FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Thursday, September 14, 2023
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA - Arizona Coyotes General Manager Bill Armstrong announced today the roster for the team’s training camp that officially begins Wednesday, Sept. 20. The roster features 74 total players, including 43 forwards, 23 defensemen and eight goaltenders. The team’s entire training camp roster is attached.
This year, the Coyotes main group of players will begin training camp in Melbourne, Australia with the Los Angeles Kings as part of the NHL’s 2023 Global Series. This will mark the first time that the NHL has played games in the Southern Hemisphere. The club will fly to Melbourne on Saturday, Sept. 16 with the Coyotes first on-ice practice taking place on Monday, Sept. 18. The Coyotes will conclude their week with two preseason games against the Kings at Rod Laver Arena on Friday, Sept. 22 and Saturday, Sept. 23.
Below is the team’s traveling roster to Australia.
2023 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER TRAVELING TO AUSTRALIA:
Forwards: Nick Bjugstad, Travis Boyd, Michael Carcone, Logan Cooley, Lawson Crouse, Dylan Guenther, Barrett Hayton, Alex Kerfoot, Clayton Keller, Matias Maccelli, Jack McBain, Liam O’Brien, Nick Schmaltz, Jason Zucker
Defensemen: Josh Brown, Travis Dermott, Matt Dumba, Sean Durzi, J.J. Moser, Victor Soderstrom, Troy Stecher, Juuso Valimaki
Goaltenders: Connor Ingram, Andrew Oke, Karel Vejmelka
The remaining Coyotes players will report to training camp at the Ice Den Scottsdale on Wednesday, Sept. 20 with the first on-ice practice taking place on Thursday, Sept. 21. The group traveling to Melbourne will return to Arizona on Monday, Sept. 25 and take part in their first practice at the Ice Den Scottsdale on Thursday, Sept. 28.
