An interesting side note is that the Capitals trip to Canada meant the first time that their newly acquired second line centre Mikhail Grabovski has been able to meet with his new teammates. 'Grabo' has been held up in Toronto and has been unable to take part in training camp due to the need for a Visa. Unfortunately for the Belarusian, he won't be able to get on the plane with his teammates when they head back to Washington, either, but he is expecting a meeting with U.S. consular officials shortly. The Caps may need him all the more, after Brooks Laich re-injured himself suffering what he described as a flare up of last season's hip injury in the team's first practice.

The game also featured a number of OHL Belleiville Bulls alumni who spoke about returning for the game.

It's great to have hockey back, and great for the fans in Belleville to see these NHL stars in a hard fought game.