Development Camp 2022 Is Underway

By JD Lagrange – It’s been a while that we’ve seen some Canadiens’ hockey, hasn’t it? As fans had a lot to keep entertained, knowing that they had the first overall pick in a draft held in Montreal at the Bell Centre, the team was not only preparing for that crucial draft, but they were putting things in motion for the team’s Development Camp.

Things get underway today, July 10th, and goes on for four days, so up to the 13th. Everything is happening at the Bell Sports Complex in Brossard, the Canadiens’ practice facility.

A total of 40 players are participating in the Development Camp. It includes 23 forwards, 12 defensemen and five goaltenders.

The forwards are:

BECK, Owen
BIONDI, Blake
CHISHOLM, Callum
CONDOTTA, Lucas
DAVIDSON, Jared
DUBÉ, Pierrick
FARRELL, Sean
GUINDON, Cédrick
HEINEMAN, Emil
JOYCE, Connor
KAPANEN, Oliver
KIDNEY, Riley
MESAR, Filip
MIANSCUM, Israel
PITLICK, Rhett
RHEAUME, Nick
ROHRER, Vinzenz
ROY, Joshua
SIMONEAU, Xavier
SLAFKOVSKY, Juraj
SMILANIC, Ty
SMITH, JACK
TUCH, Luke

On defense:

BARRON, Justin
ENGSTROM, Adam
FAIRBROTHER, Gianni
GUHLE, Kaiden
HOPKINS, Ryan
HUTSON, Lane
MAILLOUX, Logan
NURMI, Petteri
STRUBLE, Jayden
TOURIGNY, Miguel
TRUDEAU, William
XHEKAJ, Arber

And in goal:

CROTEAU, Emmett
DICHOW, Frederik
DOBES, Jakub
SAVORY, Owen
VRBETIC, Joe

The 11 players selected by the Canadiens at the 2022 NHL Draft held on July 7 and 8 in Montreal are among the participants, including both first-round selections, Juraj Slafkovsky and Filip Mesar.

The list of players invited to the development camp includes 28 prospects drafted by the Canadiens organization, two players acquired through free agency, three via a transaction, and seven players invited on a try-out basis.

Players will be divided into two groups. The first on-ice practice session will be on Monday, July 11 at 12:15 p.m. on both ice surfaces of the Bell Sports Complex. All practices and scrimmages are open to the public.

Here’s the schedule:

DATE	TIME	ACTIVITY
Sunday, July 10th		Tests and off-ice workouts
Monday, July 11th	12:15	Both groups on both ice surfaces
Tuesday, July 12th	12:00	Both groups on both ice surfaces
Wednesday, July 13th	11:30	Both groups on both ice surfaces