The calendar might say it’s still officially summer but the boys of winter are set to return to the ice.
On Wednesday the Flyers announced their schedule and roster for 2024 rookie camp, which will begin with on-ice sessions on Thursday at the Flyers Training Center in Voorhees, N.J., according to general manager Daniel Brière.
The team said the camp will consist of on-ice sessions over six days, including a pair of games against the New York Rangers rookies.
One of the biggest attractions will be the first look at 2023 first-round draft pick Matvei Michkov, the Russian prospect who could very well make the Flyers’ opening night NHL roster next month.
The first day of camp will have the rookies take the ice for practice sessions before they kick off games on back-to-back nights, Friday, Sept. 13 at 7:05 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 14 at 5:05 p.m.
Both games will be hosted at the PPL Center in Allentown, Pa., home of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, the Flyers’ American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate. The two games will be streamed on PhiladelphiaFlyers.com.
The Flyers’ rookie camp on-ice sessions at Flyers Training Center are free and open to the public. Fans interested in attending the rookie series games involving the Rangers freshmen can purchase tickets at PPLCenter.com.
The 27-man Flyers rookie camp roster is as follows:
>FORWARDS
J.R. Avon, Denver Barkey, Sawyer Boulton, Nick Capone, Elliot Desnoyers, Jacob Gaucher, Alexis Gendron, Jett Luchanko, Matvei Michkov, Matt Miller, Massimo Rizzo, Santeri Sulku, Samu Tuomaala, Zayde Wisdom, Josh Zakreski.
>DEFENSEMEN
Emil Andrae, Oliver Bonk, Emile Chouinard, Spencer Gill, Helge Grans, Matteo Mann, Hunter McDonald, Ethan Samson, Sam Sedley, Carter Sotheran.
>GOALTENDERS
Carson Bjarnson, Sam Hillebrandt.
