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Quick Hits: Training Camp, Prospect Update, World Cup, WCRE Charity Game |
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1) On the first day of training camp last year, new head coach Dave Hakstol ran things at an ultra-high tempo. The intensity was high and there was a lot of contact, most notably when then-Flyers defenseman Luke Schenn picked up and body slammed Michael Raffl to the ice during a drill. In 2016, the pace was much more that of a typical "work day" at the rink. The tempo was fine, and the timing of execution was one of players trying to shake off the rust. Of course, the absence of seven regulars due to the World Cup of Hockey made it a not-quite-typical day at the rink but there were enough NHL roster players -- such as Wayne Simmonds, Brayden Schenn and the quickly rehabbing Radko Gudas -- on the ice to provide something of a sense of normalcy until the others arrive.
2) If the first day of camp was any indication -- which is a big assumption to make -- the initial plan for Scott Laughton this season may be to keep him exclusively on the wing (barring injuries). He took all of his reps on left wing on Friday, mostly with Nick Cousins and Dale Weise on his line.
3) Below is the ice time schedule for day 2:
9:45 AM to 11:30 AM session
FORWARDS
12 Michael Raffl
21 Scott Laughton
22 Dale Weise
24 Matt Read
36 Colin McDonald
37 Andy Miele
40 Corban Knight
52 Nick Cousins
56 Tyrell Goulbourne
58 Taylor Leier
62 Nicolas Aube-Kubel
65 Radel Fazleev
71 Samuel Dove-McFalls
72 Steven Swavely
74 Chris McCarthy
81 Carsen Twarynski
DEFENSE
15 Michael Del Zotto
23 Brandon Manning
39 Mark Alt
48 Robert Hägg
55 Nick Schultz
57 Travis Sanheim
73 Maxim Lamarche
83 Garrett McFadden
84 Brennan Menell
GOALIES
41 Anthony Stolarz
49 Alex Lyon
67 Martin Ouellette
1:15 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. session
FORWARDS
10 Brayden Schenn
17 Wayne Simmonds
19 Jordan Weal
27 Boyd Gordon
38 Chris Conner
42 Petr Straka
46 Mark Zengerle
54 Greg Carey
60 Roman Lyubimov
63 Travis Konecny
70 Danick Martel
75 Pascal Laberge
76 Chris VandeVelde
82 Connor Bunnaman
85 Anthony Salinitri
87 Kevin Sundher
DEFENSE
3 Radko Gudas
43 TJ Brennan
45 Will O’Neill
47 Andrew MacDonald
50 Sam Morin
59 Jesper Pettersson
61 Philippe Myers
64 Ivan Provorov
68 Reece Willcox
GOALIES
35 Steve Mason
79 Carter Hart
86 Mark Dekanich
4) The World Cup of Hockey semifinals are tonight, with Team Canada taking on Team Russia at 7:00 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Claude Giroux dressed for only one of three games during the round-robin portion of the tournament. The other semifinal game, Team Sweden vs. Team Europe, will be on Sunday at 1 p.m. (ESPN).
5) Prospect update: In their opening game of the 2016-17 Swedish Hockey League regular season, Brynäs IF Gävle cruised to a 7-2 blowout win over Frölunda HC Göteborg. Flyers left wing prospect Oskar Lindblom scored the sixth and seventh goals for BIF, while goaltending prospect Felix Sandström (16 saves on 18 shots) earned the win in goal.
6) The 2016 WCRE Celebrity Charity Hockey Event will take place tonight at the Flyers Skate Zone in Pennsaulken, NJ. Participating players include Brian Propp along with Kjell Samuelsson, Doug Crossman, Ed Hospodar, Todd Fedoruk, Andre Faust and Ray Allison. Game time is at 5 PM.
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