Bruins Announce Opening Night Roster
BOSTON (CBS) - The roster is set for the 2011-12 Boston Bruins.
The Bruins open the season Thursday night when they take on the Philadelphia Flyers at the TD Garden. Before the game, the B's will raise their Stanley Cup banner to the Garden rafters.
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Here is the 22-man roster, as announced by Boston Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli:
Forwards: Patrice Bergeron, Gregory Campbell, Jordan Caron, Nathan Horton, Chris Kelly, David Krejci, Milan Lucic, Brad Marchand, Daniel Paille, Rich Peverley, Benoit Pouliot, Tyler Seguin, Shawn Thornton
Defensemen: Matt Bartkowski, Johnny Boychuk, Zdeno Chara, Joe Corvo, Andrew Ference, Adam McQuaid, Dennis Seidenberg
Goaltenders: Tuukka Rask, Tim Thomas
In addition to announcing the roster, the Bruins also placed defenseman Steven Kampfer has been placed on injured reserve.
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Goaltender Anton Khudobin has cleared waivers and has been assigned to Providence, and forward Chris Clark has been released from his tryout.
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