MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens announced Wednesday that 61 players will participate in the 2017-18 training camp. Players will report for physicals and medical exams at the Bell Sports Complex in Brossard on Thursday, September 14. The first on-ice session will take place at the Bell Sports Complex on Friday, September 15, at 10 a.m.

The list of players invited to training camp includes six goaltenders, 20 defensemen and 35 forwards.

Rookie Camp

The Canadiens completed their rookie camp today. Sixteen (16) of the 23 players attending have been invited to the main camp.

Team Red vs Team White at Bell Centre

In preparation for the team's preseason schedule, the Canadiens and Canadian Tire are pleased to invite all fans to attend the Canadian Tire Reds vs Whites scrimmage on Sunday, September 17 at the Bell Centre. Puck drop for the scrimmage is slated for 1 p.m., but family-friendly activations and programming leading up to the scrimmage will take place outside the Bell Centre in Place des Canadiens beginning at 10 a.m., including music, face painting, and games. Following the scrimmage, fans are invited to Place des Canadiens for a special presentation, where members of the 2017-18 squad will be introduced to the crowd at 3:45 p.m. The game will also be available on RDS-INFO and www.rds.ca.

Media Availability

Players at camp, as well as Head Coach Claude Julien, will be available to the media following practice sessions (including an off-ice conditioning), at the Bell Sports Complex starting Friday, September 15, at 12 p.m. Members of the media are invited for a photo opportunity at 12:30 p.m. (no media availability with players/coach) on the first day of camp on Thursday, September 14.

Practices open to the public

Canadiens fans are invited to attend all practices at the Bell Sports Complex in Brossard during training camp.

Training Camp Schedule (Sept. 14-17)

Thursday, September 14: 12:30 p.m. Photo opportunity / No media availability with players/Head Coach

Friday, September 15: 9 a.m. Practice (Group C)

10 a.m. Practice (Group A) - Media availability (12 p.m.)

12 p.m. Practice (Group B)

Saturday, September 16: 9 a.m. Practice (Group C)

10 a.m. Practice (Group B) - Media availability (12 p.m.)

12 p.m. Practice (Group A)

Sunday, September 17: 1 p.m. Game Reds vs Whites (Bell Centre)

Training Camp Roster

Please find attached is the Canadiens' 2017-18 training camp roster:

Forwards # Name Pos. Sh. Date & Place of Birth Acquired 2016-17 Club 64 ADDISON, Jeremiah * LW L 21/10/96 - Brampton, ON 2015 Draft (207) Windsor (OHL) 48 AUDETTE, Daniel * C L 06/05/96 - Buffalo, NY 2014 Draft (147) St. John's (AHL) 96 BOUCHER, Jordan LW L 21/02/94 - Montreal, QC Try-Out Clarkson (ECAC) Binghamton (AHL) 72 BROLL, David LW L 04/01/93 - Mississauga, ON AHL Contract St. John's (AHL) 41 BYRON, Paul * LW L 27/04/89 - Ottawa, ON Ballotage / Waivers (06/10/15) Canadiens (NHL) 43 CARR, Daniel * LW L 01/11/91 - Sherwood Park, AB F. agent (24/04/14) Canadiens (NHL) St. John's (AHL) 80 DUFOUR, Kevin LW L 21/07/92 - Québec, QC Try-Out Bowling Green (WCHA) South Carolina (ECHL) 24 DANAULT, Phillip * LW L 24/02/93 - Victoriaville, QC Trade - CHI (26/02/16) Canadiens (NHL) 25 DE LA ROSE, Jacob * LW L 20/05/95 - Arvika, SE 2013 Draft (34) Canadiens (NHL) St. John's (AHL) 92 DROUIN, Jonathan * LW L 28/03/95 - Ste-Agathe, QC Trade - TBL (15/06/17) Tampa Bay (NHL) 85 EBBING, Thomas C L 28/09/94 - Troy, MI AHL Contract Michigan State (Big-10) 57 EISENSCHMID, Markus C R 22/01/95 - Marktoberdorf, DE AHL Contract St. John's (AHL) 75 FORTIER, Maxime RW R 15/12/97 - Lasalle, QC Try-Out Halifax (LHJMQ) 42 FROESE, Byron * C R 21/01/89 - Winkler, MB F. agent (01/07/17) Toronto/Tampa Bay (NHL) Toronto/Syracuse (AHL) 27 GALCHENYUK, Alex * C L 12/02/94 - Milwaukee, WI 2012 Draft (3) Canadiens (NHL) 11 GALLAGHER, Brendan * RW R 06/05/92 - Edmonton, AB 2010 Draft 147) Canadiens (NHL) 89 GOULET, Alexandre C L 05/04/96 - Thetford Mines, QC Try-Out Victoriaville (LHJMQ) Rochester (AHL) 63 GRÉGOIRE, Jeremy * C R 05/09/95 - Sherbrooke, QC 2013 Draft (176) St. John's (AHL) 83 HEMSKY, Ales * RW R 13/08/83 - Pardubice, CZ F. agent (03/07/17) Dallas (NHL) 13 HOLLAND, Peter * C L 14/01/91 - Toronto, ON F. agent (01/07/17) Toronto/Arizona (NHL) 54 HUDON, Charles * LW L 23/06/94 - Alma, QC 2012 Draft (122) Canadiens (NHL) St. John's (AHL) 62 LEHKONEN, Artturi * LW L 04/07/95 - Piikkio, FI 2013 Draft (55) Canadiens (NHL) 37 MARTINSEN, Andreas * LW L 13/06/90 - Baerum, NO Trade - COL (01/03/17) Canadiens/Colorado (NHL) 34 McCARRON, Michael * RW R 07/03/95 - Grosse Pointe, MI 2013 Draft (25) Canadiens (NHL) St. John's (AHL) 94 McEWAN, James C L 15/03/97 - Riley, ON Try-Out Guelph (OHL) 17 MITCHELL, Torrey * C R 30/01/85 - Greenfield Park, QC Trade - BUF (02/03/15) Canadiens (NHL) 67 PACIORETTY, Max * LW L 20/11/88 - New Canaan, CT 2007 Draft (22) Canadiens (NHL) 91 PETTI, Niki C L 13/08/96 - Welland, ON AHL Contract Hamilton (OHL) St. John's (AHL) 14 PLEKANEC, Tomas * C L 31/10/82 - Kladno, CZ 2001 Draft (71) Canadiens (NHL) 84 REWAY, Martin * LW L 24/01/95 - Prague, CZ 2013 Draft (116) Blessé / Injured 38 SCHERBAK, Nikita * RW L 30/12/95 - Moscow, RU 2014 Draft (26) Canadiens (NHL) St. John's (AHL) 65 SHAW, Andrew * RW R 20/07/91 - Belleville, ON Trade - CHI (24/06/16) Canadiens (NHL) 15 TERRY, Chris * RW L 07/04/89 - Brampton, ON F. agent (02/07/16) Canadiens (NHL) St. John's (AHL) 61 VEILLEUX, Yannick LW L 22/02/93 - St-Hipolytte, QC AHL Contract St. John's (AHL) Brampton (ECHL) 97 WAKED, Antoine * RW R 17/05/96 - St-Bruno, QC F. agent (28/04/17) Rouyn-Noranda (LHJMQ)

