Plenty of current, former Sea Dogs attending NHL main camps this year

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National Hockey League training camps are underway for several current and former Saint John Sea Dogs.

Current Sea Dogs (indicated below with the *) attending camps include Ryan Francis, Jeremie Poirier, Peter Reynolds, Cam MacDonald and William Villeneuve. Charlie DesRoches (Buffalo) and Brady Burns (Edmonton) attended rookie/development camps but did not advance to main camps.

Here's a look at the current and former Sea Dogs attending NHL training camps this year.

Anaheim Ducks: Nathan Larose

Arizona Coyotes: Bokondji Imama

Boston Bruins: Charlie Coyle, Jakub Zboril and Callum Booth

Calgary Flames: Ryan Francis* and Jeremie Poirier*

Carolina Hurricanes: Eric Gelinas and Spencer Smallman

Columbus Blue Jackets: Brett Gallant, Olivier Leblanc and Peter Reynolds*

Detroit Red Wings: Joe Veleno

Edmonton Oilers: Ostap Safin

Florida Panthers: Jonathan Huberdeau

Montreal Canadiens: Mike Hoffman and Joshua Roy

New York Rangers: Julien Gauthier

Ottawa Senators: Thomas Chabot

Pittsburgh Penguins: Alex D'Orio

San Jose Sharks: Zachary Emond

Tampa Bay Lightning: Maxim Cajkovic, Mathieu Joseph and Cam MacDonald*

Toronto Maple Leafs: William Villeneuve*

Vancouver Canucks: Matthew Highmore

Winnipeg Jets: Nathan Beaulieu

William Dufour, a fifth-round pick of the New York Islanders, was oddly not included on the team's training camp roster. The Islanders did not have a rookie/development camp.

A few notable Sea Dogs draft picks attending NHL camps: Yan Kuznetsov (Calgary), Bobby Orr (Carolina), Morgan Barron (New York Rangers), Shane Bowers (Colorado), Joey Daccord (Seattle) and, of course, Jack Eichel (somehow still Buffalo).

The NHL's pre-season begins Saturday.