Ten years ago, 23 players took part in the Montreal Canadiens’ rookie training camp.
Between 2007 and 2015, the team did not take part in any NHL Rookie Tournaments, simply starting their team’s training camp early with just the rookies prior to the veterans hitting the ice. “We called it a rookie camp, but it’s more like a pre-training camp,” said Trevor Timmins, then the director of player development to La Presse in 2008. “The goal is to get them used to the system they will be playing in the next few days in order to be ready to play alongside the veteran players.