Tommy Parrottino, Anthony Rinaldi and Ryan Valentini have all been playing on a line together through training camp and the three share more than just the same colour of practice jersey, as they all have Italian last names and heritage in their family.

Tommy Parrottino, 25, hails from Rochester Hills, Michigan but his family roots can be traced back to Italy through his grandparents. Sharing his thoughts on the first half of training camp and getting to play on a line with Anthony and Ryan, he said: “It is going well, every day we are getting better and getting the rust off from the summer.