Fan Fest kicked off with opening remarks from Cyril Leeder and Dave Poulin, hosted by Ian Mendes. Fans were then able to take in a full Senators practice starting at 11:00 a.m., allowing for an up-close look at some of the behind-the-scenes work that goes into being an NHL player.

When Linus Ullmark was a kid, like others his age he was googly-eyed at meeting NHL stars such as Peter Forsberg, Markus Naslund and the Sedin twins — Daniel and Henrik. It was a really big deal for a kid growing up playing hockey in Sweden.

The Ottawa Senators announced the team is assigning 13 players to Belleville Senators training camp and placing seven on waivers for the purposes of assigning them to Belleville. Forwards Wyatt Bongiovanni,