Monday, June 11, 2018

Blues to hold prospect camp June 26-29

Camp will take place at Ice Zone inside St. Louis Outlet Mall, 
feature players such as Thomas, Kyrou, Kostin, Fitzpatrick, others

By LOU KORAC
ST. LOUIS -- The Blues will hold their prospect camp June 26-29 at the Ice Zone inside St. Louis Outlet Mall this year.

All on-ice sessions are free and open to the public.

It will give fans a chance to see potential future Blues. Among some of the headline names 2017 first-round pick, Ontario Hockey League champion and playoff MVP, center Robert Thomas; 2016 second round pick and this season's OHL most outstanding player, right wing Jordan Kyrou; 2018 Canadian Hockey League Memorial Cup champion, goalie Evan Fitzpatrick, a second round pick in 2016, and 2017 first-round pick Klim Kostin, who played at San Antonio of the American Hockey League last season will be there.  

Also in attendance will be forward Erik Foley, who was acquired by the Blues from the Winnipeg Jets on Feb. 26 in the Paul Stastny trade; defenseman Mitch Reinke, who was signed by the Blues as a free agent out of Michigan Tech on Mar. 25 along with forward Nolan Stevens (2016 fifth-round pick).

A full list will come out after the NHL Draft, which will take place June 22-23 in Dallas, when the Blues make their picks from the 2018 class and are expected to participate in prospects camp, but the immediate list includes (with denomination of what overall pick the player wad chosen):

F – Ty Amonte (invite)

D – Anton Andersson (206th, 2017)

D – Trenton Bourque (175th, 2017)

G – Evan Fitzpatrick (59th, 2016)

F – Erik Foley (drafted by WPG, 78th, 2015)

F – Filip Helt (211th, 2016)

F – Tanner Kaspick (119th, 2016)

F – Klim Kostin (31st, 2017)

F – Nikolaj Krag (209th, 2016)

F – Jordan Kyrou (35th, 2016)

D – David Noel (130th, 2017)

G – Luke Opilka (146th, 2015)

F – Austin Poganski (110th, 2014)

D – Mitch Reinke (signed as a free agent)

F – Austin Rueschhoff (invite)

F – Nolan Stevens (125th, 2016)

F – Jared Thomas (invite)

F – Robert Thomas (20th, 2017)

F – Alexey Toropchenko (113th, 2017)

Camp will consist of off-ice workouts, on-ice skills sessions, and scrimmages each day. On-ice skills sessions will begin at 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, while the players will undergo on-ice testing beginning at 1 p.m. on Thursday.  Four-on-four and three-on-three scrimmages will start at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, while Thursday’s scrimmages will begin at 3 p.m.  In addition, goalies will take the ice for individual skill work starting at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. 

The on-ice schedule is as follows, with times subject to change:

Tuesday, June 26

·         10:15 a.m. – On-ice skills (group one)

·         11:15 a.m. – On-ice skills (group two)

·         1 p.m. – Goalies on-ice skills

·         2 p.m. – Scrimmages (4x4 and 3x3)

Wednesday, June 27

·         10:15 a.m. – On-ice skills (group one)

·         11:15 a.m. – On-ice skills (group two)

·         1 p.m. – Goalies on-ice skills

·         2 p.m. – Scrimmages (4x4 and 3x3)

Thursday, June 28

·         1 p.m. – On-ice testing

·         3 p.m. – Scrimmages (4x4 and 3x3)

Friday, June 29

·         10:15 a.m. – On-ice skills (group one)

·         11:15 a.m. – On-ice skills (group two)

·         1 p.m. – Goalies on-ice skills

·         2 p.m. – Scrimmages (4x4 and 3x3)

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