Blue Jackets has sent five hockey players to junior clubs and released five without renewing probation contracts, the club’s general manager Jarmo Kekeleinen said on Thursday.
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The training camp now has 58 players, including 33 strikers, 18 defenders and seven goalkeepers.
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Merzliknik will have one less competitor, because the probation contract has not been extended with goalkeeper Emerik Depati.
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The Columbus club, which has won twice and lost once in the off-season, will play another test match against Detroit’s Red Wings on Saturday.
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The Blue Jackets will open their 21st league season on October 14, meeting with Arizona’s Coyotes.
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