Prospect development is at an all-time premium for the Pittsburgh Penguins as an organization. The team struggled to draft effective players when Ray Shero was running the show and only made five selections at the 2014 entry draft.
The system still has a handful of promising young players, and one of the best ways to get a handle on them is through prospect development camp. Assistant general managers Bill Guerin and Tom Fitzgerald organized the off-ice portion camp—which involved 37 of the team's top prospects skating together for five days—with Penguins strength and conditioning coach Mike Kadar, Wilkes Barre/Scranton strength and conditioning coach Joe Lorincz and WBS head coach John Hynes running the show on the ice on July 15-19.
It's important to note that prospect development camp differs from training camp. It's a more laid-back setting and places an emphasis on learning how to be a professional player on a daily basis. This is an opportunity for the Penguins to get to know each player and vice versa. Despite that, there was plenty to take away from the event.
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Biggest Takeaways from Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2014 Development Camp
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