Ice Hockey Summer Camps

Going Deep: Development camp is the first step to the NHL

Steve Pinizzotto didn’t lack confidence when he signed as a college free agent with the Washington Capitals in 2007.
    
The winger had produced 95 points in 48 games one season with Oakville in the Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League and had amassed 44 points in 34 games during his final season at Rochester Institute of Technology.
    
But Pinizzotto’s first experience with Washington’s development camp the summer after he signed was an eye opener.
    
“I don’t know if star-struck is the word, but that’s kind of how you feel,” Pinizzotto said. “Everyone wants to go to the NHL, and that’s your first step.
    
“A lot of nerves. That’s where you start learning about the pros and the coaches and the way they coach.”
    
Development camps are a weeklong version of freshman orientation for NHL clubs.
    
Draft picks and prospects get introduced to new teams and new surroundings. Undrafted players get invited for close-up scouting that might result in a contract offer.
    
“It’s an orientation and an education for the players and an opportunity for them to get to know some of the people in the organization,” Caps GM George McPhee said. “We have all hands on deck when we do it.
    
“For coaches and management, it’s an opportunity to get some idea of what you have.”
    
Development camps are limited to a week in length. There’s no technical roster limit, but rosters tend to range from 35 to 40 for practical reasons; teams want enough players to run full scrimmages but not so many that the numbers become unwieldy.
    
“The pro game is so much different,” Hershey Bears head coach Mark French said. “Every aspect of your development is so much more scrutinized. It’s a whole new world for them.”

HARD SKATE
    
Washington’s 2011 development camp is scheduled for July 11-16 at Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va.
    
Caps head coach Bruce Boudreau takes a front-line, on-ice role in running the camp.

2011 Hockey Summer Camp at Downers Grove Ice Arena — Downers Grove ...

Sabre Hockey Association is pleased to announce the 2011 Hockey Summer Camp at Downers Grove Ice Arena. Classes will be geared toward the beginner and intermediate player, ages 3-13. Players will be placed into groups of similar skilled players. Focus will be on skating development, hockey basics and #1 – HAVING FUN! Equipment rental will be made available to the first 75 players with a $100 credit card security deposit.

All classes will be guided by USA Hockey Certified and Sabre Hockey Coaches.

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