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
| 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. | ||
| Day | Date | Game | Time (MT) |
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0 Comments (2 conversations)
bjjones05
Hey Dater, do you think the Rookie Showcase will ever make its way to Denver? If I remember correctly, it was in San Jose last year. It would give the prospects a taste of playing at altitude early on.
Adrian Dater
AuthorIt was in Westminster just a couple years ago, at the Promenade in Westminster, where the best hockey bar in the city also happens to be – Bender’s Sports Bar and Grill
Nels
I notice they don’t mention LOSING the showcase last year. I’m crossing my fingers that we will have Fracouz in net this year instead of S. Martin and it might mean dominance. The Avs were almost dominant last year except for S. Martin doing his best Titanic impersonation. Now I’m laughing at my own jokes….I’m drunk.