Senators drop preseason opener to Rocket

For the first time in the 2025-26 campaign, the puck drops at CAA Arena as the Belleville Senators take on the Laval Rocket for the first preseason game. This year, the preseason effort means a little bit more as the Sens have partnered with Belleville General Hospital Foundation to help make a push to raise the final $500,000 needed for critical improvements and upgrades at the BGH Fracture Clinic. 

First Period: 

• Laval Goal (7:48) – Sean Farrell (1), Assists – Wyatte Wylie (1), Alex Belzile (1) 

• Laval Goal (13:16) – Alex Belzile (1), Assists – Filip Mesar (1), Sean Farrell (1) 

• Belleville Goal (15:39) – Carter Savoie (1), Assists – Tyler Angle (1), Matthew Andonovski (1) 

• Laval Goal (19:54) – Joe Dunlap (1), Assists – Wyatte Wylie (2), Ryan O’Rourke (1) 

Second Period: 

• Laval Goal (8:33) – Tobie Bisson (1), Assists – Wyatte Wylie (3), Riley Kidney (1) 

• Laval Goal (9:22) – Luke Tuch (1), Assists – Riley Kidney (2), Marc Del Gaizo (1) 

 Third Period: 

• Goalie Change – Jackson Parsons out, Marco Constantini in 

• Belleville Goal (8:12) – Philippe Daoust (1), Assists – Garrett Pilon (1), Wyatt Bongiovanni (1) 

Highlights:

Sound Bytes:

Belleville Sens Head Coach Dave Bell on the preseason loss:

“I think there were lessons learned and I think we can build off how we played in the third period. We got on the right side of the puck and didn’t give up odd man rushes like we did in the first. The difference is crazy when you play the right way. We ended up getting a goal and it’s because we played on the right side of the puck.

Belleville Sens Head Coach Dave Bell on the young players in his lineup tonight:

“They had a lot of veterans in their lineup, like Alex Belzile, and if you run into those guys you’ll feel like you ran into a man. He runs faceoff plays and wins draws and those types of guys are heavy on the boards, so they got a first feel for it. The intensity went up a bit, it’ll go up again on Sunday, and it’ll go up again next Saturday night. So, it’s a progression and guys will start to weed themselves out if they can’t keep up.”

Belleville Sens Head Coach Dave Bell on preparing for Sunday:

“We got some guys back from Ottawa, so we’ll put some lines together and have a practice tomorrow morning. We’ll get some of those guys in the lineup Sunday, assess this game from tonight and decide who we want to have another look at, and then go at Toronto on Sunday afternoon.

Media Availabilities:

The Sens are back in action on Sunday, October 5th when they face the Toronto Marlies at 3 pm to wrap up the preseason. Puck drop is scheduled for 3 pm at CAA Arena. The game will be broadcast on AHLTV by FloHockey. $12 tickets are still available through Ticketmaster with $5 going toward the Belleville General Hospital Foundation. 

The full 2025-26 Belleville Senators schedule can be found here.

Single-game tickets for the first half of the 2025-26 season are now on sale via Ticketmaster or at the Belleville Sens Box Office located inside the Quinte Sports & Wellness Centre. Details on season seat memberships, flex packs, premium seating, the Business Edge program, and more can be found by visiting the Belleville Sens Website. 

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