MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens announced today that 30 players will participate in the team's rookie camp, from September 6-12. The Canadiens and the Laval Rocket will host this year's annual Rookie Showdown, from September 7-9 at Place Bell, in Laval.

The Rookie Showdown will feature prospects from three NHL clubs; the Montreal Canadiens, the Ottawa Senators and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Each team will play two games.

Among the 30 players to participate in the rookie camp, 18 are forwards, nine are defensemen, and three are goaltenders. Some 14 players at camp are Canadiens draft selections, including five players from the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. The list also includes 10 free agents, and six invited players. As well, 25 of the 30 players invited to camp also took part in the Canadiens' development camp in June.

The Laval Rocket coaching staff led by head coach Joël Bouchard, along with assistant coaches Daniel Jacob, Alex Burrows and Marco Marciano, will handle coaching responsibilities for games and practices.

Schedule - Canadiens' Rookie Camp / 2018 Showdown

Thursday, September 6: 1 p.m. Practice (Bell Sports Complex) Friday, September 7: 10 a.m. Practice (Bell Sports Complex) 7 p.m. Game MTL vs OTT (Place Bell) Saturday, September 8: 12 p.m. Practice (Bell Sports Complex) 3 p.m. Game OTT vs TOR (Place Bell) Sunday, September 9: 3 p.m. Game MTL vs TOR (Place Bell) Monday, September 10: Canadiens' Golf Tournament (Laval-sur-le-Lac) Tuesday, September 11: Day Off Wednesday, September 12: 2 p.m. Practice (Bell Sports Complex)

