The following Press Release comes from the Hamilton Bulldogs and Montreal Canadiens.
CANADIENS ASSIGN 17 PLAYERS TO BULLDOGS.
Nine forwards, seven defencemen, one goaltender assigned to Hamilton, Eight Players Released.
MONTREAL, QUE. – Montreal Canadiens and Hamilton Bulldogs general manager Marc Bergevin announced today the Canadiens have assigned 17 players to the Bulldogs, including nine forwards, seven defencemen and one goaltender.
The players assigned to Hamilton include (* indicates an injury): forwards Tim Bozon, Daniel Carr, Connor Crisp*, Stefan Fournier*, T.J. Hensick, Charles Hudon, Patrick Holland, Jack Nevins* and Nick Sorkin; defencemen Mac Bennett, Morgan Ellis, Joe Finley, David Makowski, Magnus Nygren, Bobby Shea and Dalton Thrower*; and goaltender Michael Condon.
Hamilton’s training camp will open on Tuesday, Sept. 30 with media availability at FirstOntario Centre at 10 a.m. before the team travels to Newfoundland and Labrador later that day for the Mary’s Cup pre-season series with the St. John’s IceCaps. A complete training camp roster will be announced tomorrow.
Hamilton Bulldogs 2014-15 season tickets, flex tickets and group tickets are on sale now. For more information, call 1-866-DOGS-TIX or visit hamiltonbulldogs.com.
Listen to all Bulldogs regular season and post-season games live on Hamilton’s AM 900 CHML, on www.900chml.com or watch live on www.ahllive.com. Catch every Friday night home game live in high definition on Cable 14.
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On Waivers
Veteran goalie Joey MacDonald has been placed on waivers. It is expected he will be sent to the Hamilton Bulldogs should he clear without being claimed.
Scherbak to Juniors
In addition, LWOS has learned that first round pick Nikita Scherbak has been returned to the WHL where he will suit up for the Everett Silvertips this season. The 18-year-old was the 26th overall pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.
Eight Players Released
Justin Baker, Riley Brace, Joël Chouinard, Tanner Eberle, Sahir Gill, Stefano Momesso, Evan Wardley, Zach Yuen were released.
Remaining in Camp
The Following players remain in the Montreal Canadiens main camp.
G – Carey Price, Peter Budaj, Dustin Tokarski,
D – P.K. Subban, Alexei Emelin, Andrei Markov, Tom Gilbert, Mike Weaver, Nathan Beaulieu, Jarred Tinordi, Greg Pateryn, Davis Drewiske, Francis Bouillon, Darren Dietz
F – Max Pacioretty, David Desharnais, P.A. Parenteau, Alex Galchenyuk, Tomas Plekanec, Brendan Gallagher, Rene Bourque, Lars Eller, Jiri Sekac, Brendan Prust, Manny Malhotra, Dale Weise, Travis Moen, Michael Bournival, Christian Thomas, Jacob de la Rose, Gabriel Dumont, Sven Andrighetto, Drayson Bowman, Jake Dowell
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