The Pittsburgh Penguins announced Monday that they will invite 54 players to training camp beginning Wed Sept. 11, 2013.
Head coach, Dan Bylsma will have less than a week to finalize the preseason roster before Sun Sept. 15, where the Penguins will play their first of six preseason games in Columbus, OH against their new conference mates, the Bluejackets. The team will be narrowed down to 12 forwards, 6 defensemen and 2 goaltenders.
21 players on the list are returning members of last years division champion team, including Sidney Crosby, Pascal Dupuis, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, Brooks Orpik and veteran goaltenders Marc-Andre Fleury and Tomas Vokoun.
Pittsburgh's first day of camp will consist of team meetings and off-ice drills in preparation for Thursday, where the team will take the ice for the first time together after game four of the Eastern Conference finals this summer. The team will hold an open practice and scrimmage on Sat Sept. 14, for fans to attend.
Other invitees to camp include the entire AHL affiliated Wilks-barre/Scranton Baby Penguins along with several new acquisitions in the off season, goaltenders Matt Murray, Jeff Zatkoff and Jarry Tristan.
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