The Montreal Canadiens are participating in their third straight rookie tournament against some familiar foes.
On Friday night, they kick off the tournament against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Ricoh Coliseum, home of the American Hockey League’s Toronto Marlies.
Game time is 7:00 PM EDT, and the game will be broadcast on Leafs TV, but you can also watch it right here [NHL.com]:
Here is the Habs’ roster for the rookie camp.
Montreal Canadiens lineup
Here are the confirmed Habs lines for tonight’s game versus the Leafs:
Trios #CH recrues vs Leafs ce soir:
Addison-Audette-Reway
Pezzetta-Petti-Bitten
Boucher-Ebbing-Fortier
McEwan-Alain-Waked
Goulet— Stephane Leroux (@StephRDSJunior) September 8, 2017
Def.:
Mete-Juulsen
Leblanc-Brook
Bourque-Fleury
WalfordG:McNiven ce soir
Samuel (back up)Scratch ce soir : Tyszka#Canadiens
— Stephane Leroux (@StephRDSJunior) September 8, 2017
Scott Walford has since been deemed out for tonight’s game.
.@ScottWalford7 will not play tonight in the Rookie Tournament opener, while @McNivenMichael will get the start in goal. #GoHabsGo
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) September 8, 2017
The Leafs team looks dangerous on paper with several big name prospects taking part in the tournament, including Jeremy Bracco, Carl Grundstrom, Timothy Liljegren, and Andrew Neilson.
The Canadiens are going to ice a very young team compared to the other teams who have players with previous professional experience.
Looking ahead to the Rookie Tournament: Half of the #Sens roster played professional hockey at some point last season. #Habs are very young. pic.twitter.com/RyMCAS2Bf3
— Andrew Zadarnowski (@AZadarski) September 7, 2017
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