RELEASE: Blackhawks announce opening night roster

The Chicago Blackhawks announced today their opening-night roster for the 2018-19 season. The roster includes 22 players: 13 forwards, seven defensemen and two goaltenders.
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Forwards: Artem Anisimov, Alex DeBrincat, John Hayden, Luke Johnson, Dominik Kahun, David Kampf, Patrick Kane, Marcus Kruger, Chris Kunitz, Andreas Martinsen, Brandon Saad, Nick Schmaltz and Jonathan Toews.
Defensemen: Brandon Davidson, Erik Gustafsson, Henri Jokiharju, Duncan Keith, Brandon Manning, Jan Rutta and Brent Seabrook.
Goaltenders:Anton Forsberg and Cam Ward.
Defensemen Connor Murphy and Gustav Forsling will begin the season with an injured non-roster designation. Additionally, goaltender Corey Crawford will remain on injured reserve.
The Blackhawks begin the 2018-19 regular-season schedule Thursday, October 4 at Canadian Tire Centre against the Ottawa Senators at 6:30 p.m. That game can be seen on WGN-TV and heard on WGN Radio.