Training Camp opened with three groups of players. The first two are the ones we care about as they have the NHL roster plus some additions.

Group One

Also getting called Group A by many reporters.

  • Mitch Marner
  • Matthew Knies
  • Auston Matthews
  • Kyle Clifford
  • Alex Steeves
  • Easton Cowan
  • Cédric Paré
  • Jacob Qhillan
  • Bobby McMann
  • Nick Robertson
  • John Tavares
  • Alex Nylander
  • Chris Tanev
  • Conor Timmins
  • Dakota Mermis
  • Morgan Rielly
  • Philippe Myers
  • Noah Chadwick
  • William Villeneuve
  • Marshall Rifai
  • Matt Murray
  • Joe Woll

They lined up in this formation for the first practice:

Knies - Matthews - Marner
McMann - Tavares - Robertson
Cowan - Quillan - A. Nylander
Steeves - Paré - Clifford

Rielly - Tanev
Mermis - Myers
Chadwick - Timmins
Rifai - Villeneuve

Group Two

Also rendered as Group B by some:

  • Max Domi
  • Logan Shaw
  • Steven Lorentz
  • Calle Järnkrok
  • Nick Abruzzese
  • Pontus Holmberg
  • Roni Hirvonen
  • David Kämpf
  • Max Pacioretty
  • Nikita Grebenkin
  • Ryan Reaves
  • William Nylander
  • Jake McCabe
  • Matteo Pietroniro
  • Timothy Liljegren
  • Topi Niemelä
  • Cade Webber
  • Nicolas Mattinen
  • Mikko Kokkonen
  • Oliver Ekman-Larsson
  • Dennis Hildeby
  • Anthony Stolarz

And they lined up like this:

Domi - W. Nylander - Järnkrok
Pacioretty - Holmberg - Grebenkin
Lorentz - Kämpf - Reaves
Hirvonen - Shaw - Abruzzese

Ekman-Larsson - McCabe
Webber - Liljegren
Kokkonen - Niemelä
Pietroniro - Mattinen

Some other notes, in case you missed it:

Simon Benoit's partner had a baby, so he was absent today. Jani Hakanpää is working with the third group to begin as he continues to rehab his knee.