Official statement from the Canadiens a few days before the prospects challenge in Buffalo

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Jeff Drouin
September 14, 2022 (1:32 PM)

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It smells like hockey more than ever in Montreal, and there will be Canadiens games starting this week.

The CH organization has just published an official press release concerning the rookie tournament, in order to give you all the information you need to watch these famous first games.

This will be a great opportunity to see the organization's best young players at work, wearing the Blue-White-Red uniform, including, of course, first overall pick Juraj Slafkovsky.

Here is the press release and details for the games in question:

MONTREAL -- Some of the Canadiens' brightest prospects are heading to Buffalo for the Prospects Challenge, which will be the first chance for Habs fans to see members of the Class of 2022 - including first-overall selection Juraj Slafkosky - don a Canadiens jersey in game action.

The Habs rookies will take part in three games during the tournament, all of which will be livestreamed on the team's official Web site, in addition to Twitter, Facebook, Twitch, and YouTube. Sébastien Goulet will provide French play-by-play of the action.

Here is the Canadiens' schedule in Buffalo:

Thursday, September 15
Buffalo vs. Montreal, 7:00 p.m.

Friday, September 16
Montreal vs. New Jersey, 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, September 18
Ottawa vs. Montreal, 12:00 p.m.

-Montreal Canadiens

For details and the full lineup:

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