Full 2018 rookie camp roster

Skaters # Players Pos. Sh. Height Weight Date & Place of Birth Acquired 2017-18 Club GP G A PTS PIM 89 ADAMS-MOISAN, Morgan AD / RW D/R 6'02'' 217 06/02/97 - La Tuque, QC Contrat AHL (26/04/18) Drummondville (LHJMQ) 68 32 29 61 67 64 ADDISON, Jeremiah (*) AG / LW G/L 6'00'' 188 21/10/96 - Brampton, ON Rep. 2015 Draft (207) Laval (AHL) 6 1 0 1 6 68 ALAIN, Alexandre (*) C D/R 6'01'' 186 03/03/97 - Québec, QC JA / FA (24/04/18) Blainville-Boisbriand (LHJMQ) 65 44 43 87 52 91 ANTTALAINEN, Aleksi D G/L 5'09'' 188 28/03/99 - Turku, FI Invitation / Try-Out Blainville-Boisbriand (LHJMQ) 61 4 18 22 47 77 BITTEN, William (*) AD / RW D/R 5'10'' 171 10/07/98 - Ottawa, ON Rep. 2016 Draft (70) Hamilton (OHL) 62 20 44 64 38 76 BROOK, Josh D D/R 6'01'' 197 17/06/99 - Yorktown, SK Rep. 2017 Draft (56) Moose Jaw (WHL) 45 3 29 32 36 71 EVANS, Jake (*) C D/R 6'01'' 187 02/06/96 - Toronto, ON Rep. 2014 Draft (207) Notre-Dame (Big-10) - NCAA 40 13 33 46 18 83 FLEURY, Cale D D/R 6'02'' 207 19/11/98 - Regina, SK Rep. 2017 Draft (87) Kootenay (WHL) 17 6 4 10 17 84 FONSTAD, Cole C G/L 5'10'' 160 24/04/00 - Estevan, SK Rep. 2018 Draft (128) Prince Albert (WHL) 72 21 52 73 6 Canada (WJC - U18) 5 0 0 0 0 81 HAGEL, Brandon AG / LW G/L 6'01'' 170 27/08/98 - Saskatoon, SK Invitation / Try-Out Red Deer (WHL) 56 18 41 59 45 88 HILLIS, Cameron C D/R 5'10'' 170 24/06/00 - Oshawa, ON Rep. 2018 Draft (66) Guelph (OHL) 60 20 39 59 48 Canada (WJC - U18) 5 0 2 2 12 72 HOUDE, Samuel C G/L 6'00'' 162 06/03/00 - St-Eustache, QC Rep. 2018 Draft (133) Chicoutimi (LHJMQ) 54 16 16 32 45 82 KATERINAKIS, Alexander AD / RW D/R 5'11'' 182 25/04/98 - Montréal, QC Invitation / Try-Out Blainville-Boisbriand (LHJMQ) 51 13 27 40 24 15 KOTKANIEMI, Jesperi (*) C G/L 6'02'' 182 06/07/00 - Pori, FI Rep. 2018 Draft (3) Ässät (Liiga) 57 10 19 29 20 Finland (WJC - U18) 7 3 6 9 37 90 MARTINEAU, Phélix C D/R 5'09'' 187 03/06/97 - Laval, QC Contrat AHL (18/05/18) Cape Breton (LHJMQ) 68 34 32 66 74 Fort Wayne (ECHL) 3 2 1 3 4 94 McSHANE, Allan C G/L 5'11'' 183 14/02/00 - Collingwood, ON Rep. 2018 Draft (97) Oshawa (OHL) 67 20 45 65 16 Canada (WJC - U18) 5 1 5 6 0 79 MELANCON, T.J. D D/R 6'00'' 197 04/07/96 - Ottawa, ON Contrat AHL (26/04/18) Norfolk (ECHL) 58 15 28 43 34 Belleville, Syracuse, Tucson (AHL) 9 0 0 0 0 73 MORAVCIK, Michal (*) D G/L 6'05'' 214 07/12/94 - Klatovy, CZ JA / FA (28/05/18) Plzen (Czech Rep) 52 5 11 16 28 Czech Republic (WC) 8 1 2 3 8 55 PEZZETTA, Michael (*) AG / LW G/L 6'01'' 213 13/03/98 - Toronto, ON Rep. 2016 Draft (160) Sudbury / Sarnia (OHL) 62 23 29 52 79 75 PLANT, Adam D G/L 5'10'' 169 09/05/95 - Penticton, BC Contrat AHL (28/03/18) University of Denver (NCHC) 32 6 5 11 18 Laval (AHL) 7 0 0 0 0 57 SKLENICKA, David (*) D G/L 6'01'' 194 08/09/96 - Rakovnik, CZ JA / FA (28/05/18) Plzen (Czech Rep) 49 3 11 14 22 Czech Republic (WC) 8 0 2 2 2 86 TEASDALE, Joel AG / LW G/L 5'11'' 199 11/03/99 - Repentigny, QC Invitation / Try-Out Blainville-Boisbriand (LHJMQ) 65 32 33 65 14 74 TYSZKA, Jarret D G/L 6'02'' 192 15/03/99 - Langley, BC Rep. 2017 Draft (149) Seattle (WHL) 70 8 32 40 69 22 VEJDEMO, Lukas (*) C G/L 6'02'' 194 25/01/96 - Stockholm, SW Rep. 2015 Draft (87) Djugardens (SWE) 47 10 12 22 16 96 VERBEEK, Hayden (*) C G/L 5'10'' 179 17/10/97 - Kingston, ON JA / FA (24/03/18) Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) 67 30 31 61 38 97 WAKED, Antoine (*) AD / RW D/R 6'01'' 202 17/05/96 - St-Bruno, QC JA / FA (28/04/17) Laval (AHL) 63 7 4 11 32 56 WALFORD, Scott D G/L 6'02'' 194 12/01/99 - New Westminster, BC Rep. 2017 Draft (68) Victoria (WHL) 69 2 30 32 52

Goaltenders # Name Catches Height Weight Date and Place of Birth Acquired 2017-18 Club GP RECORD GAA SO SV% 30 DHILLON, Stephen G/L 6'04'' 195 14/09/98 - Jackson, MS Invitation / Try-Out Niagara (OHL) 52 28-16-3 3.34 1 .899 95 HARVEY, Samuel G/L 6'00'' 184 04/02/98 - Alma, QC Invitation / Try-Out Rouyn-Noranda (LHJMQ) 46 30-9-2 2.10 4 .930 70 McNIVEN, Michael (*) G/L 6'01'' 220 09/07/97 - Winnipeg, MB JA / FA (24/09/15) Laval (AHL) 25 6-16-1 3.50 0 .884 Brampton (ECHL) 4 0-2-0 4.19 0 .868

*Under contract with the Canadiens

Roster as of August 30, 2018

Annual golf tournament

The Canadiens will hold their annual golf tournament to benefit the Montreal Canadiens' Children's Foundation on Monday, September 10, 2018 at Club de golf Laval-sur-le-Lac (150, Les Peupliers, Laval-sur-le-Lac). Media availability with players and management will take place from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Main training camp

The Canadiens' main training camp will begin on Thursday, September 13, with players reporting for medicals and physical evaluations at the Bell Sports Complex in Brossard. Training camp will run until Sunday, September 30. The Canadiens will play a total of seven preseason games, as well as the Canadian Tire intra-squad game at the Bell Centre on September 16.