Nashville Predators announce 2009 Training Camp rosters, schedule

by Dirk Hoag on Sep 2, 2009 5:07 PM EDT

Today the Nashville Predators released the schedule and rosters for their two training camps this month. Yes, two - the Rookie Camp which runs from September 8-15, and the main camp which goes from September 12-27. After the jump, you can find all the scoop on who will attend and when you can see the guys on ice...

Main Training Camp Schedule

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Sept 13	Sept 14	Sept 15	Sept 16	Sept 17 - vs. ATL (7 p.m.)	Sept 18 - at CAR (6 p.m.)	Sept 19 - vs. CBJ (7 p.m.)
Team Silver	Team Blue	Team Silver	Silver & Blue
10 - 11:30 a.m.	10 - 11:30 a.m.	10 - 11:30 a.m.	10 - 11:40 a.m.	Non-Playing Team	Non-Playing Team	Non-Playing Team
Team Blue	Team Silver	Team Blue	Scrimmage	11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
11:30 - 1 p.m.	11:30 - 1 p.m.	11:30 - 1 p.m.
Sept 20	Sept 21	Sept 22	Sept 23 - at ATL (6 p.m.)	Sept 24	Sept 25	Sept 26 - vs. CAR (7 p.m.)
1 - 1:30 p.m.	10 - 11:30 a.m.	10 - 11:30 a.m.		Team-Building Day	11 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
1:30 - 2 p.m.		Milwaukee (AHL)
		Training Camp begins
Sept 27
10 - 11:30 a.m.

	NASHVILLE PREDATORS 2009 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER
#	CENTERS (11)	Height	Weight	Shoots	Place of Birth	Birthdate	2008-09 Team
19	Jason Arnott	6-5	220	R	Collingwood, Ont.	10/11/74	Nashville (NHL)
45	Ben Eaves	5-9	182	R	Minneapolis, Minn.	3/27/82	Espoo (Finland)
9	Marcel Goc	6-0	200	L	Calw, Germany	8/24/83	San Jose (NHL)
24	Ben Guite	6-1	211	R	Montreal, Que.	7/17/78	Colorado (NHL)
55	Michael Latta	5-11	207	R	Kitchener, Ont.	5/25/91	Guelph (OHL)/Ottawa (OHL)
11	David Legwand	6-2	202	L	Detroit, Mich.	8/17/80	Nashville (NHL)
60	Mike McLean*	6-0	180	L	Oshawa, Ont.	1/6/86	Dayton (ECHL)/Lake Erie (AHL)
48	Cal O'Reilly	6-0	187	L	Toronto, Ont.	9/30/86	Milwaukee (AHL)/Nashville (NHL)
53	Mike Santorelli	6-0	189	R	Vancouver, B.C.	12/14/85	Milwaukee (AHL)/Nashville (NHL)
25	Jerred Smithson	6-3	204	R	Vernon, B.C.	2/4/79	Nashville (NHL)
	Colin Wilson	6-1	215	L	Greenwich, Conn.	10/20/89	Boston University (H-East)

#	LEFT WINGS (10)	Height	Weight	Shoots	Place of Birth	Birthdate	2008-09 Team
57	Gabriel Bourque	5-9	185	L	Rimouski, Que.	9/23/90	Baie-Comeau (QMJHL)
21	Triston Grant	6-1	210	L	Neepawa, Man.	2/2/84	Milwaukee (AHL)
48	Hugh Jessiman	6-6	235	R	New York, N.Y.	3/28/84	Hartford (AHL)/Milwaukee (AHL)
28	Ryan Jones	6-1	206	L	Chatham, Ont.	6/14/84	Nashville (NHL)/Milwaukee (AHL)
38	Peter Olvecky	6-2	195	L	Trencin, Slovakia	10/11/85	Minnesota (NHL)/Houston (AHL)
13	Nick Spaling	6-1	190	L	Palmerston, Ont.	9/19/88	Milwaukee (AHL)
59	Arvid Stromberg*	5-11	183	L	Stockholm, Sweden	6/30/91	Djurgarden U18 (Sweden-U18)/Djurgarden Jr. (Sweden-Jr.)
26	Steve Sullivan	5-9	173	R	Timmins, Ont.	7/6/74	Nashville (NHL)
58	Pierre-Alexandre Vandall*	5-11	182	L	St-Louis-de-France, Que.	11/16/89	Shawinigan (QMJHL)
62	Mark Van Guilder*	6-1	186	R	Roseville, Minn.	1/17/84	Cinncinati (ECHL)/Mil. (AHL)/Ham. (AHL)

