Bruins Announce 2017 Offseason Critical Dates & Preseason Schedule

BOSTON - The Boston Bruins announced today, June 1, the club's official seven-game 2017 preseason schedule, which will begin on Monday, September 18 against the Montreal Canadiens at Videotron Centre in Quebec City. The team also announced critical offseason dates, including the NHL Combine, NHL Awards, NHL Expansion Draft, NHL Entry Draft, Development Camp, Rookie Camp and Training Camp presented by AT&T. Full details on each event, including media availability, rosters, times and locations, will be announced at a later date. Please note that the schedule is subject to change.

BOSTON BRUINS 2017 OFFSEASON CRITICAL DATES:
Sunday, May 28 - Saturday, June 3 (KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY)
-NHL Combine
Saturday, June 17
-Deadline for teams to submit their list of players protected from Expansion Draft, 5 p.m. ET
Wednesday, June 21 (T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV)
-Deadline for Vegas Golden Knights to submit its Expansion Draft selections, 10 a.m. ET
-NHL Awards
-Vegas Golden Knights announce Expansion Draft selections
Friday, June 23 - Saturday, June 24 (United Center, Chicago, IL)
-NHL Entry Draft
Saturday, July 1
-Free Agent signing period begins, 12 p.m. ET
Thursday, July 6 - Sunday, July 9 (Warrior Ice Arena, Brighton, MA)
-Boston Bruins 2017 Development Camp
BOSTON BRUINS 2017 ROOKIE AND TRAINING CAMP SCHEDULE PRESENTED BY AT&T:
-Practice times and locations will be announced at a later date
Thursday, September 7
-Rookie Camp opens
Thursday, September 14
-Main Camp opens
BOSTON BRUINS 2017 PRESEASON SCHEDULE:
Monday, September 18 (Quebec City, QC)
-Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens (Videotron Centre, Quebec, QC, 7:00 p.m. ET)
Tuesday, September 19 (Boston, MA)
-Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins (TD Garden, Boston, MA, 7:00 p.m. ET)
Thursday, September 21 (Boston, MA)
-Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins (TD Garden, Boston, MA, 7:00 p.m. ET)
Saturday, September 23 (Detroit, MI)
-Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings (Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI, 7:00 p.m. ET)
Monday, September 25 (Boston, MA)
-Chicago Blackhawks at Boston Bruins (TD Garden, Boston, MA, 7:00 p.m. ET)
Thursday, September 28 (Philadelphia, PA)
-Boston Bruins at Philadelphia Flyers (Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA, 7:00 p.m. ET)
Saturday, September 30 (Chicago, IL)
-Boston Bruins at Chicago Blackhawks (United Center, Chicago, IL, 8:30 p.m. ET)