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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Londons Source for Sports and Warrior Present
2014 ROOKIE TOURNAMENT
NHL PROSPECTS TO PLAY SEPTEMBER 13-16, 2014
ROSTERS RELEASED AND LEAFS AUTOGRAPH
SESSION ANNOUNCED
From September 13-16, Budweiser Gardens will host four hockey
teams of prospective NHL players from the Toronto Maple Leafs,
Ottawa Senators, Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins for the
2014 Rookie Tournament presented by Source for Sports and Warrior.
Each team will play three separate games against each team as the
city of London, Ontario anticipates world class hockey, hosting
players from Canadian, American, and International leagues. On
Thursday August 28th, each NHL team collaboratively released their
official rosters for the event. London hockey fans will recognize a
few faces with six London Knights named.
For the Toronto Maple Leafs, Matt and Ryan Rupert, twins from
Grand Bend, Ontario, will play on the same team once again on
familiar ice at Budweiser Gardens. The brothers have been an
integral part of the London Knights Hockey Club, having won back to
back OHL Championships in 2012 & 2013. Torontos 2014
first-round draft pick (8th overall) at the NHL Entry Draft,
William Nylander, will also be making the trip to London to play in
the blue and white for the first time. The Pittsburgh Penguins
named 23 players to their roster, including two defensemen who have
also dressed for the London Knights: Scott Harrington and Reid
McNeill. Former Knights Captain Harrington (Kingston, ON) was a key
contributor in leading the Knights to back-to-back Memorial Cup
appearances in 2012 & 2013. Teammate McNeill (selected 170th
overall in 2010) returns to his hometown London, Ontario for this
tournament. Making the trip for the Ottawa Senators is goaltender
Andrew Hammond who recorded 25 wins, .910 save percentage in his
first season with the AHL Binghamton Senators. Former OHL Rookie of
the year, Matt Puempel also joins the lineup for the tournament.
Puempel impressed in his first full season in the AHL recording 30
goals, 18 assists, 94 PIMS in 74 games last season with
Binghamton.
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The Chicago Blackhawks roster is highlighted by first-round
draft choices Mark McNeill (2011), Phillip Danault (2011), Teuvo
Teravainen (2012) and Illinois native Ryan Hartman (2013) and 2010
second-round pick Stephen Johns. Drafted in the 7th round of the
2011 NHL entry draft, London Knights Alumni Alex Broadhurst will
return to Budweiser Gardens for the second time as part of the
Blackhawks organization. As a Knight, Broadhurst tallied 28 points
in the playoffs as a key forward for the 2013 OHL Championship
team. London, ON native and veteran Knights forward Brett Welychka
recorded 22 goals, 34 assists in 68 games last season earning him a
free agent invite with the Blackhawks. Official rosters can be
found below or at the 2014 Rookie Tournament Event Page at
http://www.budweisergardens.com/events/1400.
Toronto Maple Leafs Rookie Team Autograph Session Announced
The Toronto Maple Leafs also announced Thursday that their
rookies will be available for an
autograph session following their game on Sunday, September 14,
2014. The autograph session will be
held post game at Gate 4, players will be available to game
attendees in the north concourse (outside of
section 104) of Budweiser Gardens at approximately 9:45pm.
All players representing the Maple Leafs in the tournament will
participate in the autograph
session, giving fans an excellent opportunity to meet the future
of Ontarios beloved NHL franchise.
Single game tickets can be purchased for under $20 and are still
available at the Budweiser Gardens Box Office, by phone at
1-866-455-2849 or online at www.budweisergardens.com.
Tournament Schedule: Saturday Sep 13, 2014 2:00 p.m. Game # 1
Pittsburgh (black) vs. Ottawa (white) 7:00 p.m. Game #2 Chicago
(red) vs. Toronto (white) Sunday Sep 14, 2014 2:00 p.m. Game #3
Pittsburgh (black) vs. Chicago (red) 7:00 p.m. Game #4 Toronto
(blue) vs. Ottawa (white) Monday Sep 15, 2014 7:00 p.m. Game #5
Ottawa (white) vs. Chicago (red) Tuesday Sept 16. 2014 2:00 p.m.
