Training Camp Report: Day 1
Game One: White vs Black
Day One of IceDogs training camp got off to a quick start as Team White took on Team Black to start their day. Bradley Dobson (Black), and Dhillon Lamarche (White) got the start in goal for their respective teams. Despite the high score, many players had the opportunity to impress the onlooking IceDogs coaching and management staff. The first game ended in a 6-6 tie, and a shootout was needed to decide the winner. Matthew Philip scored to give White their first win of training camp
| White Goals | Black Goals |
| Charleton (Bruder) | Ferris (Adams) |
| Balbosa (Bruder) | McCabe (Mazzilli, Campbell) |
| Philip (Maksimov) | Singer (Constantinou) |
| Philip (Johnson, Abouzeeni) | Singer (Lochead) |
| Moore (Bruder, Howard) | Thomas (Singer, Castleman |
| Charleton (Johnson, Maksimov) | Singer (Castleman) |
Game Two: Red vs Grey
Returning goaltender, Colton Incze and Team Red posted a 5-0 shutout against Team Grey as both teams started their training camp Tuesday afternoon. Red emerged victorious, but Grey didn’t go down without a fight.
| Red Goals |
| Justin King (Matthew Maidens, Josh Dame) |
| Yianni Tsiampas (Pierre-Luc Cote-Forget, Lucas Theriault) |
| Josh Dame (Ben Jones, Ian Martin) |
| Yianni Tsiampas (Daniel Nardi) |
| Yianni Tsiampas (McKenzie Aikens, Drew Hunter) |
Game Three: Grey vs White
Game three featured an unexpected rivalry as Stephen Dhillon faced off against his younger brother, Eric, in the Battle of the Dhillons. Eric and Team Grey emerged victorious over Stephen and Team White, by a score of 5-4. Newly acquired defenseman, Zachary Shankar proved to be a key player for Grey in the win, with 3 assists in the game.
| Grey Goals | White Goals |
| Johnny Corneil (Zach Shankar) | Bradey Johnson |
| Justin MacPherson | Brendan Charleton (Jalen Balbosa) |
| Ryan Smith (Zach Shankar, Liam Ham) | Kirill Maksimov (Bradey Johnson) |
| Kyle Langdon (Philip Tomasino, Zach Shankar) | Jalen Balbosa (Matthew Philip) |
| Ryan Smith (Justin MacPherson) |
Game Four: Red vs Black
Red and Black closed out the first day of Training Camp with a 4-1 Red win. Despite the lopsided score, both teams kept things interesting as they fought to control the puck on both sides of the ice.
| Red Goal | Black Goals |
| Ondrej Machala (Ben Jones) | Danial Singer (Akil Thomas) |
| Josh Dame (Matthew Maidens) | |
| Lucas Theriault (Drew Hunter) | |
| Riley Girard | |
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