Listen- I’m not saying the annual rookie tournament is going to be the highlight of the Sens season but you may want to set your PVR just in case.
These recordings might come in handy when the realities of the NHL regular season hit us sometime in late October.
Yes indeed, the Annual Rookie Tournament gets started on September 6th in Belleville. Actual organized hockey games featuring some of the most exciting players in the organization.
It’s the first sign that a long off-season is almost behind us. Soon we’ll be able to direct our complaints to the product on the ice instead of the things happening off of it.
Earlier today, the Senators announced their 28-man roster for the three-game tournament and it features a who’s who of the team’s best prospects.
Erik Brannstrom (I’m sorry Erik, I’m officially dropping the umlauts), Logan Brown, Josh Norris, Drake Batherson and Alex Formenton will all be there. All five of those guys have a good chance to be there when the games start for real in October too.
Here’s a look at the 28 players that will cruise to three easy victories in a little over a week from now. It’s important to be as smug as possible while we still can.
