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Thursday was check-in day for many NHL teams, and the teams and players made sure to celebrate on social media while taking fitness tests and meeting the media for the first time of the 2016-17 season.

After Colorado Avalanche defenseman Tyson Barrie passed his fitness test, he decided to celebrate with ice cream.

New Florida Panthers defenseman Jason Demers showed off his knowledge of "Harry Potter."

San Jose Sharks forward Chris Tierney spied on defenseman Paul Martin while he got his picture taken.

Defenseman John Klingberg took over as social media manager for the Dallas Stars.

First, Kevin Hayes and Jimmy Vesey of the New York Rangers traded faces. Then, Hayes wandered into Vesey's first headshot photo.

New Jersey Devils goalie Scott Wedgewood played table tennis, but used his blocker for a paddle.
Tweet from @NJDevils: .@wedgewall puts the blocker to good use at media day. https://t.co/HVhx4B9UlE
Edmonton Oilers defensemen Oscar Klefbom and Darnell Nurse donned their new jerseys for the new season.

Andre Burakovsky, Tom Wilson, Taylor Chorney and Nate Schmidt of the Washington Capitals showed off some fresh new t-shirts while playing EA SPORTS NHL 17.

Josh Ho-Sang felt all the emotions of his first check-in day with the New York Islanders.

Matt Nieto did some emoji impressions of his own.

This video is from Montreal Canadiens forward Paul Byron. Seriously.