Guide to the 2015 Rookie Tournament

by Christopher Hatzitolios, Staff Writer, All Habs Hockey Magazine

TORONTO, ON — From September 11-13, prospects from the Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins and host Toronto Maple Leafs will participate in a six-game tournament. All games will take place at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario.

For an introduction to each member of the Canadiens rookie team, read my colleagues post here.

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TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

Friday, September 11th 2015

4:00 pm – Game 1 – Pittsburgh Penguins (black)  vs Montreal Canadiens (red)

7:35 pm – Game 2 – Ottawa Senators (white) vs Toronto Maple Leafs (blue)

Saturday, September 12th 2015

4:00 pm – Game 3 – Pittsburgh Penguins (black) vs Ottawa Senators (white)

7:35 pm – Game 4 – Toronto Maple Leafs (white) vs Montreal Canadiens (red)

Sunday, September 13th 2015

4:00 pm – Game 5 – Montreal Canadiens (red) vs Ottawa Senators (white)

7:35 pm – Game 6 – Toronto Maple Leafs (white) vs Pittsburgh Penguins (black)

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TEAM ROSTERS

Montreal Canadiens

Coaching Staff: Sylvain Lefebvre, Donald Dufresne, Vincent Riendeau and Nick Carriere

Forwards: Jeremiah Addison, Daniel Audette, Tim Bozon, Daniel Carr, Connor Crisp, Markus Eisenschmid, Jeremy Gregoire, Charles Hudon, Dryden Hunt, Mark MacMillan, Michael McCarron, Brandon McNally, Angelo Miceli, Nikita Scherbak, Jamal Watson

Defensemen: Mac Bennett, Simon Bourque, Travis Brown, Josiah Didier, Joel Hanley, Ryan Johnston, Noah Juulsen, Brett Lernout, Dalton Thrower

Goaltenders: Zach Fucale, Michael McNiven

Ottawa Senators

Coaching Staff: Luke Richardson, Steve Stirling, Tim Marks

Forwards: Filip Chlapik, Vincent Dunn, Ryan Dzingel, Travis Ewanyk, Gabriel Gagne, Alex Guptill, Tobias Lindberg, Max McCormick, Nick Paul, Ryan Penny, Francis Perron, Matt Puempel, Buddy Robinson, Alex Wideman, Matthew Zay

Defensemen: Chris Carlisle, Thomas Chabot, Marcus Crawford, Ben Harpur, Chris Rumble, Troy Rutkowski, Mikael Wikstrand

Goaltenders: Chris Driedger, Matt O’Connor

Pittsburgh Penguins 

Coaching Staff: Mike Sullivan, Jay Leach

Forwards: Josh Archibald, Tyler Biggs, Jean-Sebastien Dea, Sahir Gill, Kameron Kielly, Adam Krause, Jaden Lindo, Ty Loney, Matia Marcantuoni, Bryan Rust, Conor Sheary, Dominik Simon, Daniel Sprong, Oskar Sundqvist, Scott Wilson, Anton Zlobin

Defensemen: Mickael Beauregard, Nat Halbert, Miles Liberati, Matt Murphy Derrick Pouliot, Harrison Ruopp, Clark Seymour, Evan Wardley

Goaltenders: Tristan Jarry, Matt Murray

Toronto Maple Leafs

Coaching Staff: Sheldon Keefe, Gord Dineen, A.J. MacLean, Anthony Noreen

Forwards: Martins Dzierkals, T.J Foster, Frederik Gauthier, Zachary Hyman, Michael Joly, Kasperi Kapanen, Nikita Korostelev, Bradley Latour, Mitchell Marner, William Nylander, J.J. Piccinich, Jack Rodewald, Nikita Soshnikov, Dmytro Timashov, Brady Vail, Carter Verhaeghe

Defensemen: Nikolas Brouillard, Travis Dermott, Stephen Desrocher, Cody Donaghey, Matt Finn, Aiden Jamieson, Cameron Lizotte, Brendan Miller, Andrew Nielsen, Rinat Valiev

Goaltenders: Justin Nichols, Lucas Peressini

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The 2015 Rookie Tournament will be a fantastic opportunity for prospects from each organization to perform in a competitive atmosphere. It’s also a chance for fans to see the future stars in action. Each prospect will be looking to take the next step to their team’s main training camp later in September.

This is one step closer to chasing their dream, becoming an NHL hockey player.

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