The tournament features rookie players from three NHL clubs; the Canadiens, the Ottawa Senators and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Each team will play two games.
Among the 23 players to participate in the rookie camp, there will be 13 forwards, eight defensemen and two goaltenders. Twelve (12) players at camp are Canadiens draft selections, including four of the seven players selected by Montreal at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. Twenty-one (21) of the 23 players also took part in the Canadiens' development camp last July.
Laval Rocket's coaching staff led by head coach Sylvain Lefebvre, along with Donald Dufresne, Nick Carrière and Marco Marciano will handle coaching responsibilities for games and practices.
Schedule - Canadiens 2017 Rookie Camp / Tournament
Players invited to rookie camp
(*)Under contract with the Canadiens
Roster as of September 1, 2017
Annual golf tournament
The Canadiens will hold their annual golf tournament to benefit the Montreal Canadiens' Children's Foundation on Monday, September 11, 2017 at Club de golf Laval-sur-le-Lac (150, Les Peupliers, Laval-sur-le-Lac). Media availability with players and management will take place from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The shotgun start is scheduled for 10:30 a.m.
Main training camp
The Canadiens' main training camp will begin on Thursday, September 14, 2017 as players will be reporting for medicals and physical testing at the Bell Sports Complex in Brossard. Training camp will run until Wednesday, October 4, in preparation for the season opener against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Thursday, October 5, 2017.
