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2016 development camp runs July 4-7 at Winsport
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Ryan Pike
Jun 30, 2016, 21:26 EDTUpdated: Invalid DateTime
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Just as surely as the 2015-16 season has finished up, we’re about to begin with the 2016-17 hockey calendar. The annual Calgary Flames development camp, a rite of summer for the youngest members of the Flames organization, has just been officially announced by the club and is the first major event of the new hockey year.
The camp runs July 4-7 (this coming Monday through Thursday) at Winsport over at Canada Olympic Park, and the roster features a few fairly big names such as 2012 first round pick Mark Jankowski and 2016 first round pick Matthew Tkachuk.

THE SCHEDULE

The camp is largely the same format as last year, meaning lots of skill development and drills and not a lot of flashy scrimmages. (If you’re a minor hockey coach, it’s a good idea to come down for a day and jot down some drills for your kids to try out.)
  • Monday, July 4 is just fitness testing, with no on-ice activity scheduled.
  • Tuesday, July 5 and Wednesday, July 6 have sessions running at 9am, 10:15am, 11:30am, 1pm and 2:30pm. All are skills development and power skating.
  • Thursday, July 7 is the main event, with a scrimmage scheduled for 9:30am followed by some power skating drills at 11:15am.
All of the action is taking place on the NHL-sized ice surfaces at Winsport, not the big international-sized sheet.

    THE ROSTER

    Goaltenders:
    No.
    Player
    Ca.
    2015-16 Club
    Acquired
    32
    GILLIES, Jon
    L
    Stockton Heat (AHL)
    2012 third round pick
    72
    McDONALD, Mason
    R
    Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL)
    Team Canada (WJC)
    2014 second round pick
    82
    PARSONS, Tyler
    L
    London Knights (OHL)
    2016 second round pick
    36
    RITTICH, David
    L
    BK Mlada Boleslav (Extraliga)
    Free agent signing
    70
    SCHNEIDER, Nick
    R
    Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
    Stockton Heat (AHL)
    Free agent signing
    Defensemen:
    No.
    Player
    Sh.
    2015-16 Club
    Acquired
    54
    ANDERSSON, Rasmus
    R
    Barrie Colts (OHL)
    2015 second round pick
    98
    BRUCE, Riley
    R
    North Bay Battalion (OHL)
    2015 seventh round pick
    63
    CULKIN, Ryan
    L
    Adirondack Thunder (ECHL)
    Stockton Heat (AHL)
    2012 fifth round pick
    83
    FOX, Adam
    R
    U.S. National Development Team (USHL)
    Team USA (U18)
    2016 third round pick
    85
    HEALEY, Josh
    L
    Ohio State University Buckeyes (NCAA)
    Invite
    50
    HICKEY, Brandon
    L
    Boston University Terriers (NCAA)
    Team Canada (WJC)
    2014 third round pick
    73
    KANZIG, Keegan
    L
    Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
    Stockton Heat (AHL)
    2013 third round pick
    58
    KYLINGTON, Oliver
    L
    Stockton Heat (AHL)
    Calgary Flames (NHL)
    2015 second round pick
    53
    MORRISON, Kenney
    R
    Stockton Heat (AHL)
    Free agent signing
    68
    OLLAS MATTSSON, Adam
    L
    Djurgardens IF (SHL)
    Team Sweden (WJC)
    2014 sixth round pick
    92
    WILSON, Jared
    L
    RPI Engineers (NCAA)
    Invite
    Forwards:
    No.
    Player
    Sh.
    2015-16 Club
    Acquired
    84
    ALDWORTH, Thomas
    R
    Quinnipiac University Bobcats (NCAA)
    Invite
    86
    BOWLES, Brad
    L
    Portage Terriers (MJHL)
    Invite
    94
    BURKE, Brayden
    L
    Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
    Invite
    62
    CARROLL, Austin
    R
    Stockton Heat (AHL)
    2014 seventh round pick
    78
    DOUCET, Justin
    L
    Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
    Invite
    59
    DUBE, Dillon
    L
    Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
    Temm Canada (Hlinka)
    2016 second round pick
    95
    FOO, Spencer
    R
    Union College (NCAA)
    Invite
    97
    HARRISON, Tim
    R
    Colgate University Raiders (NCAA)
    2013 sixth round pick
    77
    JANKOWSKI, Mark
    L
    Providence College Friars (NCAA)
    Stockton Heat (NCAA)
    2012 first round pick
    96
    KRAVCHENKO, Dennis
    L
    University of Massachusets Minutemen (NCA)
    Invite
    81
    LINDSTROM, Linus
    L
    Skelleftea AIK (J20 SuperElit)
    Skelleftea AIK (Allsvenskan)
    Team Sweden (U18/Hlinka)
    2016 fourth round pick
    91
    MATTSON, Mitchell
    L
    Grand Rapids High School (USHS)
    Bloomington Thunder (USHL)
    2016 fifth round pick
    47
    PHILLIPS, Matthew
    R
    Victoria Royals (WHL)
    2016 sixth round pick
    60
    POLLOCK, Brett
    L
    Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
    Stockton Heat (AHL)
    Trade with Dallas
    89
    REMPAL, Sheldon
    L
    Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL)
    Invite
    87
    SEVIGNY, Mathieu
    L
    Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
    Invite
    71
    SMITH, Hunter
    R
    Stockton Heat (AHL)
    2014 second round pick
    19
    TKACHUK, Matthew
    L
    Barrie Colts (OHL)
    2016 first round pick
    75
    TUULOLA, Eetu
    R
    HPK (Jr. Liiga)
    HPK (SM-Liiga)
    Team Finland (U18/Hlinka)
    2016 sixth round pick
    Andrew Mangiapane and Daniel Pribyl will be there, but won’t be on the ice due to injury.
    REPRESENTATION BY DRAFT CLASS
    • 2016: Tkachuk, Parsons, Dube, Fox, Lindstrom, Mattson, Tuulola, Phillips (no Falkovsky)
    • 2015: Andersson, Kylington, Mangiapane, Bruce (no Karnaukhov)
    • 2014: McDonald, Smith, Hickey, Ollas Mattsson, Carroll (no Bennett)
    • 2013: Kanzig, Harrison
    • 2012: Jankowski, Gillies, Culkin
    We’ll have a run-down of the 10 camp invitees on Monday for your reading pleasure. It’s a much more diverse group than we’ve seen in the past few years.

      SUM IT UP

      If you haven’t been down to a development camp, it’s usually worth heading down for a day or two. You get to see the Flames most recently-drafted prospects up-close, in a much more relaxed atmosphere than you’ll see at training camp.

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