The Checkers have announced the initial roster for their 2025-26 training camp, presented by Courtyard Marriott Charlotte City Center.

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The group consists of 10 forwards, nine defensemen and one goalie.

Included in that roster are 10 players on AHL contracts - familiar names in forwards Riese Gaber, Riley Hughes and Nicholas Zabaneh and defensemen Dennis Cesana, Eamon Powell, and Mitch Vande Sompel, as well as new additions in forwards Robert Mastrosimone, Brian Pinho and Cristophe Tellier and goalie Michael Simpson.

There are also 10 players joining camp on professional tryouts - forwards Daniel Walcott, Bryce Brodzinski, Mitchell Russell and Josh Lopina and defensemen Keaton Pehrson, Michael Suda, Phip Waugh, Bryan Yoon, Cole Krygier and Andy Welinski.

Training camp begins next week and will run until the team’s season opener in Springfield on Oct. 11. The current training camp roster can be found here.