On Wednesday afternoon, the Montreal Canadiens announced their 42-man roster for training camp, which will begin on Sunday, January 3rd.
The roster includes a ton of additions general manager Marc Bergevin made this off-season, including Tyler Toffoli, Josh Anderson, Joel Edmundson, Jake Allen, Vasili Demchenko, Michael Frolik, and Corey Perry.
Another big name on the Habs training camp roster is top defence prospect, Alexander Romanov. Romanov, 20, was named to the Canadiens roster for the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs, but he was ineligible to participate in any games.
Eric Engels of Sportsnet pointed out on Twitter the roster will be missing three players, the likely reason being that the number of players at camps for the 2020-21 season is significantly less than any other year. The three missing players are forwards Jesse Ylonen and Cam Hillis, as well as defenceman Josh Brook.
Ylonen is still on loan with Pelicans in Finland's top division, Liiga, while Hillis and Brook are both at home. The three of them will likely report to the Laval Rocket camp when it opens, which could be in a matter of weeks, as the AHL announced Wednesday that they plan to begin their 2020-21 season on February 5th.
The Canadiens will begin on-ice sessions on January 4th, after being split into two groups and training camp will include an intrasquad game on January 7th. They'll kick off the 2020-21 season at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario against the Maple Leafs.
Here's our 42-man roster that will report to training camp on Jan. 3#GoHabsGo— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) December 30, 2020
