Thirteen players who represented the Belleville Senators last season are on the roster for Ottawa’s NHL pre-season opener tonight against Winnipeg.
That list includes the following:
G – Anton Forsberg
G – Filip Gustavsson
D – Erik Brannstrom
D – Lassi Thomson
D – Jonathan Aspirot
F – Alex Formenton
F – Ridly Greig
F – Logan Shaw
F – Parker Kelly
F – Mark Kastelic
F – Cole Reinhardt
F – Roby Jarventie
F – Egor Sokolov
Tonight is the first of seven exhibition games for the Senators between tonight and October 9, ahead of their season opener against the Toronto Maple Leafs on October 14.
Ottawa will wrap up its training camp on Friday October 1, with any players who are assigned to Belleville expected to report here that weekend.
The Belleville Sens start their fifth American Hockey League season on October 15 in Laval, with the home opener set for the following night, also against the Rocket.
The B-Sens announced this week that they’ve been approved to host at least 50% capacity at CAA Arena, with the hopes of expanding that by the time the season begins.