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The Arizona Coyotes defenseman made his NHL debut on December 22 against the Detroit Red Wings, and assisted on one of five Coyotes goals for his first career point. He played the neXt night at Nashville, then returned to the Roadrunners. Those two games — totaling about 32 1/2 minutes of ice time -- told Gross he belongs in the NHL. The 25-year-old from Minnesota, re-signed to a one-year contract in October, will get his chance to make the Coyotes' roster when training camp starts for Arizona. That has yet to be determined, as the NHL moves toward a possible mid- January start with training camps to open in the first couple of days of January, according to reports. Gross has been working in groups of players who are working out, skating and playing mini-games at Gila River Arena to get in shape for the upcoming season. He was among the first group of players to report. "Those two games, where you get to finally make it and you always dream about it as a child, I felt pretty good in those two games I played and it's definitely a lot of motivation for working hard and trying to be full- time with the Coyotes," Gross said, acknowledging the importance to him taking part in voluntary workouts with the Coyotes veterans. "You can see how seriously you have to take it to be a full-time guy." Gross got to practice with the Coyotes as they prepared for the postseason bubble this past summer. At Tucson last season, he proved to be a defenseman with offense to his game, scoring 10 goals with 17 assists in 56 games. Gross finished tied for first among Tucson defensemen in goals, and second in points with 27. Gross is glad to return to the Coyotes, but making the team out of training camp will be difficult with all defensemen back from last season, not including 19-year-old former first-round pick Victor Soderstrom should he be invited. Gross has a two-way contract, which means he could spend a lot of time in Tucson again, but could also see NHL action with what might be an eXpanded roster due to a condensed 2021 schedule. "Arizona's a great place to play. I was thrilled to sign an eXtension for another year," Gross said. He's already beaten the odds of a player making it to the NHL despite not being drafted. "It definitely comes with a little chip on your shoulder," Gross said. "I think it ended up working out very well for me. Being a free agent coming out of college (Notre Dame), I could pick where I wanted to go, and I was thankful Arizona had interest in me at the time." The ongoing pandemic changed his offseason plans, but he was home in Minnesota when he signed his new contract. Gross has enjoyed playing in Tucson and credits the Roadrunners' coaching staff and collection of quality individual players for the team's recent success. "I personally am ready for the season to start tomorrow," he said late last week. Arizona Republic LOADED: 12.11.2020 1196790 Boston Bruins Report: B's could be in division with these teams as part of 2020-21 realignment BY NICK GOSS The NHL is going to look different in several ways during the 2020-21 season, and one of them is the makeup of the four divisions. Travel restrictions stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic are expected to force the league to put all the Canadian teams in one division. This would leave the 24 franchises located in the United States in the other three divisions. Brand new NHL Power Rankings before 2020-21 season The league has not yet announced an official layout of the divisions for the upcoming season, but TSN's Pierre LeBrun reported Wednesday what they look like right now.