Jonathan Drouin returns to the ice in Brossard on Wednesday

Canadiens forward Jonathan Drouin was on the ice with his teammates on Wednesday in Brossard, Quebec ahead of training camp which is set to open in seven days. The 26-year-old was grinning ear to ear as RDS' cameras spotted him taking part in some drills at an informal practice.

Jonathan Drouin est de retour sur la glace au camp d'entraînement du Canadien et est en pleine forme!🤩 pic.twitter.com/a5mOZiW1i9— Hockey 360 (@hockey360) September 15, 2021

This appears to be Drouin's first time back on the ice since he took a personal leave of absence from the Canadiens back in April. Prior to taking a leave of absence, Drouin recorded 23 points (2 G, 21 A) in 44 games.

Seeing Drouin back on the ice, and smiling should make many fans of the Canadiens happy. Whatever he was going through is his business, so it's best not to speculate on what was going on, but at the end of the day, he has full support from all Habs fans. Hopefully he'll be ready to go when Montreal opens the regular season on October 13th vs Toronto.