It's been a long offseason, but hockey is finally on the horizon after Nashville Predators general manager Barry Trotz announced Tuesday that the team's prospects will report to Nashville for the start of Rookie Camp on Sept. 11. The Predators' 2024 Rookie Camp roster is comprised of 26 players, including signed and unsigned draft picks, free-agent signings and players acquired via trade attending on tryout agreements. Nashville Predators prospect Andrew Gibson speaks to the media following the Future Stars Game at 2024 Development Camp. Among the players scheduled to participate are recent first-round draft picks Tanner Molendyk (2023), Joakim Kemell (2022), Zachary L’Heureux (2021) and Fedor Svechkov (2021). They will be joined by other prospects including Kalan Lind, Dylan MacKinnon, Jack Matier, Luke Prokop, Austin Roest and Joey Willis. Several prospects will also be participating in their first Predators Rookie Camp, including goaltender Magnus Chrona (acquired from the San Jose Sharks on Aug. 23) [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/nashville-predators/latest-news/nashville-predators-how-good-is-each-returning-prospect-in-the-askarov-trade], defenseman Andrew Gibson (acquired from the Detroit Red Wings on June 25). After a pair of practice days led by Milwaukee Admirals (Nashville’s AHL affiliate) head coach Karl Taylor and his staff, the Predators will host prospects from the Carolina Hurricanes, Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning at the 2024 NHL Rookie Showcase presented by Ticketmaster at Ford Ice Center Bellevue from Sept. 13-16. Nashville’s portion of the showcase schedule includes games against Florida on Sept. 13 (2 p.m. CT), Tampa Bay on Sept. 14 (5 p.m. CT) and Carolina on Sept. 16 (1 p.m. CT). The full 2024 Predators Rookie Camp roster can be found below: Image [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjA4ODc1NDg2NjQ5MDAxNDE2/2024-nhl-rookie-showcase---roster.jpg]