Game #6 Toronto (white) vs. Pittsburgh (black)
Tickets on sale NOW:
Tickets available at the Budweiser Gardens Box Office,
Masonville Place Ticket Outlet, Fanshawe College BizBooth, Western
Connections at UWO, and Books
Plus. Charge by phone at (866) 455-2849, order online at
www.budweisergardens.com.
Tickets (incl. HST, plus FMF and service charges):
Single Game Tickets: Adults $19.25, Students/Seniors/Kids $14.25
All-Event Package: Adults $85.50, Students/Seniors/Kids $70.50
Leafs Nation Package: Adults $50.25, Students/Seniors/Kids
$37.75 Two Game Pack: Adults $29.50, Students/Seniors/Kids
$24.50
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2014 Rookie Tournament Roster List:
Toronto Maple Leafs: FORWARD: Player 2013-2014 TEAM Tyler Biggs
Toronto (AHL) Ty Bilcke Windsor (OHL) Parker Bowles Try-City (WHL)
Zachary Bratina Saginaw (OHL), North Bay (OHL) David Broll Toronto
(NHL), Toronto (AHL) Connor Brown Erie (OHL) Brett Findlay Alaska
(ECHL), San Francisco (ECHL) Fredrick Gauthier Rimouski (QMJHL)
Zachary Hall Barrie (OHL) Walterri Hopponen Sioux City (USHL) Josh
Leivo Toronto (NHL), Toronto (AHL) William Nylander Modo (SweHL),
Rogle BK (Swe-1), Sodertaljie (Swe-1) Luke Philp Kootenay (WHL)
Matt Rupert London (OHL) Ryan Rupert London (OHL) Carter Verhaeghe
Niagara (OHL), Toronto (AHL) Patrick Watling Sault. St. Marie (OHL)
DEFENSE: Player 2013-2014 TEAM Kayle Doetzel Red Deer (WHL) Cody
Donaghey Quebec (QMJHL) Matt Finn Guelph (OHL) Jeremie Fraser Val
dOr (QMJHL) Eric Knodel Toronto (AHL), U. New Hampshire (H-East)
Viktor Loov Modo (SweHL) Tom Nilsson Frolunda (SweHL) Rinat Valiev
Kootenay (WHL) GOAL: Player 2013-2014 TEAM Antoine Bibeau Val dOr
(QMJHL), Charlottetown (QMJHL) Christopher Gibson Toronto (AHL),
Orlando (ECHL) Garret Sparks Toronto (AHL), Orlando (ECHL)
Pittsburgh Penguins: FORWARD: Name 2013-2014 Team Josh Archibald
WB/Scranton (AHL), Nebraska-Omaha (NCHC) Jean-Sebastien Dea
WB/Scranton (AHL), Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL) Kasperi Kapanen KalPa
Kuopio (SM-liiga) Tom Kuhnhackl WB/Scranton (AHL), Wheeling (ECHL)
Christophe Lalancette Drummondville (QMJHL) Jaden Lindo Owen Sound
(OHL) Matia Marcantuoni WB/Scranton (AHL), Kitchener (OHL) Patrick
McGrath Wheeling (ECHL) Adam Payerl Pittsburgh (NHL), WB/Scranton
(AHL)
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Bryan Rust WB/Scranton (AHL), Notre Dame (HE) Conor Sheary
WB/Scranton (AHL), UMass-Amherst (HE) Oskar Sundqvist Skelleftea
(SEL) Dominik Uher WB/Scranton (AHL) Scott Wilson W/S (AHL), UMass
Lowell (HE) Anton Zlobin WB/Scranton (AHL), Wheeling (ECHL)
DEFENSE: Name: 2013-2014 Team Alex Boak Clarkson (ECAC), Wheeling
(ECHL) Nick DAgostino WB/Scranton (AHL), Wheeling (ECHL) Brian
Dumoulin Pittsburgh (NHL), WB/Scranton (AHL) Scott Harrington
WB/Scranton (AHL) Reid McNeill WB/Scranton (AHL) Harrison Ruopp
WB/Scranton (AHL), Wheeling (ECHL) Clark Seymour Peterborough (OHL)
GOAL: Name: 2013-2014 Team Tristan Jarry Edmonton (WHL) Matt Murray
WB/Scranton (AHL), Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)
