The Toronto Marlies announced today the hockey club’s 2017 training camp roster. The initial camp roster will have 40 players, including 24 forwards, 12 defencemen and four goaltenders. The full roster can be seen below.

The Marlies open training camp at the MasterCard Centre for Hockey Excellence in Etobicoke, holding on-ice sessions from Tuesday, September 26 to Thursday, September 28 before their preseason games against the Rochester Americans. The roster will be split into two groups, with the first group practicing at 1:30 p.m. followed by a scrimmage at 2:15 p.m. and the second group’s practice. Media availability will follow practices.

The Marlies will play back-to-back preseason games this weekend against the Rochester Americans. With the Friday game being held at the Rochester Institute of Technology, the Marlies will close their preseason schedule at HarborCenter in Buffalo. Tickets are available through www.amerks.com.

Date Venue Time Fri., Sept. 29 Gene Polisseni Centre 7:05 p.m. EST Sat., Sept. 30 HarborCenter 7:05 p.m. EST

The current Maple Leafs training camp roster includes 29 players who have developed with the Toronto Marlies. The final roster of the 2016-17 Toronto Maple Leafs consisted of 12 Marlies graduates (Tyler Bozak, Nazem Kadri, Jake Gardiner, Leo Komarov, Morgan Rielly, Josh Leivo, Connor Brown, Connor Carrick, Zach Hyman, Nikita Soshnikov, William Nylander and Kasperi Kapanen).

The Marlies open their regular season on home ice with back-to-back games against the Utica Comets on Saturday, October 7 and Sunday, October 8, both at 4:00 p.m. EST. Tickets for opening weekend at Ricoh Coliseum can be purchased at www.marlies.ca or by calling 416-597-PUCK (7825).

Click here to see the full Toronto Marlies 2017 Training Camp Statistical Roster