#	RIGHT WINGS (12)	Height	Weight	Shoots	Place of Birth	Birthdate	2008-09 Team
56	Taylor Beck	6-2	211	R	St. Catharines, Ont.	5/13/91	Guelph (OHL)
3	Wade Belak	6-5	223	R	Saskatoon, Sask.	7/3/76	Florida (NHL)/Nashville (NHL)
61	Scott Brannon*	6-0	192	R	New Glasgow, N.S.	2/28/89	Moncton (QMJHL)
71	J.P. Dumont	6-1	219	L	Montreal, Que.	4/1/78	Nashville (NHL)
10	Martin Erat	6-0	203	L	Trebic, Czech Republic	8/29/81	Nashville (NHL)
27	Patric Hornqvist	5-11	186	L	Sollentuna, Sweden	1/1/87	Milwaukee (AHL)/Nashville (NHL)
46	Ryan Maki	6-2	210	R	Medford, N.J.	4/23/85	Milwaukee (AHL)
40	Ian McKenzie	6-5	232	R	Weyburn, Sask.	5/23/87	Milwaukee (AHL)/Cinncinati (ECHL)
41	Mark Santorelli	6-1	189	R	Burnaby, B.C.	8/6/88	Milwaukee (AHL)/Cinncinati (ECHL)
12	Andreas Thuresson	6-1	204	R	Kristianstad, Sweden	11/18/87	Milwaukee (AHL)
22	Jordin Tootoo	5-9	200	R	Churchill, Man.	2/2/83	Nashville (NHL)
29	Joel Ward	6-1	220	R	Toronto, Ont.	12/2/80	Nashville (NHL)

#	DEFENSEMEN (17)	Height	Weight	Shoots	Place of Birth	Birthdate	2008-09 Team
7	Jonathon Blum	6-1	183	R	Long Beach, Calif.	1/30/89	Vancouver (WHL)/Milwaukee (AHL)
43	Robert Dietrich	5-10	174	R	Ordzhonikidze, Kazakhstan	7/25/86	Milwaukee (AHL)
32	Cody Franson	6-5	214	R	Salmon Arm, B.C.	8/8/87	Milwaukee (AHL)
2	Dan Hamhuis	6-1	203	L	Smithers, B.C.	12/13/82	Nashville (NHL)
8	Kevin Klein	6-1	203	R	Kitchener, Ont.	12/13/84	Nashville (NHL)
4	Teemu Laakso	6-1	208	R	Tuusula, Finland	8/27/87	HIFK Helsinki (Finland)
36	Mark Matheson*	6-2	205	L	Cagary, Alta.	2/1/79	Milwaukee (AHL)/Cinncinati (ECHL)
52	Alexander Sulzer	6-1	196	L	Kaufbeuren, Germany	5/30/84	Milwaukee (AHL)/Nashville (NHL)
20	Ryan Suter	6-1	194	L	Madison, Wis.	1/21/85	Nashville (NHL)
6	Shea Weber	6-4	230	R	Sicamous, B.C.	8/14/85	Nashville (NHL)
49	Ryan Ellis	5-9	180	R	Hamilton, Ont.	1/3/91	Windsor (OHL)
63	Jacob Muzzin*	6-3	223	L	Brantford, Ont.	2/21/89	Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)
54	Charles-Olivier Roussel	6-1	201	R	St. Eustache, Que.	9/13/91	Shawinigan (QMJHL)
65	Brock Sheahan*	5-11	185	L	Lethbridge, Alta.	5/6/84	Wheeling (ECHL)
34	Nolan Yonkman	6-6	245	R	Punnichy, Sask.	4/1/81	Milwaukee (AHL)
38	Scott Ford*	6-3	223	R	Fort St. John, B.C.	12/24/79	Milwaukee (AHL)
44	Russ Sinkewich*	6-3	214	R	Westlake, Ohio	9/21/85	Bowling Green (CCHA)/Milwaukee (AHL)
							Lake Erie (AHL)/Johnstown (ECHL)

#	GOALTENDER (6)	Height	Weight	Catches	Place of Birth	Birthdate	2008-09 Team
64	John Decaro*	6-3	205	L	Marysville, Wash.	11/9/83	Las Vegas (ECHL)/Portland (AHL)
31	Mark Dekanich	6-2	190	L	North Vancouver, B.C.	5/10/86	Milwaukee (AHL)
39	Dan Ellis	6-0	188	L	Orangeville, Ont.	6/19/80	Nashville (NHL)
37	Chet Pickard	6-2	216	L	Moncton, N.B.	11/29/89	Tri-City (WHL)
35	Pekka Rinne	6-5	206	L	Kempele, Finland	11/3/82	Nashville (NHL)
1	Jeremy Smith	6-0	171	L	Dearborn, Mich.	4/13/89	Niagara (OHL)/Plymouth (OHL)

