COLUMBUS, OHIO -
The on-ice session is free and open to the public. Media availability with the players will be held immediately following practice before the team departs for Traverse City.
This year will mark Columbus’ 15th-straight appearance at the tournament. The tournament’s two-time defending champions, the Blue Jackets also won the tournament in 2006 and 2007. This year’s participating clubs will be divided into the following: GORDIE HOWE DIVISION – Columbus, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings and St. Louis Blues; and TED LINDSAY DIVISION – Carolina Hurricanes, Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild and New York Rangers.