At long last, hockey is in sight, folks – in just two weeks, you’ll be able to see the Nashville Predators‘ rookies working out at Centennial Sportsplex, as the Rookie Camp schedule has been released this afternoon by the team’s PR staff.
The practice schedule (which includes games in Florida against rookies from the Panthers, Lightning & Bruins) looks like so:
| Thursday, Sept. 5 | ||
| 1:00-1:30 p.m. | Goalie Session | Centennial Sportsplex |
| 1:30-3:00 p.m. | Practice | Centennial Sportsplex |
| Friday, Sept. 6 | ||
| 5:00 p.m. | Game vs. Florida prospects | Saveology.com Iceplex |
| Saturday, Sept. 7 | ||
| 11:00 a.m. | Game vs. Tampa Bay prospects | Saveology.com Iceplex |
| Sunday, Sept. 8 | ||
| 11:00 a.m. | Game vs. Boston prospects | Saveology.com Iceplex |
| Monday, Sept. 9 | ||
| Day Off | ||
| Tuesday, Sept. 10 | ||
| 10:00-10:30 a.m. | Goalie Session | Centennial Sportsplex |
| 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | Practice | Centennial Sportsplex |
And as for the question of who’s attending?
Nashville Predators Rookie Camp Roster
| Forwards | Height | Weight | Shoots |
| Zach Budish | 6-3 | 218 | R |
| Patrick Cehlin | 5-11 | 177 | R |
| Filip Forsberg | 6-1 | 194 | R |
| Sebastian Geoffrion* | 5-10 | 190 | L |
| Felix Girard | 5-11 | 193 | R |
| Brendan Leipsic | 5-9 | 176 | L |
| Joonas Rask | 5-10 | 176 | R |
| Miikka Salomaki | 5-11 | 203 | L |
| Vinny Saponari* | 6-1 | 196 | R |
| Josh Shalla | 6-2 | 208 | L |
| Colton Sissons | 6-1 | 189 | R |
| Tommy Veilleux | 5-11 | 186 | L |
| Austin Watson | 6-3 | 201 | R |
| Defense | Height | Weight | Shoots |
| Taylor Aronson | 6-1 | 184 | R |
| Anthony Bitetto | 6-0 | 215 | L |
| Kayle Doetzel | 6-2 | 190 | R |
| Seth Jones | 6-5 | 210 | R |
| Michael Moffat | 6-1 | 210 | L |
| Charles-Olivier Roussel | 6-1 | 205 | R |
| Mikko Vainonen | 6-2 | 210 | L |
| Goaltender | Height | Weight | Catches |
| Magnus Hellberg | 6-6 | 195 | L |
| Marek Mazanec | 6-4 | 197 | R |
* – attending camp under an AHL contract or tryout agreement