While fans enjoy the offseason, NHL teams are building their futures by gathering young prospects for development camps.
A staggering 10 players from the Prince George Cougars’ 2023-24 roster are currently at camps:
- Terik Parascak – Washington Capitals
- Zac Funk – Washington Capitals
- Hudson Thornton – Washington Capitals
- Ondrej Becher – Detroit Red Wings
- Borya Valis – Detroit Red Wings
- Riley Heidt – Minnesota Wild
- Koehn Ziemmer – L.A. Kings
- Ty Young – Vancouver Canucks
- Hunter Laing – Calgary Flames
- Viliam Kmec – Vegas Golden Knights
Time to go camping! ⛺️
TEN players from our 2023-24 roster are at NHL Development Camps this week!
Good luck, guys!https://t.co/VOSuyV5DRM#ForTheNorth • #WHL pic.twitter.com/PmzYSmGbF0
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) July 2, 2024
A handful Cougars who played on the 2022-23 team are also at development camps:
- Jaxsen Wiebe – Anaheim Ducks
- Chase Wheatcroft – Dallas Stars
- Tyler Brennan – New Jersey Devils
- Ethan Samson – Philadelphia Flyers
That is not all northern BC can be proud of, a handful of promising hockey talents from across the region are also looking to make a name for themselves at camps:
- Nico Myatovic (Prince George / Seattle Thunderbirds) – Anaheim Ducks
- Miguel Marques (Prince George / Lethbridge Hurricanes) – Nashville Predators
- Tanner Molendyk (McBride / Saskatoon Blades) – Nashville Predators
- Cayden Lindstrom (Chetwynd / Medicine Hat Tigers) – Columbus Blue Jackets
- Evan Gardner (Fort St. John / Saskatoon Blades) – Columbus Blue Jackets
- Terrell Goldsmith (Fort St. James / Prince Albert Raiders) – Utah Hockey Club
- Carson Golder (Smithers / Kelowna Rockets) – Winnipeg Jets
Carolina, Edmonton, Florida, New York (Islanders), and Pittsburgh have not released their development camp rosters yet.
“It was my last year of Juniors, so I wanted to make something of myself … I think everything just went well and we had a great team.”
Zac Funk on signing with the Caps, his offensive success in @TheWHL, and reunion with fellow @PGCougars Terik Parascak.#CapsDevCamp | @Wawa pic.twitter.com/jQfzcx9JRw
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) July 2, 2024
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