Blackhawks release training camp roster and schedule

The offseason officially ends on Thursday when the Chicago Blackhawks open training camp. There is no shortage of storylines heading into camp, with Jeff Blashill and a new coaching staff at the helm. They will need to make some tough roster decisions with a slew of talented young players pushing to grab a spot on the opening night roster.

The Blackhawks have invited 53 players to camp; 30 forwards, 17 defensemen, and six goaltenders.

Forwards

Joey Anderson, Connor Bedard, Nathan Behm, Tyler Bertuzzi, Andre Burakovsky, Jackson Cates, Colton Dach, Jason Dickinson, Ryan Donato, Nick Foligno, Ryan Greene, Gavin Hayes, Parker Holmes, Sam Lafferty, Nick Lardis, Paul Ludwinski, Ilya Mikheyev, Martin Misiak, Oliver Moore, Frank Nazar, Jack Pridham, Lukas Reichel, Samuel Savoie, Brett Seney, Landon Slagger, AJ Spellacy, Teuvo Teravainen, Aidan Thompson, Dominic Toninato, Marek Vanacker

Defensemen

Nolan Allan, Louis Crevier, Ashton Cumby, Ethan Del Mastro, Cavan Fitzgerald, Matt Grzelcyk, Taige Harding, Ty Henry, Wyatt Kaiser, Kevin Korchinski, Dmitry Kuzmin, Artyom Levshunov, Ryan Mast, Connor Murphy, Andrew Perrott, Sam Rinzel, Alex Vlasic

Goaltenders

Stanislav Berezhnoy, Laurent Brossoit, Drew Commesso, Spencer Knight, Arvid Soderblom, Mitchell Weeks

Henry and Brossoit are noted as injured on the official roster, while Kaiser remains without a contract. Grzelcyk, who is coming in on a professional tryout contract (PTO), will wear No. 48. The first practice of the season will start at 8:30 am on Thursday. All practices are open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. You can view the full schedule here.