The Toronto Maple Leafs announced today the club's 30-man roster that will participate in the 2018 NHL Rookie Showdown at Place Bell in Laval, Quebec this September. The players will compete in two games against prospect teams from the Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators. The roster includes a total of 17 forwards, 11 defencemen and two goaltenders.
Toronto Maple Leafs Announce 2018 Rookie Tournament Roster
Attending this year's tournament will be seven draft picks from the 2018 NHL Draft (Rasmus Sandin, Sean Durzi, Semyon Der-Arguchintsev, Riley Stotts, Mac Hollowell, Filip Kral, Zachary Bouthillier), four draft picks from the 2017 NHL Draft (Timothy Liljegren, Ian Scott, Fedor Gordeev and Ryan McGregor), two draft picks from the 2016 NHL Draft (Carl Grundstrom and Adam Brooks), three draft picks from the 2015 NHL Draft (Jeremy Bracco, Andrew Nielsen and Jesper Lindgren) and one draft pick from the 2014 NHL Draft (J.J. Piccinich).
In addition to the Maple Leafs' draft picks, the roster will include Mason Marchment, who signed a two-year entry level contract with the Maple Leafs on March 17, 2018, eight players signed to AHL contracts (Matt Bradley, Hudson Elynuik, Giorgio Estephan, Brady Ferguson, Stefan LeBlanc, Ryan Moore, Derian Plouffe and Scott Pooley) and Kristians Rubins who signed with the Newfoundland Growlers (ECHL) on August 3, 2018. Additionally, the Maple Leafs have invited three free agents (Drew Hunter, Roman Pucek and Eli Zummack).
Toronto Marlies head coach Sheldon Keefe will oversee the team along with assistant coaches Rob Davison and A.J. MacLean, goaltending coach Jon Elkin and Newfoundland Growlers head coach Ryane Clowe.
2018 Rookie Tournament Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Saturday, September 8 | 3 p.m. | Ottawa |
| Sunday, September 9 | 3 p.m. | Montreal |
| NAME | POS. | 2017-18 CLUB(S) | ACQUIRED |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bouthillier, Zachary | G | Chicoutimi (QMJHL) | 209th overall (2018) |
| Bracco, Jeremy | F | Toronto (AHL) | 61st overall (2015) |
| Bradley, Matthew | F | Regina (WHL) | Signed to AHL Contract |
| Brooks, Adam | F | Toronto (AHL) | 92nd overall (2016) |
| Der-Arguchintsev, Semyon | F | Peterborough (OHL) | 76th overall (2018) |
| Durzi, Sean | D | Owen Sound (OHL) | 52nd overall (2018) |
| Elynuik, Hudson | F | Spokane (WHL) | Signed to AHL Contract |
| Estephan, Giorgio | F | Swift Current (WHL) / Lethbridge (WHL) | Signed to AHL Contract |
| Ferguson, Brady | F | Toronto (AHL) / Robert Morris (NCAA) | Signed to AHL Contract |
| Gordeev, Fedor | D | Flint (OHL) | 141st overall (2017) |
| Grundstrom, Carl | F | Toronto (AHL) / Frolunda (SHL) | 57th overall (2016) |
| Hollowell, Mac | D | Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) | 118th overall (2018) |
| Hunter, Drew | D | Niagara (OHL) | Free Agent Invite |
| Kral, Filip | D | Spokane (WHL) | 149th overall (2018) |
| LeBlanc, Stefan | D | Laval (AHL) | Signed to AHL Contract |
| Liljegren, Timothy | D | Toronto (AHL) | 17th overall (2017) |
| Lindgren, Jesper | D | Toronto (AHL) / HPK (Liiga) | 95th overall (2015) |
| Marchment, Mason | F | Toronto (AHL) | Signed to NHL Contract |
| McGregor, Ryan | F | Sarnia (OHL) | 172nd overall (2017) |
| Moore, Ryan | F | Hamilton (OHL) / Flint (OHL) | Signed to AHL Contract |
| Nielsen, Andrew | D | Toronto (AHL) | 65th overall (2015) |
| Piccinich, JJ | F | Orlando (ECHL) | 103rd overall (2014) |
| Plouffe, Derian | F | Toronto (AHL) / Niagara (NCAA) | Signed to AHL Contract |
| Pooley, Scott | F | Toronto (AHL) / Holy Cross (NCAA) | Signed to AHL Contract |
| Pucek, Roman | F | VHK Vsentin (Czech2) / HC Vsentin U18 (Czech U18) | Free Agent Invite |
| Rubins, Kristians | D | Medicine Hat (WHL) | Free Agent Invite |
| Sandin, Rasmus | D | Rogle BK (SHL) / Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) | 29th overall (2018) |
| Scott, Ian | G | Toronto (AHL) / Prince Albert (WHL) | 110th overall (2017) |
| Stotts, Riley | F | Calgary (WHL) / Swift Current (WHL) | 83rd overall (2018) |
| Zummack, Eli | F | Spokane (WHL) | Free Agent Invite |
