Pre-Game Talk: 2023-2024 Habs Rookie Camp & Training Camp

[WeThreeKings]

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[angusyoung]

Who are they?

 

[Adam Michaels]

So Rookie Camp starts on September 13th, when players will report for medicals.

And the Rookie Camp games:
Friday, September 15th @ 7PM vs. BUF
Saturday, September 16th @ 3:30PM vs. BOS
Monday, September 18th @ 1:30PM ET vs. OTT

Who are they?

You mean who the prospects will be at the rookie camp? If that's what you're asking, they will announce the roster closer to rookie camp in September. But we can pretty much guess who the prospects will be.

We won't have any NCAA prospects as they start school. And most Euro prospects won't be there as their seasons would have already started or about to start. Although we should expect Reinbacher to be there among the Euro players.

 

[WeThreeKings]

So Rookie Camp starts on September 13th, when players will report for medicals.

And the Rookie Camp games:
Friday, September 15th @ 7PM vs. BUF
Saturday, September 16th @ 3:30PM vs. BOS
Monday, September 18th @ 1:30PM ET vs. OTT

Was hoping they'd announce the roster but I guess they'll know closer to the date especially with the Euro guys.

 

[angusyoung]

So Rookie Camp starts on September 13th, when players will report for medicals.

And the Rookie Camp games:
Friday, September 15th @ 7PM vs. BUF
Saturday, September 16th @ 3:30PM vs. BOS
Monday, September 18th @ 1:30PM ET vs. OTT



You mean who the prospects will be at the rookie camp? If that's what you're asking, they will announce the roster closer to rookie camp in September.

Yup!

 

[1909]

I hope they won't participate at a Rookie Tournament against TO or OTT rookies.

 

[Scriptor]

Was hoping they'd announce the roster but I guess they'll know closer to the date especially with the Euro guys.

Can NCAA players attend and play in games at the rookie camp? They can't be at the official training camp, right?

 

[Adam Michaels]

I hope they won't participate at a Rookie Tournament against TO or OTT rookies.

Ottawa, yes.

Toronto is not at this rookie challenge. They usually participate in the one hosted by the Red Wings.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Can NCAA players attend and play in games at the rookie camp? They can't be at the official training camp, right?

They never do because they are in school at the time.

 

[Scriptor]

They never do because they are in school at the time.

But they can?

 

[26Mats]

Will Reinbacher be there?

 

[WeThreeKings]

But they can?

If they pay their own way they could attend the camp and I think they could play in the tournament games because they wouldn't be considered pro games.

But I'm not 100% sure.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Can NCAA players attend and play in games at the rookie camp? They can't be at the official training camp, right?

I think technically, they can participate. But I believe they have to pay for their own accommodations (or something along those lines).

But they usually don't because their classes already started.

 

[Scriptor]

If they pay their own way they could attend the camp and I think they could play in the tournament games because they wouldn't be considered pro games.

But I'm not 100% sure.

Thnx.

 

[1909]

But they can?

If they pay themselves for everything.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Will Reinbacher be there?

I believe he will be. I expect him to be at the Rookie Camp and the main camp, even if the Swiss league starts around that time. They usually let Euro prospects stay in Europe. But I think with Reinbacher, they will want to see if they keep him in NA (whether in Laval or in Montreal) or if they send him back to Europe.

 

[montreal]

But they can?

yes, sometimes you will see prospects from the Ivy league schools there because they start later then the rest of the NCAA as they play less games. Joe Stejskal was the last one that i can think of as Dartmouth has a late start to the Fall Semester.

 

[Whitesnake]

+/- 8 the number of injured players?

 

[Number 57]

Potential line-ups for rookies tournament

Farrell - Beck - Roy
Heineman - Kidney - Mesar
Simoneau - Davidson - Mysak
Guindon - ? - Xhekaj

Trudeau - Reinbacher?
Struble - Mailloux
? - Tourigny

Dobes - Miller

Add in a few invites. Should be interesting to see if Reinbacher will be there or in Europe. The top-6 forwards should score a lot. Can't wait to see Mailloux also and Dobes in goal

 

[Adam Michaels]

Potential line-ups for rookies tournament

Farrell - Beck - Roy
Heineman - Kidney - Mesar
Simoneau - Davidson - Mysak
Guindon - ? - Xhekaj

Trudeau - Reinbacher?
Struble - Mailloux
? - Tourigny

Dobes - Miller

Add in a few invites. Should be interesting to see if Reinbacher will be there or in Europe. The top-6 forwards should score a lot. Can't wait to see Mailloux also and Dobes in goal

I imagine they'll have a few invites.

They will also probably bring some guys who are on AHL deals but aren't draftees like Davidson & Tourigny are. Guys like Parker-Jones at forward and Christopher Ortiz and Noah Laaouan on D. And maybe Émond and Mann on G.

 

[Steve Shutt]

With back to back games they'll likely have at least two line-ups worth of players. Can't imagine finishing up at 9:30 and playing again the next afternoon.

Friday, September 15th @ 7PM vs. BUF
Saturday, September 16th @ 3:30PM vs. BOS

Actually - I might be wrong. Last year's roster only had 28 players:

Montreal Canadiens 2022 Rookie Camp Roster (Click here to view a PDF version)

Forwards

Owen Beck, Lucas Condotta, Jared Davidson, Pierrick Dubé, Ryan Francis, Cédrick Guindon, Emil Heineman, Riley Kidney, Filip Mesar, Jan Mysak, John Parker-Jones, Joshua Roy, Xavier Simoneau, Juraj Slafkovsky, Brett Stapley

Defensemen

Justin Barron, Santino Centorame, Gianni Fairbrother, Kaiden Guhle, Jordan Harris, Logan Mailloux, Mattias Norlinder, Miguël Tourigny, William Trudeau, Arber Xhekaj

Goaltenders

Antoine Coulombe, Riley Mercer, Joe Vrbetic

 

[Number 57]

I imagine they'll have a few invites.

They will also probably bring some guys who are on AHL deals but aren't draftees like Davidson & Tourigny are. Guys like Parker-Jones at forward and Christopher Ortiz and Noah Laaouan on D. And maybe Émond and Mann on G.

Good point. For Mann, he is turning 25 in August. Unsure about a rookie tourney for him. They'll probably go with Dobes-Miller plus an invite

 

[AHShadow]

Potential line-ups for rookies tournament

Farrell - Beck - Roy
Heineman - Kidney - Mesar
Simoneau - Davidson - Mysak
Guindon - ? - Xhekaj

Trudeau - Reinbacher?
Struble - Mailloux
? - Tourigny

Dobes - Miller

Add in a few invites. Should be interesting to see if Reinbacher will be there or in Europe. The top-6 forwards should score a lot. Can't wait to see Mailloux also and Dobes in goal

I know that Slaf is in the NHL now, so doesn't count as a prospect anymore, but 1) has it ever happened that a prospect that made the NHL would go play in these tournaments and 2) does it even make sense to do it?

Would be cool to just see him play versus kids his age and maybe give him a confident boost going into training camp a couple of weeks after.

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

I could tell Caufield was going to be a star pretty early. Just his goal scoring in close you always knew he was going to make it. He roofs everything from in close, I swear half of his goals don't even hit the back of the net they are straight top twine.

I think people are starting to sleep on Roy - but I have a similar good feeling about him. I don't think he has the offense Caufield has but I think people need to start seriously considering the possibility that he will be a legit top-6 LW very soon. I want him to start in the AHL, but I expect him to look like he belongs in the NHL during all of these camps.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Invite Mazden Leslie and let's see if those defensive issues are really that bad.