ST. LOUIS -- It all finally begins for real for the Blues, who open training camp in preparation for the 2023-24 season.
Camp will open at Centene Community Ice Center -- all practice sessions are free and open to the public -- Thursday and Friday before the Blues open preseason action in a split squad game against the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday at Enterprise Center at 2 p.m. and at INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita, Kan. at 7 p.m.
There will be 59 players present at camp, which will be split into three groups at the outset:
Blues 2023 Training Camp On-Ice Schedule
Thursday, Sept. 21
9:30 a.m. – Group A (NHL Rink)
9:30 a.m. – Group B (USA Rink)
11:30 a.m. – Group C (NHL Rink)
Friday, Sept. 22
9:30 a.m. – Group B (NHL Rink)
9:30 a.m. – Group C (USA Rink)
10:50 a.m. – Group B vs. Group C scrimmage (NHL Rink)
11:35 a.m. – Group A (USA Rink)
Saturday, Sept. 23
9:30 a.m. – Non-playing group (NHL Rink)
10:30 a.m. – Traveling game group (USA Rink)
2 p.m. – Blues vs. Coyotes at Enterprise Center
7 p.m. – Blues vs. Coyotes at INTRUST Bank Arena (Wichita, KS)
Sunday, Sept. 24
10 a.m. – Group C (NHL Rink)
10 a.m. – Group A (USA Rink)
11:20 a.m. – Group C vs. Group A scrimmage (NHL Rink)
12:05 p.m. – Group B (USA Rink)
Training camp roster
Forwards: Mikhail Abramov (95), Nikita Alexandrov (59), Samuel Bitten (84), Will Bitten (46), Sammy Blais (79), Zachary Bolduc (76), Pavel Buchnevich (89), Drew Callin (73), Zach Dean (52), Tanner Dickinson (78), Adam Gaudette (88), Kevin Hayes (12), Andre Heim (74), Mitch Hoelscher (86), Kasperi Kapanen (42), Jordan Kyrou (25), Mathias Laferriere (58), Mackenzie MacEachern (28), Hugh McGing (56), Jake Neighbours (63), Matthew Peca (53), Isaac Ratcliffe (36), Nick Ritchie (21), Brandon Saad (20), Brayden Schenn (10), Oskar Sundqvist (70), Robert Thomas (18), Alexey Toropchenko (13), Jakub Vrana (15), Nathan Walker (26), Keean Washkurak (40)
Defensemen: Jeremie Biakabutuka (82), Robert Bortuzzo (41), Michael Buchinger (62), Quinton Burns (92), Joseph Duszak (64), Justin Faulk (72), Marc-Andre Gaudet (87), Wyatt Kalynuk (37), Matthew Kessel (51), Torey Krug (47), Nick Leddy (4), Leo Loof (77), Matt Mayich (94), Austin Osmanski (61), Colton Parayko (55), Scott Perunovich (48), Calle Rosen (43), Marco Scandella (6), Hunter Skinner (83), Tyler Tucker (75)
Goalies: Jordan Binnington (50), Will Cranley (31), Colten Ellis (45), Joel Hofer (30), Malcolm Subban (32), Vadim Zherenko (1)
Injured: Anton Malmstrom (D), Joshua Jacobs (D)