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Published Sep 11, 2024 • 2 minute read
The road to opening night will begin Thursday morning.
That’s when 27 players will take to the ice at the Canadian Tire Centre to prepare to represent the Ottawa Senators during the Prospects Challenge that will begin Friday at the LECOM Habourcenter in Buffalo.
The Senators released their roster Wednesday, which includes 13 players that have been drafted by Ottawa.
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Among the participants is blueliner Carter Yakemchuk, the club’s No. 7 overall selection in last June’s draft, and winger Tyler Boucher, taken No. 10 by the club in 2020.
Goaltender Leevi Merilainen, who has done a good job pushing for playing time in Belleville, also will be among the netminders. Defencemen Jorian Donovan and Tomas Hamara will help lead the blueline with Yakemchuk.
The Senators will open the challenge Friday against the New Jersey Devils at 3:30 p.m, then face the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday at noon and wrap up the event against the Columbus Blue Jackets Monday at 1:30 p.m.
As the prospects make their way home, Steve Staios, the club’s president of hockey operations and general manager, and the rest of the staff will determine which players will be on hand for the main camp that will get under way Wednesday with medicals at the rink.
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A lot of eyes will be on Yakemchuk after he was taken by the Senators during the draft in June in Vegas.
The roster
GOALTENDERS
David Egorov, Leevi Merilainen, Michael Simpson.
DEFENCE
Matthew Andonovski, Anthony Cristoforo, Jorian Donovan, Gabriel Eliasson, Tomas Hamara, Lucas Moore, Filip Nordberg, Djibril Toure, Carter Yakemchuk.
FORWARDS
Tyler Boucher, Ryder Boulton, Matthew Buckley, Jake Chiasson, Niall Crocker, Philippe Daoust, Mark Duarte, Lucas Ellinas, Stephen Halliday, Ryan Humphrey, Elliot L’Italien, Oskar Pettersson, Stuart Rolofs, Jackson Stewart, Landen Ward.
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