What we learned about the Laval Rocket after a single Canadiens training camp practice

The Montreal Canadiens held their first two on-ice sessions of their 2017 training camp on Friday, with the 61 invitees divided into three groups to help manage the load on the coaches.

Group C was composed of eight players, including five who had amateur tryouts during the rookie training camp. Three additional ECHL-contracted players were added to the group for evaluation purposes, one of whom being top-pairing Brampton Beast defender and Beast Rookie of the Year, Willie Corrin.

AHL-contracted players like David Broll and Thomas Ebbing were mixed in with those on NHL deals, and splitu into Groups A and B. Once the players hit the ice, line rushes made apparent some of management’s thinking…