Colorado's lineup for the rookie tournament is made up of team rookies and prospects, camp invitees and amateur tryouts. Other recent Avs draftees are unable to attend due to NCAA eligibility or prior commitments with their European teams.
Overall, 19 of the 29 players on Colorado's roster also participated in the team's summer development camp in June and July. The Avalanche will have eight players on the team that also took part in last year's rookie tournament in San Jose and five skaters who have skated in the last two seasons' prospect events.
The roster also includes several of its newly-signed players with the club in Kaut, Shvyrev, Timmins, Josh Anderson, Travis Barron, Josh Dickinson and former University of Denver captain Logan O'Connor.
Vlaidslav Kamenev is the lone player with NHL experience at the tournament for the Avs. Kamenev, who was acquired on Nov. 5 from the Nashville Predators, has played five career contests in the league, three coming with Colorado last season.
The 2018 Vegas Rookie Faceoff is from Sept. 8-11 at the Vegas Golden Knights' practice facility, City National Arena.
Top young players from the Avalanche, Golden Knights, Anaheim Ducks, Arizona Coyotes, Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks will each play three exhibition games over the four days. Tickets can be found at
VegasGoldenKnights.com
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Prior to traveling to southern Nevada, the Avs rookies will hold a practice at Family Sports Center in Centennial, Colorado, on Friday, Sept. 7, at 9:30 a.m. The team begins the showcase with a back-to-back set, beginning with an outing on Saturday, Sept. 8 versus the host Golden Knights at 8 p.m. MT. The Avalanche plays the Ducks on Sunday, Sept. 9 at 6 p.m. MT.
Colorado has a practice scheduled in Vegas on Monday, Sept. 10 and will wrap up the tournament on Tuesday, Sept. 11 versus the San Jose Sharks.
The Avs begins its four-day main NHL camp with rookies and veterans on Sept. 14 at Family Sports Center.
VIEW: PDF version of Avalanche rookie tournament roster
