The Hurricanes open up development camp today.
The Carolina Hurricanes' 2024 prospect development camp begins today with a plethora of Canes draft picks in attendance.
Participating this year will be:
- Dominik Badinka (2024 Draftee)
- Jackson Blake (2021 Draftee)
- Michael Emerson (2023 Draftee)
- Simon Forsmark (2022 Draftee)
- Noel Fransen (2024 Draftee)
- Noel Gunler (2020 Draftee)
- Patrik Hamrla (2021 Draftee)
- Aleksi Heimosalmi (2021 Draftee)
- Ruslan Khazheyev (2023 Draftee)
- Charles-Alexis Legault (2023 Draftee)
- Lucas Mercuri (2020 Draftee)
- Bradly Nadeau (2023 Draftee)
- Josh Nadeau (Camp Invitee)
- Joel Nystrom (2021 Draftee)
- Jayden Perron (2023 Draftee)
- Justin Poirier (2024 Draftee)
- Nikita Quapp (2021 Draftee)
- Justin Robidas (2021 Draftee)
- Gleb Trikozov (2022 Draftee)
- Felix Unger Sorum (2023 Draftee)
- Yegor Velmakin (2023 Draftee)
- Jakub Vondras (2022 Draftee)
- Oskar Vuollet (2024 Draftee)
The camp will run for five days, starting today with fitness testing.
The first session open to the public will be at 12:30 p.m. at Invisalign Arena at the Wake Competition Center as the prospects will take the ice for various skating and athletics tests.
The rest of the days open to the public feature skill sessions, a team skate and a 3-on-3 game.
Here's how the schedule breaks down:
Monday (July 8)
9:30 a.m. - Fitness testing
12:30 p.m. - On-ice testing (Open to Public)
Tuesday (July 9)
9 a.m. - Skills sessions (Open to Public)
2:30 p.m. - Off-ice workouts
Wednesday (July 10)
9 a.m. - Team skate (Open to Public)
4 p.m. - Full-team 3-on-3 (Open to Public)
Thursday (July 11)
Off-ice workouts and educational sessions
The coaching staff will be joined this year by Allie LaCombe in partnership with the NHL Coaches' Association Female Coaches Program.
LaCombe, 31, played seven years of professional and collegiate hockey and also coached at the Vancouver Canucks development camp last year.
