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:
Forwards | ||
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13 Caufield | 14 Suzuki | 20 Slafkovsky |
51 Heineman | 91 Kapanen | 27 Barré-Boulet |
88 Tuch | 86 Kidney | 60 Xhekaj |
38 Novak | ||
Defensemen | ||
47 Struble | 24 Mailloux | |
48 Hutson | 52 Barron | |
36 Wotherspoon | ||
Goalies | ||
75 Dobes | ||
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:
Forwards | ||
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92 Laine | 77 Dach | 15 Newhook |
55 Pezzetta | 62 Beck | 46 Mesar |
76 Davidson | 74 Gignac | 57 Farrell |
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| 38 Arseneau |
Defensemen | ||
72 Xhekaj | 58 Savard | |
84 Trudeau | 85 Jacobs | |
54 Paquette | 65 Sevigny | |
Goalies | ||
35 Montembeault | ||
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.