For China's national hockey program, the road to the 2022 Winter Olympics starts on Long Island. 

The Beijing Hockey Association has teamed up with the New York Islanders in an effort to develop the country's national program, with a goal of icing a Chinese team in the 2022 Beijing Olympics. 

Out of all the New York Islanders, the one happiest to have Dennis Seidenberg on the blue line is Johnny Boychuk.  

They're old friends and old defense partners, dating back to their time together with the Boston Bruins, where they won the Stanley Cup together in 2011.

New York Islanders training camp is well underway. Follow our website and our social media for the most up-to-date information, videos and pictures from camp. 

Here are some news, notes and quotes from Islanders training camp: 

BROOKLYN (September 28, 2016) - The New York Islanders announced today that Dennis Seidenberg has agreed to terms on a one-year deal.

Seidenberg, 35, scored 12 points (one goal, 11 assists) in 61 games with the Boston Bruins last season. It was the Schwenningen, Germany, native's thirteenth National Hockey League season and seventh with the Bruins. Seidenberg won a Stanely Cup Championship with Boston in 2011.

This is not the first time that Goaltender Jaroslav Halak has helped carry a team to heights it never expected in an international tournament.

For the past four games, Halak has been the primary reason Team Europe, perhaps the most unfancied team among the eight at the World Cup of Hockey 2016, is still standing and preparing for a best-of-3 final series against tournament favorite Team Canada

Game 1 is Tuesday at Air Canada Centre (8 p.m. ET; ESPN, CBC, TVA Sports).

Andrew Ladd, Jason Chimera and PA Parenteau will all make their New York Islanders preseason debuts on Tuesday night, as the team plays a pair of split-squad games against the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers tonight at 7 p.m. Both contests are road games and only the Islanders-Rangers game will be televised (MSG, MSG+). 

(What does split-squad mean? Half of the Islanders training camp roster will play the Rangers at Madison Square Garden, while the other half heads to Wells Fargo Center to play the Flyers.)

The New York Islanders picked up their first preseason win on Monday night, downing the Philadelphia Flyers 3-0 at Barclays Center. 

Shane Prince broke a scoreless tie 4:28 into the third period for the game-winner, while Joshua Ho-Sang (1G, 1A) roofed the insurance marker and Michael Dal Colle potted an empty-netter. JF Berube (14 saves) and Christopher Gibson (14 saves) combined for the shutout. 

A running feed of New York Islanders transactions:

The New York Islanders kick off their preseason on Monday night, hosting the Philadelphia Flyers at 7 p.m. at Barclays Center.

Islanders first-round picks - Mathew Barzal, Joshua Ho-Sang, Michael Dal Colle and Anthony Beauvillier - will play in Monday's game, skating alongside Ryan Strome, Ryan Pulock, Shane Prince and Eric Boulton.  

"It's important for everybody to showcase what they can bring to our lineup and our identity," head coach Jack Capuano said. "I'm not looking at the result as much as where guys are going to fit, which guys have good hockey IQ that can play within the team concept, but also guys that play with pace and play the way that we want to play.

Ryan Strome was back at center on the first day of Islanders training camp - and it's possible he could be there to start the season as well. 

Strome skated between Anders Lee and Josh Bailey in the second group of Friday's skate at Northwell Health Ice Center and while that move back to center isn't official, the 23-year-old would welcome it. 

"If that's the way it shakes out, then that'd be great," Strome said. "Obviously it'd be a bit of an adjustment just trying to get back to it. Nothing I'm not used to, I've been a centerman a lot of my life."