Dallas Stars General Manager Jim Nill announced today the team's roster for opening night, which consists of 23 players: 13 forwards, eight defensemen and two goaltenders. Additionally, the club has placed forward Brett Ritchie and goaltender Jack Campbell on injured non-roster.

For the fifth-straight season the Stars will open the regular season at American Airlines Center as the team drops the puck on the 2015-16 campaign on Thursday, Oct. 8 against the Pittsburgh Penguins at 7:30 pm.

Dallas' full opening night roster can be found below:

No. Player Pos. Shoots HT WT D.O.B. Birthplace

2 Jyrki Jokipakka D L 6'3'' 215 8/20/1991 Tampere, Finland

3 John Klingberg D R 6'2'' 180 8/14/1992 Gothenburg, Sweden

4 Jason Demers D R 6'1" 200 6/9/1988 Dorval, Que.

5 Jamie Oleksiak D L 6'7'' 260 12/21/1992 Toronto, Ont.

10 Patrick Sharp RW R 6'1" 195 12/27/1981 Winnipeg, Man.

13 Mattias Janmark C L 6'1" 195 12/8/1992 Stockholm, Sweden

14 Jamie Benn LW L 6'2'' 210 7/18/1989 Victoria, B.C.

15 Patrik Nemeth D L 6'3'' 230 2/8/1992 Stockholm, Sweden

18 Patrick Eaves RW R 6'0'' 200 5/1/1984 Calgary, Alta.

20 Cody Eakin C L 6'0'' 190 5/24/1991 Winnipeg, Man.

21 Antoine Roussel LW L 6'0'' 200 11/21/1989 Roubaix, France

22 Colton Sceviour C R 6'0'' 195 4/20/1989 Red Deer, Alta.

24 Jordie Benn D L 6'2'' 200 7/26/1987 Victoria, B.C.

27 Travis Moen LW L 6'2" 215 4/6/1982 Stewart Valley, Sask.

33 Alex Goligoski D L 5'11'' 185 7/30/1985 Grand Rapids, Minn.

38 Vernon Fiddler C L 5'11'' 205 5/9/1980 Edmonton, Alta

43 Valeri Nichushkin RW L 6'4'' 205 3/4/1995 Chelyabinsk, Russia

47 Johnny Oduya D L 6'0" 195 10/1/1981 Stockholm, Sweden

83 Ales Hemsky RW R 6'0'' 185 8/13/1983 Pardubice, Czech Rep.

90 Jason Spezza C R 6'3'' 220 6/13/1983 Toronto, Ont.

91 Tyler Seguin C R 6'1'' 200 1/31/1992 Brampton, Ont.

No. Player Pos. Shoots HT WT D.O.B. Birthplace

31 Antti Niemi G L 6'2" 210 8/29/1983 Vantaa, Finland

32 Kari Lehtonen G L 6'4'' 205 11/16/1983 Helsinki, Finland