The NHL is back — here's a quick catchup on the 7 Canadian teams

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NHL training camps began last week, pre-season games are already underway, and the regular-season opener (Devils vs. Sabres in the Czech Republic) is just 10 days from today.

To help get you caught up, here's a look at what each Canadian club did this summer:

Calgary Flames

After missing the playoffs for the second straight year (this time by a dismal 17 points), the Flames leaned into their rebuild by trading No. 1 goalie Jacob Markstrom to New Jersey for a first-round draft pick and 6-foot-6 defenceman Kevin Bahl. Calgary hopes 23-year-old Dustin Wolf — the American Hockey League's MVP in 2022-23 — is ready to take over the starting netminder job after sharing the crease with Markstrom down the stretch.

The Flames also signed a one-year deal with forward Anthony Mantha, who projects as a second- or third-liner after scoring 23 goals with Washington and Vegas in 2023-24. With the ninth overall pick in June's draft, Calgary selected Zayne Parekh, a defenceman who scored 33 goals in the OHL last season.