OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators today announced the schedule for the team’s annual development camp, which will run from Tuesday, July 2 to Friday, July 5 at the Canadian Tire Centre and Bell Sensplex. On-ice sessions at the camp on July 2 and 3 will be open to the public. The official camp roster will be announced on Monday, July 2.
Camp will begin Tuesday at 9 a.m. with medical exams and fitness tests at the Canadian Tire Center. The Senators’ prospects will take to the ice at the Sensplex Bell three days out of four. The camp will include off-ice and on-ice training sessions.
The camp’s 3-on-3 tournament will return to the Sensplex Bell on Friday, July 5 at 10 a.m. The tournament will provide fans with an opportunity to see the future of the hockey club up close in a competitive environment. The event will kick off at 10 a.m. and access to the stands will be restricted to season ticket members.
The camp will also feature off-ice drills hosted by the Ottawa Black Bears. Prospects will have the opportunity to learn about the sport of lacrosse from Black Bears players Will Johnston, Jacob Gasperetti and Nathan Grenon as well as former NLL player and Black Bears advisory board member Jason Tasse. The drills will take place on the Sensplex Bell turf on Thursday, July 4 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Highlights from the Senators development camp schedule:
• On-ice training will take place over three of the four days of the camp, with a first on-ice session on Tuesday, July 2 at 2:45 p.m. at the Sensplex Bell.
• The annual three-on-three tournament will take place on Friday, July 5 from 10 a.m. at the Sensplex Bell.
• Off-ice strength and conditioning exercises, including a workout with the Ottawa Black Bears, new tenants of the Canadian Tire Centre.
• Specialized seminars on injury prevention and personalized training methods.
• Seminar on planning for success, sports psychology and hockey IQ.
• Video meetings by position groups and on-ice sessions
Schedule at Sensplex Bell
• Tuesday, July 2 – 2:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. (on ice)
• Wednesday, July 3 – 9:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. (on ice)
• Thursday, July 4 – 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (practice session with Ottawa Black Bears)
• Friday July 5 – 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. (three-on-three tournament)
*All ice training times above are subject to change. Media availability will follow each daily on-ice session. Photographers are asked to RSVP with members of the Senators communications team if they wish to attend Sunday’s fitness testing session at the Canadian Tire Centre.
Daily media briefings and schedule updates will be posted on the club website and the Senators X/Twitter account (@Media_Sens).
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