The Colorado Avalanche are hosting some of their draft prospects, newly signed entry level contract players, and a handful of invitees this week at their summer development camp. Some of the skating portions are open to the public at Family Sports Center in Centennial. I have never had the pleasure of attending an NHL development camp but managed to wrangle my schedule to observe portions of Wednesday’s and Thursday’s power skating practices as well as most of Thursday afternoon’s skill development work and thought I would share what I noticed.
My notes come with a disclaimer – the notes are observations from the few hours I saw the skaters and are not intended as a comprehensive analysis.