Team 1 vs. Team 2: Scrimmage lines and defense pairings
Team 1 vs. Team 2: Scrimmage lines and defense pairings
Round-robin style tournament to be held Thursday through Sunday in Brossard
BROSSARD – The on-ice portion of Canadiens Training Camp started on Thursday at the CN Sports Complex.
The 59 players invited to this year’s camp were divided into three teams, competing in a round-robin tournament format. Each game consists of two 30-minute periods with the championship game scheduled for Sunday.
Team 1 opened the competition with a 4-2 win over Team 2.
Team 1 goals
P1 [1]-0 Kapanen (Heineman)
P1 [2]-1 Kapanen
P1 [3]-2 F. Xhekaj
P2 [4]-2 Slafkovsky (Caufield)
Team 2 goals
P1 1- Gignac (A. Xhekaj)
P2 2- Trudeau (Beck)
Here’s a look at the lines and defense pairings for Team 1:
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Forwards
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13 Caufield |
14 Suzuki |
20 Slafkovsky |
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51 Heineman |
91 Kapanen |
27 Barré-Boulet |
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88 Tuch |
86 Kidney |
60 Xhekaj |
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38 Novak |
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Defensemen
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47 Struble |
24 Mailloux |
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48 Hutson |
52 Barron |
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36 Wotherspoon
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Goalies
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75 Dobes |
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95 Hughes |
“You never know what’s going to happen through a season, but the more time we get to spend together, the better off it’ll be for all of us,” Nick Suzuki said of starting training camp on a line with Cole Caufield and Juraj Slafkovsky.
“I’d like to try to keep the same line through the preseason,” he added.
Here’s a look at the lines and defense pairings for Team 2:
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Forwards
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92 Laine |
77 Dach |
15 Newhook |
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55 Pezzetta |
62 Beck |
46 Mesar |
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76 Davidson |
74 Gignac |
57 Farrell |
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38 Arseneau |
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Defensemen
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72 Xhekaj |
58 Savard |
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84 Trudeau |
85 Jacobs |
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54 Paquette
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65 Sevigny |
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Goalies
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35 Montembeault |
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70 Cavallin |
Team 3, led by Brendan Gallagher and Mike Matheson, skated earlier in the day and are scheduled to play against Team 2 on Friday at 11:15 a.m.
