Chicago Blackhawks Announce Roster for Toronto Maple Leafs Rookie Tournament

The Blackhawks will send a team to compete in the 2010 Toronto Maple Leafs Rookie Tournament, which begins on Saturday, Sept. 11 in London, Ontario. The selected prospects will compete in three games against teams from the Leafs, Senators, and Penguins. The roster is below:

Forwards

• Kyle Beach
• Jeremy Morin
• Ludvig Rensfeldt
• Brandon Pirri
• Chris DiDomenico
• Philippe Paradis
• Igor Makarov
• Ben Smith
• Mirko Hoefflin
• David Gilbert
• Brandon Bollig
• Byron Froese
• Rob Flick
• Boomer Steele

Defensemen

• Nick Leddy
• Shawn Lalonde
• Ryan Stanton
• Brian Connelly
• Simon Danis-Papin
• Jonathan Carlsson
• Scott Fletcher

Goalies

• Alec Richards
• Kent Simpson
• Joe Palmer

According to the Blackhawks website, the team’s schedule will be as follows:

Date                             Event                                  Venue                              Time (Central)

Sat., Sept. 11               Practice                                 John Labatt Centre             9:30 A.M.

Sat., Sept. 11               Chicago vs. Toronto              John Labatt Centre             6:00 P.M.

Sun., Sept. 12              Chicago vs. Ottawa              John Labatt Centre              1:00 P.M.

Sun., Sept. 12              Chicago vs. Pittsburgh          John Labatt Centre             1:00 P.M.