In order to get a firm grasp on the how the changes will be affected at full speed and in a game setting the NHL has selected a group of players who will be eligible for the 2012 Entry Draft to participate in the drills and scrimmages designed by the league's task force headed by former standout winger, Brendan Shanahan. This is an excellent opprounity for these young men to show the various NHL clubs first hand what they are capable of doing in such unique environment. This time last year, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins used this same camp to his benefit as it helped springboard him into a fine season that was capped off by being selected first overall this past June by the Edmonton Oilers.
Here is a run down of the intinerary for the camp which commenced this morning and the players who will participating.
Wednesday, August 17 (all times ET)
10:00 a.m - Noon
• No-touch icing
• No line change for team committing an offside
• Face-off variations (penalty line for center committing an infraction; all face-offs in circles; same linesman drops puck for all face-offs)
• No icing permitted while shorthanded
• Verification line (additional line behind the goal line)
• Overtime variation (four minutes of 4-on-4 followed by three minutes of 3-on-3)
• Shootout variation (5-man shootout precedes sudden-death format)
• Shallow-back nets
2:30 p.m to 4:30 p.m.
•After offside, face-off goes back to offending team's end
• Face-off variations (both centers must come set on whistle; all face-offs in circles; same linesman drops puck for all face-offs)
•Delayed penalty variation (offending team must exit zone in possession of puck to stop play)
• Changes only permitted on-the-fly (except after goals and upon manpower changes)
• Strict enforcement of goaltenders covering puck outside crease (Rule 63.2)
•Remove trapezoid
•Verification line
• Allow hand passes in all zones
• Overtime variation (switch ends)
• Shootout variation (5-man shootout with repeat players if tied after 5 shooters)
• Thin-netting nets
Thursday, August 18
9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
• 'Hybrid' icing
• Offside variation (offending team can't change and face-off in its end zone)
• Face-off variations (player encroaching can't replace thrown-out center, all face-offs in circles; same linesman drops puck for all face-offs)
• All penalties to be served in their entirety
•Strict enforcement of goaltenders covering puck outside crease (rule 63.2)
• Bear-hug rule
• Verification line
• Overtime variation (switch ends for four minutes of 4-on-4, followed by three minutes of 3-on-3)
•Shootout variation (3-man shootout with repeat shooters if tied after 3 shooters)
• Shallow-back nets
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
• All-Star Skills competition (fastest skater, breakaway challenge, accuracy shooting, skills relay challenge, hardest shot, elimination shoot out)
Other technology/modifications to be tested during various sessions:
• On-ice officials communication - ref-to-ref wireless
• Overhead camera - to assist Hockey Operations reviews of various initiatives (verification line/goal netting/in-net camera)
• In-net camera - mounted camera at one end with one net with camera view focused on the goal line to help verify goals
• Robotic camera - to test camera angles for coverage closer to ice
• Video replay application review
• Curved glass - protection options at players bench areas
Name | Pos. | Club (League) | Height, Weight |
ALTSHULLER, DANIEL | G | NEPEAN (CCHL) | 6' 2', 194 lbs |
ATHANASIOU, ANDREAS | C | LONDON (OHL) | 5' 11', 157 lbs |
BEAUVILLIER, FRANCIS | LW | RIMOUSKI (QMJHL) | 6' 1', 170 lbs |
BUSSIERES, RAPHAEL | LW | BAIE-COMEAU (QMJHL) | 6' 1', 183 lbs |
CAMPAGNA, MATTHEW | C | SUDBURY (OHL) | 5' 10', 170 lbs |
CECI, CODY | D | OTTAWA (OHL) | 6' 2', 203 lbs |
CURCURUTO, GIANLUCA | D | SAULT STE. MARIE (OHL) | 6' 1', 191 lbs |
DARCY, CAMERON | C | U.S. UNDER-18 (USHL) | 6' 0', 185 lbs |
DI GIUSEPPE, PHILLIP | LW | U OF MICHIGAN (CCHA) | 6' 0', 185 lbs |
DRIEDGER, CHRIS | G | CALGARY (WHL) | 6' 2', 172 lbs |
DUMBA, MATHEW | D | RED DEER (WHL) | 5' 11', 171 lbs |
EBERT, NICK | D | WINDSOR (OHL) | 6' 0', 195 lbs |
FRASER, JEREMIE | D | ACADIE-BATHURST (QMJHL) | 6' 1', 200 lbs |
FRK, MARTIN | RW | HALIFAX (QMJHL) | 6' 0', 192 lbs |
GALCHENYUK, ALEX | C/LW | SARNIA (OHL) | 6' 0', 185 lbs |
GAUNCE, BRENDAN | C | BELLEVILLE (OHL) | 6' 2', 205 lbs |
GIRGENSONS, ZEMGUS | C | DUBUQUE (USHL) | 6' 1', 182 lbs |
GUDBRANSON, ALEX | D | KINGSTON (OHL) | 6' 1', 200 lbs |
KERDILES, NICOLAS | LW | U.S. UNDER-18 (USHL) | 6' 1', 183 lbs |
KOSMACHUK, SCOTT | RW | GUELPH (OHL) | 6' 0', 182 lbs |
LAUGHTON, SCOTT | C | OSHAWA (OHL) | 6' 0', 174 lbs |
MAIDENS, JARROD | C | OWEN SOUND (OHL) | 6' 1', 169 lbs |
MATHESON, MICHAEL | D | DUBUQUE (USHL) | 6' 0', 170 lbs |
MARCANTUONI, MATIA | C | KITCHENER (OHL) | 5' 11', 185 lbs |
MURRAY, RYAN | D | EVERETT (WHL) | 6' 0', 182 lbs |
OLSON, COLLIN | G | U.S. UNDER-18 (USHL) | 6' 3', 189 lbs |
POULIOT, DERRICK | D | PORTLAND (WHL) | 5' 11', 185 lbs |
RIELLY, MORGAN | D | MOOSE JAW (WHL) | 5' 11', 189 lbs |
RYAN, ANDREW | LW | HALIFAX (QMJHL) | 6' 3', 193 lbs |
SCHMALTZ, JORDAN | D | SIOUX CITY (USHL) | 6' 2', 175 lbs |
SISSONS, COLTON | RW | KELOWNA (WHL) | 6' 1', 182 lbs |
SIWAK, DAULTON | C | RED DEER (WHL) | 5' 11', 190 lbs |
SUBBAN, MALCOLM | G | BELLEVILLE (OHL) | 6' 1', 178 lbs |
TIERNEY, CHRIS | LW | LONDON (OHL) | 6' 0', 170 lbs |
TROUBA, JACOB | D | U.S. UNDER-18 (USHL) | 6' 1', 175 lbs |
YAKUPOV, NAIL | RW | SARNIA (OHL) | 5' 11', 180 lbs |