* - Attending under a Professional (PTO) or Amateur (ATO) Tryout Agreement

Rookie Camp Schedule

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				Sept 10	Sept 11	Sept 12
				1 - 2:30 p.m.	10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
				Practice	Practice
13-Sep	14-Sep	15-Sep
1 - 2:30 p.m.	6 p.m. CT	11 a.m. CT
Practice	Rookies at ATL	Rookies at ATL

	NASHVILLE PREDATORS 2009 ROOKIE CAMP ROSTER
#	CENTERS (3)	Height	Weight	Shoots	Place of Birth	Birthdate	2008-09 Team
55	Michael Latta	5-11	207	R	Kitchener, Ont.	5/25/91	Guelph (OHL)/Ottawa (OHL)
60	Mike McLean*	6-0	180	L	Oshawa, Ont.	1/6/86	Dayton (ECHL)/Lake Erie (AHL)
	Colin Wilson	6-1	215	L	Greenwich, Conn.	10/20/89	Boston University (H-East)

#	LEFT WINGS (5)	Height	Weight	Shoots	Place of Birth	Birthdate	2008-09 Team
57	Gabriel Bourque	5-9	185	L	Rimouski, Que.	9/23/90	Baie-Comeau (QMJHL)
13	Nick Spaling	6-1	190	L	Palmerston, Ont.	9/19/88	Milwaukee (AHL)
59	Arvid Stromberg*	5-11	183	L	Stockholm, Sweden	6/30/91	Djurgarden U18 (Sweden-U18)/Djurgarden Jr. (Sweden-Jr.)
58	Pierre-Alexandre Vandall*	5-11	182	L	St-Louis-de-France, Que.	11/16/89	Shawinigan (QMJHL)
62	Mark Van Guilder*	6-1	186	R	Roseville, Minn.	1/17/84	Cinncinati (ECHL)/Mil. (AHL)/Ham. (AHL)

#	RIGHT WINGS (4)	Height	Weight	Shoots	Place of Birth	Birthdate	2008-09 Team
56	Taylor Beck	6-2	211	R	St. Catharines, Ont.	5/13/91	Guelph (OHL)
61	Scott Brannon*	6-0	192	R	New Glasgow, N.S.	2/28/89	Moncton (QMJHL)
40	Ian McKenzie	6-5	232	R	Weyburn, Sask.	5/23/87	Milwaukee (AHL)/Cinncinati (ECHL)
41	Mark Santorelli	6-1	189	R	Burnaby, B.C.	8/6/88	Milwaukee (AHL)/Cinncinati (ECHL)

#	DEFENSEMEN (6)	Height	Weight	Shoots	Place of Birth	Birthdate	2008-09 Team
7	Jonathon Blum	6-1	183	R	Long Beach, Calif.	1/30/89	Vancouver (WHL)/Milwaukee (AHL)
49	Ryan Ellis	5-9	180	R	Hamilton, Ont.	1/3/91	Windsor (OHL)
63	Jacob Muzzin*	6-3	223	L	Brantford, Ont.	2/21/89	Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)
54	Charles-Olivier Roussel	6-1	201	R	St. Eustache, Que.	9/13/91	Shawinigan (QMJHL)
65	Brock Sheahan*	5-11	185	L	Lethbridge, Alta.	5/6/84	Wheeling (ECHL)
44	Russ Sinkewich*	6-3	214	R	Westlake, Ohio	9/21/85	Bowling Green (CCHA)/Milwaukee (AHL)
							Lake Erie (AHL)/Johnstown (ECHL)

#	GOALTENDER (2)	Height	Weight	Catches	Place of Birth	Birthdate	2008-09 Team
37	Chet Pickard	6-2	216	L	Moncton, N.B.	11/29/89	Tri-City (WHL)
1	Jeremy Smith	6-0	171	L	Dearborn, Mich.	4/13/89	Niagara (OHL)/Plymouth (OHL)

* - Attending under a Professional (PTO) or Amateur (ATO) Tryout Agreement

NASHVILLE PREDATORS 2009 PRESEASON SCHEDULE

Day	Date	Opponent	Site	Time (CDT)
Monday	Sept. 14	Atlanta Thrashers	Duluth IceForum (Rookie Game)	6 p.m.
Tuesday	Sept. 15	Atlanta Thrashers	Duluth IceForum (Rookie Game)	12 p.m.
Thursday	Sept. 17	Atlanta Thrashers	Sommet Center	7 p.m.
Friday	Sept. 18	Carolina Hurricanes	RBC Center	6 p.m.
Saturday	Sept. 19	Columbus Blue Jackets	Sommet Center	7 p.m.
Wednesday	Sept. 23	Atlanta Thrashers	Philips Arena	6 p.m.
Saturday	Sept. 26	Carolina Hurricanes	Sommet Center	7 p.m.
Monday	Sept. 28	Columbus Blue Jackets	Nationwide Arena	6 p.m.