Toronto Maple Leafs player Simon Benoit missed the first day of training camp to welcome his first child: 'Pretty good excuse to miss practice'
Congratulations are in order for Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Simon Benoit and longtime girlfriend Alice Desaulniers. On Thursday, the Maple Leafs media relations account on X (formerly Twitter) announced that the Laval, Que. native would be absent from practice following the birth of his first child. No further details were given.