With the first practice of the preseason coming up Thursday morning, the Blackhawks released their official training camp roster on Wednesday night.
There are 63 players on the roster, a number that seems awfully high, considering nearly two-thirds of that group won’t be at the NHL level when the Blackhawks open their 2021-22 season on Oct. 13 at the Colorado Avalanche.
Here’s a rundown of the roster by position:
Forwards (38): Andrei Altybarmakian, Evan Barratt, Henrik Borgstrom, D.J. Busdeker, Ryan Carpenter, Matej Chalupa, Brett Connolly, Colton Dach, Kirby Dach, Alex DeBrincat, MacKenzie Entwistle, Liam Folkes, Adam Gaudette, Carson Gicewicz, Brandon Hagel, Mike Hardman, Kale Horwarth, Reese Johnson, Tyler Johnson, Patrick Kane, Jujhar Khaira, Dominik Kubalik, Philipp Kurashev, Jalen Luypen, Riley McKay, Dylan McLaughlin, Garrett Mitchell, Cam Morrison, Alex Nylander, Dmitri Osipov, Jakub Pour, Lukas Reichel, Josiah Slavin, Dylan Strome, Michal Teply, Jonathan Toews, Chris Wilkie, Chad Yetman
Defensemen (18): Nolan Allan, Nicolas Beaudin, Louis Crevier, Calvin de Haan, Ethan del Mastro, Jakub Galvas, Caleb Jones, Seth Jones, Wyatt Kalynuk, Michael Krutil, Chad Krys, Jake McCabe, Ian Mitchell, Connor Murphy, Isaak Phillips, Alec Regula, Ryan Stanton, Riley Stillman
Goaltenders (7): Tom Aubrun, Collin Delia, Marc-Andre Fleury, KEvin Lankinen, Cale Morris, Arvid Soderblom, Malcolm Subban
Eleven players are on professional tryouts: Aubrun, Busdeker, Folkes, Gicewicz, McKay, McLaughlin, G.