Kevin Marshall is one of eight defensemen attending the Flyers' 2009 Rookie Camp. (Photo courtesy Quebec Remparts)

The Philadelphia Flyers announced that their Rookie Camp at the Virtua Center Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees, New Jersey, will open on Monday, September 7 with 29 rookies and prospects expected to be in attendance. The camp will run a total of five days and conclude with a game between the Flyers rookies and the Washington Capitals rookies on Friday, September 11, at 3:00 p.m.

Among the players participating in this Rookie Camp are first-round draft pick James van Riemsdyk (2007) and defensemen Kevin Marshall, who signed an NHL entry level contract in July of 2008, and Marc-Andre Bourdon, who signed an NHL entry level contract back in July of this year.

On-Ice practices during Rookie Camp are scheduled in two sessions. The first session will run from 9:00 a.m. to noon, while the second session will run from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. each day from September 8 through 10. Both sessions are open to the public and free of charge.

Rookie Camp Roster
Forwards: Josh Beaulieu, Rob Bellamy, Matt Clackson, Ryan Dingle, Jon Kalinski, Garrett Klotz, David Labrecque, David Laliberte, Patrick Maroon, Jon Matsumoto, Andreas Nodl, Zac Rinaldo, Mike Thomas (try-out), Tomas Sinisalo (try-out), James van Riemsdyk, Eric Wellwood.

Defensemen: Oskars Bartulis, Marc-Andre Bourdon, Tyler Hostetter (try-out), Joonas Lehtivuori, Kevin Marshall, Mike Ratchuk, David Slaone, Brennan Yadlowsk (try-out).

Goaltenders: Jacob Deserres, Jeremy Duchesne, Adam Morrison, Nic Riopel, Michael Teslak.