Defensemen # Name Pos. Sh. Date & Place of Birth Acquired 2016-17 Club 22 ALZNER, Karl * D L 24/09/88 - Burnaby, BC F. agent (01/07/17) Washington (NHL) 8 BENN, Jordie * D L 26/07/87 - Victoria, BC Trade - DAL (27/02/17) Canadiens/Dallas (NHL 60 BOURQUE, Simon * D L 19/03/92 - Longueuil, QC 2015 Draft (177) Rimouski/Saint John (LHJMQ) 73 CORRIN, William D L 01/08/91 - International Falls, MN Try-Out Orlando/Brampton (ECHL) Toronto (AHL) 88 DAVIDSON, Brandon * D L 21/08/91 - Lethbridge, AB Trade - EDM (28/02/17) Canadiens/Edmonton (NHL) 52 GÉLINAS, Éric D L 08/05/91 - Vanier, ON Try-Out Colorado (NHL) San Antonio (AHL) 28 JERABEK, Jakub * D L 12/05/91 - Plzen, CZ F. agent (01/05/17) Podolsk (KHL) 58 JUULSEN, Noah * D R 02/04/97 - Surrey, BC 2015 Draft (26) Everett (WHL) Canada (WJC) 78 LEBLANC, Stefan D L 16/03/96 - Halifax, NS AHL Contract Mississauga (OHL) 36 LERNOUT, Brett * D R 24/09/95 - Winnipeg, MB 2014 Draft (73) Canadiens (NHL) St. John's (AHL) 53 METE, Victor * D L 07/06/98 - Toronto, ON 2016 Draft (100) London (OHL) 45 MORROW, Joe D L 09/12/92 - Edmonton, AB F. agent (01/07/17) Boston (NHL) Providence (AHL) 82 PARISI, Thomas * D L 01/07/93 - Commack, NY F. agent (26/03/16) Providence (Hockey East) 86 POSA, Saverio D L 05/06/92 - Grand Blanc, MI Try-Out Cincinnati (ECHL) 26 PETRY, Jeff * D R 09/12/87 - Ann Arbor, MI Trade - EDM (02/03/15) Canadiens (NHL) 20 REDMOND, Zach * D R 26/07/88 - Traverse City, MI F. agent (01/07/16) Canadiens (NHL) St. John's (AHL) 51 TAORMINA, Matt * D L 20/10/86 - Warren, MI F. agent (01/07/17) Syracuse (AHL) 21 SCHLEMKO, David * D L 07/05/87 - Edmonton, AB Trade - VGK (22/06/17) San Jose (NHL) 32 STREIT, Mark * D L 11/12/77 - Berne, SZ F. agent (25/07/17) Philadelphia/Pittsburgh (NHL) 6 WEBER, Shea * D R 14/08/85 - Sicamous, BC Trade - NSH (29/06/16) Montreal (NHL)

Goaltenders # Name Cat. Date & Place of Birth Acquired 2016-17 Club 30 FUCALE, Zachary * L 28/05/95 - Rosemère, QC 2013 Draft (36) St. John's (AHL) Brampton (ECHL) 40 LINDGREN, Charlie * R 18/12/93 - Lakeville, MN Free agent (30/03/16) Canadiens (NHL) St. John's (AHL) 70 McNIVEN, Michael * L 09/07/97 - Winnipeg, MA Free agent (24/09/15) Owen Sound (OHL) 35 MONTOYA, Al * L 13/02/85 - Chicago, IL Free agent (01/07/16) Canadiens (NHL) 31 PRICE, Carey * L 16/08/87 - Anahim Lake, BC 2005 Draft (5) Canadiens (NHL) 95 SAMUEL, Antoine L 17/09/97 - Lac Etchemin, QC Try-Out Baie-Comeau (LHJMQ)

(*) - Under contract with the Canadiens

Roster as of September 13, 2017