The Montreal Canadiens announced today that four players have been reassigned to their junior or collegiate team, and that one player has been released from the 2011-12 training camp. Forwards Dustin Walsh (Dartmouth - ECAC), Étienne Brodeur (Chicoutimi - QMJHL), defenseman Darren Dietz (Saskatoon - WHL) and goaltender Robin Gusse (Rouyn-Noranda - QMJHL) will return to their junior or collegiate teams.

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Montreal - Sep. 20, 2011 - The Montreal Canadiens announced today that four players have been reassigned to their junior or collegiate team, and that one player has been released from the 2011-12 training camp.

Forwards Dustin Walsh (Dartmouth - ECAC), Étienne Brodeur (Chicoutimi - QMJHL), defenseman Darren Dietz (Saskatoon - WHL) and goaltender Robin Gusse (Rouyn-Noranda - QMJHL) will return to their junior or collegiate teams. Defenseman Jordon Southorn was also released.

59 players remain in training camp, including eleven injured players:

Andrei Markov, Scott Gomez, Lars Eller, Ryan White, Andrew Conboy, Brendan Nash, Michael Bournival, Josh McFadden, Ben Winnett, Olivier Fortier and Joonas Nattinen.

The Canadiens will begin a run of six preseason games in seven nights, starting with the Dallas Stars tomorrow night at the Bell Centre.

Habs alignment for Monday's game against Dallas:

Goalies: Lawson and Price

Defensemen: Diaz, Gill, Tinordi, Weber, Woywitka, Yemelin

Forwards: Berger, Blunden, Cammalleri, Cole, Engqvist, Kostitsyn, Massé, Palushaj, Plekanec, Schultz, Trotter and Willsie.