This afternoon, the Ottawa Senators announced the 26 players that will take part in the team’s Annual Rookie Tournament, to be held in London, Ontario from September 5-8.
It’s an exciting lineup that includes the team’s last two first round picks in Cody Ceci and Curtis Lazar, along with a number of Ottawa roster hopefuls like Jean Gabriel Pageau, Mark Stone and Shane Prince. The Chicago Blackhawks, Pittsburgh Penguins and Toronto Maple Leafs are also participating in this year’s tournament.
GOALIES
Francois Brassard
Chris Driedger
Andrew Hammond
DEFENCEMAN
Ben Blood
Cody Ceci
Fredrik Claesson
Ben Harpur
Daniel New
Troy Rutkowski
Michael Sdao
Chris Wideman
FORWARDS
Jakub Culek
Vincent Dunn
Derek Grant
Wacey Hamilton
Danny Hobbs
Ludwig Karlsson
Darren Kramer
Curtis Lazar
Jarrod Maidens
Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Shane Prince
Matt Puempel
Buddy Robinson
Cole Schneider
Mark Stone
The team will play their first game on September 5th against the rookies from the Pittsburgh Penguins. The full news release from the organization is here.