Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears for HOCKEY IS BACK.

After a painful summer, our favorite sport is back on the ice. Across the league a number of rookie tournaments are taking place and as they conclude NHL training camps will open. The NHL returns, and LWOS is here to cover all the action.

This weekend, Charlie O’Connor Clarke and I from the Last Word on Sports hockey team were lucky enough to attend the NHL Rookie Tournament held at the Budweiser Gardens in London Ontario, featuring prospects from the Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins and Montreal Canadiens. We obtained a ton of audio at the event, and we’re going to share it with you today.

In case you missed it, you can also check out my thoughts on the Habs key performers of the weekend by clicking here.

Habs Rookie Tournament Audio

On Friday, the Habs fell 4-3 in Overtime to the Pittsburgh Penguins. For those prospects who were in the AHL last year, the 3 on 3 format was old hat; but for who were not in the AHL it was the first look at the new overtime the NHL will be putting in place this season.

Daniel Carr

Charles Hudon – en francais

Michael McCarron – Friday

Nikita Scherbak

Sylvain Lefebvre – First Half En Francais, Second Half in English

Saturday Night

On Saturday the Habs picked up a 6-4 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in what was a very entertaining hockey game.

Tim Bozon

Ryan Johnston

Sylvain Lefebvre – First Half En Francais, Second Half in English

Sunday

Sunday would feature a duel of goaltenders as Zach Fucale went head-to-head with Senators prospect Matt O’Connor. The Sens would win 2-1.

Zach Fucale – First Half En Francais, Second Half in English

Michael McCarron – Sunday

Angelo Miceli

Sylvain Lefebvre – Sunday

Charlie and I would like to thank the Montreal Canadiens, the NHL, the London Knights, and the Budweiser Gardens for allowing us access to this event, and stay tuned for more great audio from the Maple Leafs, Senators, and Penguins.

Main Photo: Nikita Scherbak of the Montreal Canadiens battles in front of the Ottawa Senators net in the NHL Rookie Tournament in London Ontario on September 13, 2015. Photo by Tyler Shea, Last Word on Sports Inc., All Rights Reserved