Training camp is here, and the Leafs are already dealing with a few moving parts before the first real skate gets going.
Toronto also announced a change off the ice, bringing back Scott McNaughton to run the media relations department. McNaughton previously worked for the team several years ago and most recently had been with the PHPA, the union for the AHL and ECHL.
There’s also some roster housekeeping still to be sorted out. The Leafs had not released a full training camp roster with every detail, but a fresh batch of camp numbers started to fill in some blanks.
Among the new numbers listed were D Blankenburg at No. 3, F Blueger at No.
73, G Bobrovsky at No. 72, F Brisson at No.
90, F Duhaime at No. 24, D Emil at No.
55, G Hlavaj at No. 31, F Koblar at No.
33, F MacEwen at No. 19, F McKenna at No.
92, Paul at No. 20, Raddysh at No.
43, Roslovic at No. 96 and Sissons at No. 15.
Around the league, the NHL announced 10 new officials for 2026-27, with four promotions and six hires.
There was also an injury note out of Detroit. Red Wings interim GM Shawn Horcoff said Dylan Larkin suffered an upper-body injury this week during training and will not be on the ice at the start of camp.
And Ryan Reaves has announced his retirement from the NHL after 962 games on Instagram. His statement ended with a line that fit his career perfectly:
"You can rest easy knowing the corners are a little safer today.
Mic drop, gloves drop.
Reavo out."
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