Several Sea Dogs earn rookie camp invites

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Several members of the Saint John Sea Dogs' Memorial Cup winning squad are heading to NHL rookie camps this week.

Among those heading to camps are two Sea Dogs expected to be with the team this season: defenseman Charlie DesRoches (Carolina Hurricanes) and forward Cam MacDonald (Tampa Bay Lightning). DesRoches is attending as a free agent.

Other players from Saint John's Memorial Cup team attending rookie camps include Riley Bezeau, Ryan Francis, Philippe Daoust, Raivis Ansons, Josh Lawrence, William Villeneuve, Jeremie Poirier, Yan Kuznetsov, William Dufour and Vincent Sevigny.

There are several rookie tournaments taking place this year.

• The Anaheim Ducks, Arizona Coyotes, Colorado Avalanche, Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks and Vegas Golden Knights will play in a tournament in San Jose beginning Sept. 16.
• The Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Ottawa Senators will play in a tournament in Buffalo beginning Sept. 15.
• The Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, Vancouver Canucks and Winnipeg Jets will play in a tournament in Penticton, BC beginning Sept. 16.
• The Carolina Hurricanes, Florida Panthers, Nashville Predators and Tampa Bay Lightning will play in a tournament in North Carolina beginning Sept. 16.
• The Chicago Blackhawks and Minnesota Wild will play each other Sept. 16 and Sept. 18 in Chicago.
• The Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues and Toronto Maple Leafs will play in the annual Traverse City tournament beginning Sept. 15.
• The New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers will play two games in Allentown, PA on Sept. 16 and Sept. 18.

Below is a look at the rookie camp rosters for each NHL club and the Sea Dogs - past or present - that are attending (list will be updated when other rosters are released).

Anaheim Ducks - None

Arizona Coyotes - None

Boston Bruins - None

Buffalo Sabres - None

Calgary Flames - Jeremie Poirier and Yan Kuznetsov

Carolina Hurricanes - Charlie DesRoches

Chicago Blackhawks - None

Colorado Avalanche - None

Columbus Blue Jackets - None

Dallas Stars - None

Detroit Red Wings - None

Edmonton Oilers - None

Florida Panthers - Riley Bezeau

Los Angeles Kings - None

Minnesota Wild - None

Montreal Canadiens - Ryan Francis and Joshua Roy

Nashville Predators - None

New Jersey Devils - None

New York Islanders - William Dufour and Vincent Sevigny

New York Rangers - None

Ottawa Senators - Philippe Daoust

Philadelphia Flyers - Jonathan Lemieux

Pittsburgh Penguins - Raivis Ansons

St. Louis Blues - None

San Jose Sharks - Josh Lawrence and Zachary Emond

Seattle Kraken - TBD

Tampa Bay Lightning - Maxim Cajkovic and Cam MacDonald

Toronto Maple Leafs - William Villeneuve

Vancouver Canucks - None

Vegas Golden Knights - None

Washington Capitals - TBD

Winnipeg Jets - None