FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matthew Chmura September 10, 2009 617.624.1913 Eric Tosi 617.624.1935 Kelly Mohr 617.624.1967 BRUINS ANNOUNCE SCHEDULE, ROSTER FOR 09 TRAINING CAMP & OPENING WEEKEND FAN FESTIVITIES BOSTON, MA Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli announced today the schedule and 54-man roster for the Bruins 2009 Training Camp. In addition, the Bruins will celebrate the opening of the club s 2009-2010 campaign by holding a used equipment sale and offer fans free breakfast, courtesy of TD Bank, as part of the first full day of 2009 Bruins Training Camp on Sunday, September 13 at TD Garden. On Sunday, the first day of official on-ice work for the team, fans will have access to two practice sessions beginning at 10:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., free of charge. Doors will open at 9:30 a.m. and breakfast, including breakfast sandwiches, fruit, yogurt, coffee and juice, will be served on a first-come, first-served basis. In conjunction with the open training camp sessions, Bruins fans will have the opportunity to purchase equipment used by Bruins players from past and present. Items that will be available include skates, socks, pads and helmets, among others. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Boston Bruins Foundation. The used equipment sale will begin at 8:30 a.m. for Bruins season ticket holders and 9:30 a.m. for the general public. The Bruins training camp roster and schedule can be found below. Please note that practices at Ristuccia Arena are open to the public, but practices at TD Garden are closed, except for Sunday, September 13. The schedule is subject to change. Rosters for Group A and Group B will not be announced at this time. 2009 BRUINS TRAINING CAMP ROSTER (SUBJECT TO CHANGE): Forwards (31): Jamie Arniel, Steve Begin, Patrice Bergeron, Byron Bitz, Jordan Caron, Zach Hamill, Jordan Knackstedt, Chuck Kobasew, David Krejci, Drew Larman, Guillaume Lefebvre, Mikko Lehtonen, Jeff LoVecchio, Milan Lucic, Brad Marchand, Matt Marquardt, Lane MacDermid, Kirk MacDonald, Levi Nelson, Tyler Randell, Mark Recchi, Yannick Riendeau, Michael Ryder, Marc Savard, Max Sauve, Vladimir Sobotka, Marco Sturm, Shawn Thornton, Blake Wheeler, Trent Whitfield, Jason Wilson Defensemen (16): Andrew Bodnarchuk, Johnny Boychuk, Ryan Button, Zdeno Chara, Drew Fata, Andrew Ference, Alain Goulet, Matt Hunwick, Rob Kwiet, Adam McQuaid, Derek Morris, Zach McKelvie, Jeff Penner, Mark Stuart, Dennis Wideman, Andy Wozniewski Goaltenders (7): Adam Courchaine, Matt Dalton, Michael Hutchinson, Tuukka Rask, Kevin Regan, Dany Sabourin, Tim Thomas Unsigned Restricted Free Agents as of September 10 (1) Phil Kessel
2009 BRUINS TRAINING CAMP SCHEDULE: (ALL TIMES EASTERN, CALL 617.624.1910 FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. THE SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE) Saturday, September 12 (Wilmington, MA) -Off-ice testing at Ristuccia Arena in Wilmington (closed to the public/media), 10:15 a.m. (190 Main St, Wilmington, MA 01887) -Media availability will take place inside the Bruins locker room after the off-ice testing. Exact time of availability is To Be Determined, approximate time is 10:45 a.m. -Bruins Head Coach Claude Julien available to media after player availability Sunday, September 13 (Boston, MA) -Group A practice at TD Garden, 10:00 a.m. (100 Legends Way, Boston, MA 02114). -Group B practice at TD Garden, 12:30 p.m. (100 Legends Way, Boston, MA 02114) -Group B players available inside locker room after practice -Head Coach Claude Julien available after Group B player availability Monday, September 14 (Boston, MA) -Group B practice at TD Garden, 10:00 a.m. (100 Legends Way, Boston, MA 02114). -Group A practice at TD Garden, 12:30 p.m. (100 Legends Way, Boston, MA 02114) -Group A players available inside locker room after practice -Head Coach Claude Julien available after Group A player availability Tuesday, September 15 (Wilmington, MA/New York, NY) -Game players depart for New York -Game at New York Rangers, Madison Square Garden, 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 16 (Wilmington, MA/Toronto, ON) -Game players depart for Toronto -Game at Toronto Maple Leafs, Air Canada Centre, 7:00 p.m. Thursday, September 17 (Wilmington, MA) -Group A practice at Ristuccia Arena, 10:00 a.m. -Group B players practice at Ristuccia, 12:15 p.m.
