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Bruins to Spend Preseason in Connecticut, Montreal and Northern Ireland

The Boston Bruins will kick off their world tour with a pair of rookie games in Shelton, Conn., on Sept. 14.

The B's will then play an exhibition game against the Canadiens in Montreal on Sept. 22, another against the Panthers in Rochester, N.Y., on Sept. 23, and will cap it off with a trip to Belfast, Northern Ireland, to play an exhibition game against the Belfast Giants Select on Oct. 2.

The Bruins made the announcement on Monday morning. They also announced the date of their seventh annual golf tournament, which will be held Monday, Sept. 13 at 11 a.m. at The International in Bolton, Mass.

The complete preseason schedule, as well as the regular-season schedule in Europe, is below:

Monday, Sept. 13
Boston Bruins Golf Tournament, The International, 11 a.m. ET (159 Ballville Road, Bolton, Mass. 01740)

Tuesday, Sept. 14
Bruins Rookies vs. Islanders Rookies, The Rinks at Shelton, 5 p.m. ET (784 River Road, Shelton, Conn. 06484)

Wednesday, Sept. 15
Bruins Rookies vs. Islanders Rookies, The Rinks at Shelton, 4 p.m. ET (784 River Road, Shelton, Conn. 06484)

Friday, Sept. 17
Bruins Full training Camp opens (practice times/location TBD)

Wednesday, Sept. 22
Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Bell Centre, 7:30 p.m. ET (1909 Ave. des Canadiens, Montreal, Quebec, H4B 5GO)

Thursday, Sept. 23
Bruins vs. Florida Panthers, Blue Cross Arena, 7 p.m. ET (One War Memorial Square, Rochester, N.Y. 14614)

Saturday, Sept. 25
Bruins vs. Florida Panthers, TD Garden, 7 p.m. ET (100 Legends Way, Boston, Mass. 02114)

Monday, Sept. 27
Boston Bruins media day (Time/location, TBD)

Tuesday, Sept. 28
Bruins at Washington Capitals, Verizon Center, 7 p.m. ET (601 F Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20004)

Wednesday, Sept. 29
Bruins vs. Washington Capitals, TD Garden, 7 p.m. ET (100 Legends Way, Boston, Mass. 02114)

Saturday, Oct. 2
Bruins vs. Belfast Giants Select, Odyssey Arena, 7 p.m. local/ 2 p.m. ET (2 Queens Quay, Belfast, UK, BT3 9QQ)

Tuesday, Oct. 5
Bruins vs. HC Liberec (Czech Republic), Tipsport Arena, 7 p.m. local/1 p.m. ET (Jeronymova 570/22, 460 07, Liberec, CZE)

Saturday, Oct. 9 — Regular-season opener
Bruins vs. Phoenix Coyotes, O2 Arena, 6 p.m. local/2 p.m. ET (Ocelarska 460/2 190 00, Prague, Czech Republic)

Sunday, Oct. 10
Bruins vs. Phoenix Coyotes, O2 Arena, 4 p.m. local/10 a.m. ET (Ocelarska 460/2 190 00, Prague, Czech Republic)