A total of 40 players will participate in the development camp, including 23 forwards, 12 defensemen and five goaltenders. Nine of the 11 players selected by the Canadiens at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft in Dallas will be among the participants, including their first-round selection, Jesperi Kotkaniemi.
The list of players invited to the development camp includes 21 prospects drafted by the Canadiens organization, nine players acquired through free agency and 10 players invited on a try-out basis (please see list of players below).
Development camp schedule
June 28: Medicals and physical exams
June 29: On-ice testing (11 a.m. to 1 p.m.) and scrimmage game (5 p.m. to 6 p.m.).
June 30: On-ice testing (10 a.m. to 12 p.m.) and scrimmage game (4 p.m. to 5 p.m.).
July 1: Scrimmage game (9:30 a.m. to 10:30 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 Friday, June 29. A media opportunity with player development personnel will also be provided on June 28, the day of the medicals and physical exams.
FORWARDS
DEFENSEMEN
GOALTENDERS
(\) - Blessé - Injured*
(!) - Sous contrat avec le Club - Under contract with the Canadiens
