Yesterday USA Hockey released their orientation camp list:

This is clearly a list to be culled, but Matt Knies made it this far. Must be nice to have all those goalies. Can Canada rent one?

In other news, there was none. No signings and no trades. People are falling asleep out here, NHL, come on.

She's going to make me love people who call it hawkey:

This signing of Lucic to a PTO was mentioned yesterday in comments, but here's a tracker page if you want to see who else is being offered a try-out.

Players signed to professional tryouts for NHL training camps | NHL.com
Lucic, Sheary, Jack Johnson among those looking to earn job
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Presumably the NHL has cleared Lucic to return out of the Player Assistance Program which he entered after being arrested on an intimate partner violence charge. That charge was dropped:

Boston Bruins forward Milan Lucic’s assault case won’t go to trial as judge refuses to allow 911 call
Boston Bruins forward Milan Lucic’s trial on an assault charge ended before it began Friday morning at Boston Municipal Court.
CBS NewsTiffany Chan

The NHL announced the full preseason schedule:

NHL announces 2025-26 preseason schedule | NHL.com
15-day, 104-game slate begins Sept. 20
NHL logoNHL Public Relations

The Leafs are being extra boring this year playing the same three teams as last year in the same order with no neutral site games.

Leafs wanted us to remember Joe Woll, don't know why:

But it's a good sign to see the social media crew back working hard.

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