The Colorado Avalanche recalled forward Dominic Toninato from the San Antonio Rampage after the Washington Capitols broke their newest rookie, Vladislav Kamenev, whom they were trying out. Toninato gets the distinction of old new rookie because he was a summertime acquisition rather than a mid-season acquisition like Kamenev.
Toninato was one of two college free agents the Avalanche signed over the summer, with Alexander Kerfoot being the other. Toninato completed four years with the University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs, even captaining the team.
That tells you a lot about who Toninato is — a bulldog of a leader.