Isles Day to Day: 2021 Training Camp Opens

The New York Islanders kicked off their 2021-22 training camp on Thursday, taking the ice for the first time this season at Northwell Health Ice Center.
This year's camp will feature 57 players
(32 forwards, 18 defensemen and seven goaltenders) and six preseason games, including three at Bridgeport's Webster Bank Arena before the season starts on Oct. 14.
The camp roster was split into groups, which you can find daily on NewYorkIslanders.com, as well as daily media availabilities, feature stories and more.
GROUP 1:
Forwards:Andy Andreoff, Mathew Barzal, Kieffer Bellows, Casey Cizikas, Cal Clutterbuck, Austin Czarnik, Anatolii Golyshev, Simon Holmstrom, Anders Lee, Kyle Palmieri, Richard Panik and Aatu Raty
Defensemen:Zdeno Chara, Noah Dobson, Thomas Hickey, Scott Mayfield, Ryan Pulock and Robin Salo
Goalies:Ken Appleby and Ilya Sorokin

Group one featured the return of Anders Lee, who was skating in a full practice for the first time since early March. Lee had previously skated without contact at the end of several Islanders practices and morning skates during the team's playoff run, but Thursday marked a milestone in his recovery. The Isles captain said he felt good in his first skate.
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Zdeno Chara took his first laps as an Islander in 20 years, joining the first group on the ice.
Group one also featured the first looks at Aatu Raty, the Islanders 2021 second-round pick (52nd overall), as well as Richard Panik, who was acquired from Detroit in July, and Andy Andreoff, who signed a two-way deal with the Islanders on Sept. 20.

GROUP 2:
Forwards:Josh Bailey, Cole Bardreau, Anthony Beauvillier, Michael Dal Colle, Ross Johnston, Otto Koivula, Leo Komarov, Brock Nelson, JG Pageau, Zach Parise, Dmytro Timashov, Oliver Wahlstrom
Defensemen:Sebastian Aho, Andy Greene, Erik Gustafsson, Grant Hutton, Paul LaDue and Adam Pelech
Goalies:Tristan Lennox and Cory Schneider
Group two saw the first looks at Zach Parise in an Islanders uniform. Same with Erik Gustafsson who is attending camp on a PTO, Paul LaDue, who signed a two-way deal on Monday and Tristan Lennox, the Islanders 2021 third-round pick.
JG Pageau, who had offseason surgery on his hand, said he feels good entering camp.
"I feel good on the ice, it's good to be back and feel healthy again," Pageau said.

GROUP 3:
Forwards:Collin Adams, Arnaud Durandeau, Blade Jenkins, Jeff Kubiak, Kyle MacLean, Reece Newkirk and Chris Terry
Defensemen:Mike Cornell, Seth Helgeson, Connor McCarthy, Mitch Vande Sompel, Parker Wotherspoon
Goalies:Jon Gillies and Jakub Skarek
MARTIN, VARLAMOV AND BOLDUC MISS DAY ONE:
Matt Martin, Semyon Varlamov and Samuel Bolduc did not skate on Thursday. Head Coach Barry Trotz stressed that none of the injuries were serious, but that the Islanders were being extra cautious not to push their players at the onset of camp.
Martin was recovering from offseason surgery to repair a bone chip in his ankle, while Varlamov and Bolduc were both dealing with some soreness.
"Marty is working through an injury that really suffered during the playoffs and didn't get better where we wanted to, so he had a small procedure and he's getting very close," Trotz said. "It's just the timing of when he had his procedure and his recovery time. I'm not worried about Marty at all.
"Varly has been out skating and all that, he just had a little bit of soreness so we're being very, very cautious with him," Trotz said of his goaltender.
"Bolduc, a little bit of an injury, skating with the guys, he stretched out a little," Trotz said of the Isles 2019 second-round pick. "Nothing major, it's just one of those injuries that needs a few days."
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