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After two quick preseason games, the Monsters have announced their opening night lineup. Here's a list of players
- G Sami Aittokallio
- G Calvin Pickard
- D Joel Chouinard
- D Kyle Stollery
- D Barry Goers
- D Thomas Pock
- D Cameron Gaunce
- D Sean Sullivan
- D Tyson Barrie
- D Stefan Elliott
- F David van der Gulik
- F Jamie MacQueen
- F Andrew Agozzino
- F Geoff Walker
- F Ben Wilson
- F Mike Connolly
- F Bryan Lerg
- F Dean Strong
- F Matt Tassone
- F Paul Carey
- F Bill Thomas
- F Joey Hishon
- F Mark Olver
- F Brad Malone
- F Michael Sgarbossa
- F Luke Walker
- F Mitchell Heard
- F Patrick Bordeleau
The eight players from the Monster's camp roster who were cut (no official word yet on where each will end up) are:
- G Kent Patterson
- G Keiran Millan
- D Kane Lafranchise
- D Aaron Gens
- D Gabriel Beaupre (who signed an AHL contract and will apparently play with the Cutthroats)
- D Markus Lauridsen
- F AJ Gale
- F Brad Smyth
Some notable players - Hishon, Connolly and Walker - did not play in either preseason game (links to the reports are here and here and galleries are up as well). And do check out zandar's great fanpost with his thoughts on camp.