The Vegas Golden Knights have invited Brown University's Alex Pineau and Tyler Kopff and Union College defenseman John Prokop to their development camp, Mark Divver reported this past week.
The Vegas Golden Knights have invited Brown University's Alex Pineau and Tyler Kopff and Union College defenseman John Prokop to their development camp, Mark Divver reported this past week.
Pineau is a 6'3, 205 lbs right-handed defenseman from Thunder Bay, Ontario. In 30 games he scored seven goals and 15 points, the most by any defenseman on his team.
Kopff is a 6'4, 205 lbs left-handed forward from Ridgewood, New Jersey. He too played in 30 games this season scoring six goals and 18 points, good enough for fourth on his team in both statistics.
Prior to joining the Bears, Pineau played his junior hockey in the CCHL with the Ottawa Jr. Senators, NAHL with the Minnesota Wilderness and USHL with the Des Moines Buccaneers. Kopff spent two seasons playing junior hockey in the BCHL with the Coquitlam Express where he had 93 points in 107 games.
Prokop is listed at 6'3 and 185 lbs. The 23-year-old left-handed defenseman played in 36 games this season, scoring eight goals and 27 assists for 35 points, good for first in points on his team.
His sophomore season with Union College was incredibly impressive and it saw him finish as a Hobey Baker nominee as well as being named to the NCAA (East) Second All-American Team and ECAC First All-Star Team.
Before joining Union College, Prokop played for the Janesville Jets (NAHL) as well as in the USHL for the Omaha Lancers, Muskegon Lumberjacks, Green Bay Gamblers and Des Moines Buccaneers.
With strong development camps and another season with improvements, the three NCAA players could find themselves receiving entry-level contracts at some point.
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