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The Providence Bruins will open training camp Friday at the Rhode Island Sports Center in North Smithfield and run through Tuesday, October 7. The practices on Friday, September 26 and Saturday, September 27 are open to the public. The P-Bruins will also have three preseason games as part of the preseason schedule, beginning on Wednesday, October 1 versus the Springfield Falcons at 7:05 p.m. at the New England Sports Center. Here is the full training camp schedule:

Friday: Practice at Rhode Island Sports Center, 1:40 p.m. to 3:40 p.m.
Saturday: Practice at Rhode Island Sports Center, 2:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.
Sunday: Practice at Dunkin' Donuts Center, 11 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Monday: Practice at Dunkin' Donuts Center, 10 a.m. to noon
Tuesday: Practice at Dunkin' Donuts Center, 10 a.m. to noon
Wednesday: Practice at Dunkin' Donuts Center, 10-10 a.m.; exhibition game vs. Springfield at New England Sports Center in Marlborough, Mass. 7 p.m.
Thursday, October 2: Practice at Dunkin' Donuts Center, 10 a.m. to noon
Friday, October 3: Practice at Dunkin' Donuts Center, 10-11 a.m.; exhibition game vs. Lowell at Dunkin' Donuts Center,7:05 p.m.
Saturday, October 4: Practice at Dunkin' Donuts Center, 10-11 a.m.; exhibition game at Springfield, 7 p.m.
Sunday, October 5: Practice at Dunkin' Donuts Center, 10 a.m. to noon
Monday, October 6: Practice at Dunkin' Donuts Center, 10 a.m. to noon
Tuesday, October 7: Practice at Dunkin' Donuts Center, 10 a.m. to noon

The Providence Bruins' opening night at The Dunk is Wednesday, October 8 versus the Lowell Devils at 7:05 p.m.

The Bruins announced today that forward Maxime Sauve has been returned to his junior club, Val d'Or of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

The 18-year-old native of Boisbriand, Quebec was the Bruins second round pick (47th overall) in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Sauve made his Bruins exhibition debut Tuesday night during Boston's 2-1 overtime loss to the New York Islanders.

44 players now remain in camp. The Bruins play Thursday night at 6 p.m. ET against the defending Stanley Cup Champion Detroit Red Wings at the Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

The Bruins made their first training-camp cuts this morning, sending four players to the Providence Bruins, returning three to their junior teams, and releasing three others.

Sent to Providence were Scott Fletcher, Kevin Nastiuk, Levi Nelson and Wacey Rabbit.

Returned to their junior teams were Jamie Arniel (Sarnia), Michael Hutchinson (Barrie) and Denis Reul (Lewiston).

The final three players were invited to camp on Amateur Tryout Agreements (ATO), and are being released from those agreements: Yuri Cheremetiev, Arthur Fritch and Doug Krantz.

The Bruins today signed free-agent center Stephane Yelle to a contract.

A 12-year veteran of 844 regular season games and 154 postseason contests, Yelle comes to the Bruins having won two Stanley Cups with the Colorado Avalanche in 1996 and 2001. Yelle made his NHL debut during the 1995-1996 season with Colorado and played in all 22 of the Avalanche's playoff games during their Stanley Cup title run. During his rookie year in 95-96, Yelle tallied a career best 13 goals and 14 assists in the regular season and added one goal and four assists in the playoffs. When the Avs captured the Cup a second time in 2000-2001, Yelle again appeared in every playoff game (23) and registered a goal and two assists in the postseason to go along with 4-10-14 totals in the regular season.

He played a total of seven seasons in Colorado, appearing in 505 games with 54 goals and 89 assists.

Yelle spent the last five seasons with the Calgary Flames. On October 1, 2002, he and Chris Drury were traded by Colorado to the Flames in exchange for Dean McAmmond, Derek Morris and Jeff Shantz. During those five years, Yelle contributed 31 goals and 65 assists. Last season, Yelle tallied three goals and nine assists in 74 regular season games and added two goals in seven postseason contests.

The 34-year-old Ottawa, Ontario native was originally drafted in the 8th round (186th overall) of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils, Yelle was dealt to Quebec on June 1, 1994 and then relocated with the franchise to Colorado on June 21, 1995.