ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Blues reduced its training camp roster by five players on Sunday.

The club returned forward Zachary Bolduc to his junior team, the Quebec Remparts in the QMJHL.

In addition, foward Nathan Todd, defensemen Steven Santini and Luke Witkowski and goaltender Vadim Zherenko were assigned to the AHL affiliate Springfield Thunderbirds.

The Thunderbirds open training camp this week, and the club will play two preseason games against the Providence Bruins on Friday (7:05 p.m. at the MassMutual Center) and Saturday (7:05 p.m. at the Dunkin' Donuts Center).