Tufte looked like he belonged — not just on the ice against the host Detroit Red Wings in the annual prospect tournament but also just walking around Centre Ice Arena. Neither of those things should come as a surprise, of course.
For many Stars prospects, this is their first time experiencing the prospect tournament in Traverse City after the event was cancelled last year due to COVID-19 ramifications. Tufte, though, has walked these halls before. Sure, the second rink being a vacant ghost town due to the participating teams shrinking from eight to five is different but the Stars still occupied the same locker room, tucked in the corner of the second rink, that they did when Tufte debuted in Traverse City in 2019.
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