The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Friday their 31-player roster that will participate in a Rookie Tournament hosted by the Maple Leafs in London, Ontario. The players will compete in three games against prospect teams from the Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Penguins and Ottawa Senators beginning on Friday, September 16.
Attending this year’s tournament will be four draft picks from the 2016 Entry Draft (Adam Brooks, Keaton Middleton, Jack Walker and Nicolas Mattinen), eight draft picks from the 2015 Entry Draft (Mitch Marner, Travis Dermott, Jeremy Bracco, Andrew Nielsen, Martins Dzierkals, Dmytro Timashov, Stephen Desrocher and Nikita Korostelev), two draft picks from the 2014 Entry Draft (Rinat Valiev and JJ Piccinich), three draft picks from the 2013 Entry Draft (Frederik Gauthier, Antoine Bibeau and Andreas Johnson) and one draft pick from the 2011 Entry Draft (Tony Cameranesi).