2016 development camp runs July 4-7 at Winsport
By Ryan Pike
7 years agoJust 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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