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Friday morning, the Colorado Avalanche announced that the team will hit the ice for the first official practice on Friday the 13th. The team will meet for physicals on Thursday September 12th and will then be broken up into two groups to hit the ice at the Family Sports Center next day. The Avs will only have a few days of practice to prepare for their first preseason game against the Vegas Golden Knights on September 17th.e
Prior to all that, the organization’s youngsters will take part in their annual rookie tournament in Irvine California.
Here is the complete schedule for the tournament as well as training camp:
2019-20 Avalanche Training Camp Schedule
Friday, Sept. 6
Rookies practice - 9:30 a.m,
Family Sports Center
Saturday, Sept. 7
Rookies vs. Vegas Golden Knights - 1 p.m. PDT
FivePoint Arena (Rink 4) - Great Park Ice (Irvine, Calif.)
Sunday, Sept. 8
Rookies vs. Los Angeles Kings - 1 p.m. PDT
FivePoint Arena (Rink 4) - Great Park Ice (Irvine, Calif.)
Monday, Sept. 9
Rookies practice - 9 a.m. PDT
FivePoint Arena (Rink 4) - Great Park Ice (Irvine, Calif.)
Tuesday, Sept. 10
Rookies vs. Arizona Coyotes - 11 a.m. PDT
FivePoint Arena (Rink 4) - Great Park Ice (Irvine, Calif.)
Wednesday, Sept. 11
No scheduled events
Thursday, Sept. 12
NHL Training Camp Begins
Medical/Physical Testing
Friday, Sept. 13
Training Camp at Family Sports Center
Group 1 on ice: 8:15 - 10:15 a.m.
Group 2 on ice: 10:25 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 14
Training Camp at Family Sports Center
Group 2 on ice: 8:15 - 10:15 a.m.
Group 1 on ice: 10:25 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 15
Training Camp at Family Sports Center
Group 1 on ice: 8:15 - 10:15 a.m.
Group 2 on ice: 10:25 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 16
Practice at Family Sports Center
Group 2 on ice: 9:00 - 10:15 a.m.
Group 1 on ice: 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.