-Group B players available to media inside locker room after practice -Head Coach Claude Julien available to the media after Group B players Friday, September 18 (Wilmington, MA) -Group B practice at Ristuccia Arena, 10:00 a.m. -Group A players practice at Ristuccia Arena, 12:15 p.m. -Group A players available to media inside locker room after practice -Head Coach Claude Julien available to the media after Group A players Saturday, September 19 (Boston, MA) -Non-game players practice at TD Garden, 10:30 a.m. -Length of practice is To Be Determined, so we encourage all members of the media to arrive as close to 10:30 a.m. -Game vs. New York Rangers, TD Garden, 4:00 p.m. Sunday, September 20 (Wilmington, MA/Quebec City, QC) -Game players depart for Quebec City -Game vs. Montreal Canadiens, Quebec City, 7:00 p.m. Monday, September 21 (Wilmington, MA) -Group A practice at Ristuccia Arena, 10:00 a.m. -Group B players practice at Ristuccia Arena, 12:15 p.m. -Group B players available to media inside locker room after practice -Head Coach Claude Julien available to the media after Group B players Tuesday, September 22 (Wilmington, MA/Columbus, OH) -Game players depart for Columbus, OH -Game at Columbus Blue Jackets, Columbus, OH, 7:00 p.m. -Wednesday, September 23 (Wilmington, MA) -Group B practice at Ristuccia Arena, 10:00 a.m.
-Group A players practice at Ristuccia Arena, 12:15 p.m. -Group A players available to media inside locker room after practice -Head Coach Claude Julien available to the media after Group A players Thursday, September 24 (Wilmington, MA/Montreal, QC) -Game players depart for Montreal, QC -Game at Montreal Canadiens, Bell Centre, 7:30 p.m. -Travel to Ottawa Friday, September 25 (Ottawa, ON) -Game players pregame skate at Scotiabank Place, 11:30 a.m. -Game players available at 12 noon -Head Coach Claude Julien available at approximately 12:15 p.m. -Non-game players practice at Scotiabank Place, 2:00 p.m. -Length of practice is To Be Determined so we encourage all members of the media to arrive as close to 2:00 p.m.. -Game at Ottawa Senators, Scotiabank Place, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, September 26 (Boston, MA) -Game players pregame skate at TD Garden, 10:30 a.m. -Game players available inside locker room at approximately 10:50 a.m. -Head Coach Claude Julien available at approximately 11:15 a.m. -Non-game players practice at 11:30 a.m. -Non-game players available to the media after practice -Game vs. Columbus Blue Jackets, TD Garden, 7:00 p.m. Sunday, September 27 (Boston, MA) -Practice at TD Garden, 11:30 a.m. -Length of practice is To Be Determined so we encourage all members of the media to arrive as close to 11:30 as possible -Players available after practice Monday, September 28 (Boston, MA) **MEDIA DAY** -Practice at TD Garden, 10:30 a.m. -Media Day press conference and executive/coach/player availability TBD Tuesday, September 29 (Wilmington, MA) -Practice at Ristuccia Arena, 10:30 a.m. -Length of practice is to be determined so we encourage all members of the media to arrive as close to 10:30 as possible. -Bruins players available after practice Wednesday, September 30 (Wilmington, MA) -Practice at Ristuccia Arena, 10:30 a.m.
-Length of practice is to be determined so we encourage all members of the media to arrive as close to 10:30 as possible. -Bruins players available after practice Thursday, October 1 (Boston, MA) -Pregame schedule To Be Determined -Season opener vs. Washington Capitals, TD Garden, 7:00 p.m. #09/10/09#