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2016 Rookie Camp Features A Few Changes
- Updated: September 17, 2016
CENTENNIAL, Colo.—Things are different at Colorado Avalanche Rookie Camp this year, some of which has to do with the 2016 Rookie Showcase that begins on Saturday.
Instead of the usual drills and scrimmages and preparation for main training camp, skaters on the ice Friday at Family Sports Center were plunged into immediate game-planning for contests this weekend against prospective players from the San Jose Sharks and Anaheim Ducks organizations.
“We’re a team for this weekend in here, so it’s nice. We’re all going to be brothers here for the next couple days, and we’re playing against some other NHL prospects,” 2016 draft selection Travis Barron said after his first-ever day of Rookie Camp. “It’s going to be exciting. It’s going to be fun. So I’m really looking forward to that. It’s going to be really fast-paced hockey, really good hockey. So I’m really excited for that.”
Changes in the format of this year’s early camp are due not only to the Rookie Showcase, but to the changes in coaching staff throughout the Avalanche organization. Jared Bednar took over Colorado’s head-coaching responsibilities on Aug. 25 and, in conjunction with new San Antonio Rampage head coach Eric Veilleux, began implementing a fresh system strategy for the 2016-17 campaign.
On Friday morning, after familiarizing themselves with the new program the night before, players took the ice to practice and absorb the unfamiliar structure.
“There is a lot of information, and obviously there’s not a whole lot of time to prepare before the season starts in October. …
