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Avalanche Rookie Showcase in Las Vegas: Schedule and times

August 1, 2018

This is going to be a straight copy-and-paste job from the Avs’ official announcement, on the dates, opponents, everything for the Avalanche’s Rookie Showcase next month, in Las Vegas. Yes, the Avs will officially be playing hockey again next month.

If you’re a die-hard Avs fan – and I know you are – you can start booking your flights and hotels in Sin City now for this tourney. The details:

“Colorado Avalanche prospects will head to the Nevada desert prior to training camp to compete in the 2018 Vegas Rookie Faceoff from Sept. 8-11 at City National Arena.

The Avs will join the Vegas Golden Knights, Anaheim Ducks, Arizona Coyotes, Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks in showcasing their prospects and other young players in exhibition games. Each team will play three contests over the course of four days at the Golden Knights’ Summerlin practice facility, which is located at 1550 S. Pavilion Center Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89135.

Colorado opens the rookie tournament against the host Golden Knights on Saturday, Sept. 8 at 8 p.m. MT and will then play the Ducks on Sunday, Sept. 9 at 6 p.m. MT. Monday is a practice day for each of the six clubs before the exhibition closes on Tuesday, Sept. 11, with the Avs playing the Sharks at 12:30 p.m. MT. A full tournament schedule is below.

Each game will have a similar format to those at the NHL level (three 20-minute periods, stoppages, penalties, etc.). Ticket and broadcast/stream information will be announced in the future by Vegas.

This is the third year that Colorado has taken part in a rookie tournament. The team hosted and won the inaugural Rookie Showcase in 2016 at the Ice Centre at the Promenade in Westminster and participated in the San Jose Sharks’ Prospect Showcase in 2017.

The Avalanche will announce its Rookie Faceoff roster and its training camp schedule at a later date.

2018 Vegas Rookie Faceoff Schedule

Day	Date	Game	Time (MT)
Saturday	Sept. 8	Coyotes vs. Sharks	4 p.m.
		Kings vs. Ducks	6 p.m.
		Avalanche vs. Golden Knights	8 p.m.
Sunday	Sept. 9	Kings vs. Coyotes	4 p.m.
		Avalanche vs. Ducks	6 p.m.
		Golden Knights vs. Sharks	8 p.m.
Monday	Sept. 10	Practice day	no games
Tue	Sept. 11	Ducks vs. Coyotes	12 p.m.
		Avalanche vs. Sharks	12:30 p.m.
		Kings vs. Golden Knights	3:30 p.m.