Gila River Arena has ice and the Arizona Coyotes crop of youth is on it in full swing.
As they attempt to impress the coaching staff and make an impression (or the NHL roster), there are a few notables among the crowd.
Nick Merkley returned to the ice after suffering a torn ACL in February.
He was active on the ice and performed a fair number of cuts while stickhandling the puck which was encouraging.
Nick Merkley seems to be moving and cutting just fine pic.twitter.com/frBwbdArHA
— Howlin’ Hockey (@HowlinHockey) September 18, 2016
Lawson Crouse, recently acquired from the Florida Panthers, cut an imposing figure on the ice.