Ottawa Senators: FORWARD: Name: 2013-2014 Team: Jakub Culek
Elmira (ECHL), Binghamton (AHL) Vincent Dunn Gatineau (QMJHL),
Binghamton (AHL) Ryan Dzingel Ohio State (Big Ten), Binghamton
(AHL) Alex Guptill Michigan (Big Ten), Texas (AHL) Darren Kramer
Binghamton (AHL) Curtis Lazar Edmonton (WHL) Tobias Lindberg
Djurgardens (Swe-Jr.), Djurgardens (Allsvenskan) Max McCormick Ohio
State (Big Ten) Nick Paul North Bay (OHL) Francis Perron
Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL) Shane Prince Binghamton (AHL) Matt Puempel
Binghamton (AHL) Buddy Robinson Elmira (ECHL), Binghamton (AHL)
Garrett Thompson Ferris State (WCHA), Binghamton (AHL) DEFENCE:
Name: 2013-2014 Team: Travis Brown Moose Jaw (WHL), Victoria (WHL)
Fredrik Claesson Binghamton (AHL) Mitch Jones Plymouth (OHL) Ben
Harpur Guelph (OHL) Stefan Leblanc Sudbury (OHL), Mississauga (OHL)
Alex Lepkowski Oshawa (OHL), Greenville (ECHL), Rochester (AHL)
Matt Murphy Halifax (QMJHL) Troy Rutkowski Elmira (ECHL),
Binghamton (AHL) GOAL: Name: 2013-2014 Team:
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Chris Driedger Calgary (WHL), Elmira (ECHL), Binghamton (AHL)
Andrew Hammond Binghamton (AHL), Ottawa (NHL)
Chicago Blackhawks: FORWARD: Name 2013-2014 Team Chadd Bauman
Guelph (OHL) Alex Broadhurst Rockford (AHL) Mathew Carey St.
Lawrence (ECAC), Blackhawks (NHL) Cody Caron Niagara (OHL) Phillip
Danault Rockford (AHL) Ryan Hartman Plymouth (OHL), Rockford (AHL)
Mark McNeil Rockford (AHL) Dennis Rasmussen Vaxjo (SHL) Garret Ross
Rockford (AHL) Teuvo Teravainen Jokerit (Liiga), Blackhawks (NHL),
Rockford (AHL) Cory Thorson St. Cloud Univ. (NCHC) Ryan Van Stralen
Ottawa (OHL) Brett Welychka London (OHL) Jamie Wise Ryerson Univ.
(CIS) DEFENCE: Name 2013-2014 Team Dillon Fournier Rouyn-Noranda
(QMJHL) Kirill Gotovets Cornell (ECAC) Justin Holl Minnesota (Big
Ten) Stephen Johns Rockford (AHL) Viktor Svedberg Rockford (AHL)
Paul Swindlehurst Dundee Stars (EIHL) Trevor Van Riemsdyk New
Hampshire (H.E.) GOAL: Name 2013-2014 Team Ken Appleby Oshawa (OHL)
Mac Carruth Rockford (AHL)
Venue Contacts: Marcy Redmond Natalie Wakabayashi
[email protected] [email protected]
519-667-5740 519-681-0800 ext. 6430
# # # About Global Spectrum: (global-spectrum.com) manages
Budweiser Gardens, as well as more than 120 other
public assembly facilities around the world. Nearly 24-million
people attended more than 15,000 events in Global Spectrum venues
last year. Based in Philadelphia, PA, Global Spectrum is part of
Comcast-Spectacor, one of the worlds largest sports and
entertainment companies. Comcast-Spectacor, which operates in 48 of
the 50 United States, also owns the Philadelphia Flyers of the
National Hockey League, Ovations Food Services, a food and beverage
services provider, Paciolan, the leading provider of venue
establishment ticketing, fundraising and marketing technology
solutions, Front Row Marketing Services, a commercial rights sales
company, and Flyers Skate Zone, a series of community ice skating
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