Caps prospect Jonas Siegenthaler jumped in the wrong bench at start of period during preseason game

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Preseason games in the NHL are important for veterans to get into the swing of things for the upcoming season, for young stars to continue to improve and for rookies or prospects to show why they deserve to make the team.

It's not uncommon to see rookies make mistakes during the preseason as they adjust to NHL hockey, but it's rare to see a rookie or prospect make the mistake Jonas Siegenthaler made during Washington's game against Montreal Wednesday night.

Before the start of the second period, Siegenthaler was caught jumping into the wrong bench and fans loved the classic mixup.

Sooo @josieg97, you're on the Capitals. That's the @CanadiensMTL bench! pic.twitter.com/bImbXr0xJb
— Ian Oland (@ianoland) September 21, 2017

CSN cameras caught Jonas Seigenthaler getting on the wrong bench after intermission 😂😂
— Sin Bin Bears (@SinBinBears) September 21, 2017

Siegenthaler's teammates loved the mistake even more, though.

Sometimes you just have to send a message to the other team and take their bench 😂 @josieg97 #classicmixup pic.twitter.com/15j1HEmWkd
— Tom Wilson (@tom_wilso) September 21, 2017

(@jakubvranaa/Instagram)

As Wilson said, it was a classic mixup indeed and it's one that will get any hockey fan or player to crack up a little bit.

(H/T: Russian Machine Never Breaks)