The Pittsburgh Penguins prospects will start their season this Friday in a rookie tournament in London, Ontario against the Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens. This will be a chance for the hierarchy to get a look at how the prospects are developing and where they could play this year.
It will also be the first time that an old-Penguin will play against them. Most notably Kasperi Kapanen. Kapanen was part of the trade that brought Phil Kessel to Pittsburgh and will be looking to impress and potentially seal a spot on the Maple Leafs roster this season after a solid showing in the AHL last season with the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins. If he does make the NHL then he'll play for the Marlies down the road.
The Penguins have invited a few players on amateur try-outs but they're mostly there to fill the numbers as the Penguins cupboard is bare at the moment. The highlight for the Penguins is no doubt Daniel Sprong who was drafted this year in the 2nd round. Penguins fans will be eager to see what he can do as he is a highly rated prospect.
The tournament starts this Friday, the 11th with the Penguins playing Montreal first. They follow that with games against Ottawa and then Toronto.
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