The Toronto Maple Leafs have announced a roster of 26 players who will represent the team at a three-day prospects tournament that will run from Sept. 8-10 at Ricoh Coliseum.
Headlining the group for the Leafs is 2017 first-rounder (17th overall) Timothy Liljegren, a highly touted two-way defenceman from Sweden. At the start of last season, Liljegren was ranked as high as No. 2 in pre-season NHL draft rankings, but fell down to a mid-round pick in June after a season slowed by injury.
Here is a full list of the players who will compete at the tournament against top prospects from the Canadiens and Senators:
| PLAYER | POS | 2016-17 CLUB(S) |
|---|---|---|
| Bobylev, Vladimir | F | Victoria (WHL) / Moscow (KHL) / Khimik Voskresensk (VHL) |
| Bracco, Jeremy | F | Kitchener (OHL) / Windsor (OHL) |
| Brooks, Adam | F | Regina (WHL) |
| Coskey, Cole | F | Saginaw (OHL) |
| Dermott, Travis | D | Toronto (AHL) |
| Duquette, Marc-Olivier | D | Drummondville (QMJHL) |
| Dupuy, Jean | F | Rochester (AHL) |
| Dzierkals, Martins | F | Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL) |
| Gordeev, Fedor | D | Flint (OHL) / Hamilton (OHL) |
| Grundstrom, Carl | F | Toronto (AHL) / Frolunda (SHL) |
| Kaskisuo, Kasimir | G | Toronto (AHL) / Orlando (ECHL) |
| Korostelev, Nikita | F | Peterborough (OHL) / Sarnia (OHL) |
| Liljegren, Timothy | D | Rogel BK (SHL) |
| Lindberg, Tobias | F | Toronto (AHL |
| Marchment, Mason | F | Toronto (AHL) / Orlando (ECHL) |
| Mattinen, Nicolas | D | London (OHL) |
| McGregor, Ryan | F | Sarnia (OHL) |
| Middleton, Keaton | D | Saginaw (OHL) |
| Moore, Trevor | F | Toronto (AHL) |
| Nielsen, Andrew | D | Toronto (AHL) |
| Piccinich, JJ | F | London (OHL) |
| Pospisil, Kristian | F | Sioux City (USHL) |
| Rasanen, Eemeli | D | Kingston (OHL) |
| Scott, Ian | G | Prince Albert (WHL) |
| Smart, Jonathan | D | Regina (WHL) / Kelowna (WHL) |
| Timashov, Dmytro | F | Toronto (AHL) |
Prospects for the Leafs, Senators and Habs will play each other once across three days at this year’s rookie tournament. The schedule for that event is as follows:
Friday, Sept. 8: Montreal vs. Toronto, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 9: Ottawa vs. Montreal, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 10: Toronto vs. Ottawa, 4 p.m.
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