The Chicago Blackhawks have invited free agent Austin Lotz of the Western Hockey League's Everett Silvertips to the Traverse City Prospects tournament, Lotz tweeted Sunday.
Weeks away from getting back on the ice with the @WHLsilvertips and proud to be joining the @NHLBlackhawks this fall! #TCamp #TraverseCity
— Austin Lotz (@lotzy30) July 27, 2015
Lotz, 20, took over the starting goaltender job for Everett in his second season between the pipes. The 6-foot, 188-pound goaltender, posted a 25-15-1-3 record with the WHL's fifth-best goals-against average at 2.