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.

Edmonton Oilers

Falling one win short of the Stanley Cup was painful, but the Oilers seem poised for another run after re-signing most of their free agents while adding forwards Jeff Skinner and Viktor Arvidsson to bolster their scoring depth. That should make up for the loss of 20-goal forward Warren Foegele, who left for Los Angeles. 

New GM Stan Bowman got to work after replacing Ken Holland in July. The former Chicago executive traded defenceman Cody Ceci and a draft pick to San Jose for young blue-liner Ty Emberson and let youngsters Dylan Holloway and Philip Broberg