A total of 42 players will participate in the development camp, including 23 forwards, 15 defensemen and four goaltenders. All seven players selected by the Canadiens at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft held on June 23-24 in Chicago will be among the participants, including their first-round selection, Ryan Poehling.
The list of players invited to the development camp includes 21 prospects drafted by the Canadiens organization, six players acquired through free agency and 15 players invited on a try-out basis (please see list of players attached).
Players will be divided into four groups (A-B-C-D). The first on-ice practice session will be on Sunday, July 2, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on both ice surfaces of the Bell Sports Complex. On-ice practice sessions and testing will take place in the morning on July 2-3-4, followed by scrimmages between 4-6 p.m. The final of four intra-squad games will take place on Wednesday, July 5, at 9:30 a.m. All practices and scrimmages are open to the public.
Players participating in the development camp will be available to the media every day following off-ice workouts and scrimmages, starting on Sunday, July 2.
INVITED PLAYERS
(*) - Under contract with the Canadiens
