St. Louis Blues News: Blues at Blue Jackets Tonight!

By Joe Coopersmith

 

Blues assign 8 players to junior teams

Team also releases two players in training camp as tryouts

 

St. Louis Blues President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced today the team has assigned eight players to their juniors teams.

Players assigned are defensemen Quinton Burns (Kingston – OHL), Lukas Fischer (Sarnia – OHL), Matthew Mayich (Ottawa – OHL), and Will McIsaac (Spokane – WHL), as well as forwards Adam Jecho (Edmonton – WHL), Tomas Mrsic (Prince Albert – WHL), Juraj Pekarcik (Moncton – QMJHL), and Jakub Stancl (Kelowna – WHL).

In addition, the team released goaltender David Tendeck and forward Jake Gudelj from their tryouts.

TONIGHT’S PREVIEW

The St. Louis Blues (0-2).

Robert Thomas, Jordan Kyrou, Justin Faulk and Ryan Suter are expected to play in their first contest of the preseason against the Blue Jackets.

GAMEDAY LINEUP

Forwards: Nikita Alexandrov, Sam Bitten, Zack Bolduc, Zach Dean, Dalibor Dvorsky, Kasperi Kapanen, Jordan Kyrou, Mathias Laferriere, Matthew Peca, Robert Thomas, Alexey Toropchenko, Nathan Walker.

Defense: Matthew Kessel, Justin Faulk, Scott Harrington, Hunter Skinner, Ryan Suter, Tyler Tucker.

Goalies: Joel Hofer, Colten Ellis.

Lineup subject to change

 

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