Blackhawks prospects Nick Schmaltz and Tyler Motte have been invited to the NHLPA’s exclusive rookie showcase in Toronto. The showcase is held at Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto on Monday, Aug. 29.

Only three other players from the Central Division – Winnipeg’s Kyle Connor, Nashville’s Vladislav Kamenev and Minnesota’s Alex Tuch – were invited.

From the release:

Now in its eighth year, this unique event provides Upper Deck — the official trading card partner of the NHLPA and the NHL — with a unique opportunity to photograph and film many of the game’s top young prospects and rookies in their official NHL team uniforms.

The content collected will be used for upcoming

Upper Deck trading card and memorabilia products and digital video posts.

Also invited to the showcase are:

Mathew Barzal (Islanders)

Riley Barber (Capitals)

Thomas Chabot (Senators)

Kyle Connor (Jets)

Lawson Crouse (Panthers)

Anthony DeAngelo (Coyotes)

Thatcher Demko (Canucks),

Pierre-Luc Dubois (Blue Jackets)

Christian Dvorak (Coyotes)

Jon Gillies (Flames)

Vladislav Kamenev (Predators)

Travis Konecny (Flyers)

Kevin Labanc (Sharks)

Ryan MacInnis (Coyotes)

Timo Meier (Sharks)

Brandon Montour (Ducks)

Brayden Point (Lightning)

Ivan Provorov (Flyers)

Evgeny Svechnikov (Red Wings)

Matthew Tkachuk (Flames)

Alex Tuch (Wild)

Jakub Vrana (Capitals)

Zachary Werenski (Blue Jackets)

Pavel Zacha (Devils)

Jakub Zboril (Bruins)