Anaheim Ducks Announce 2023 Development Camp Roster & Details
Jul 2, 2023The Anaheim Ducks today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club’s roster and dates for its annual prospect Development Camp at Great Park Ice & FivePoint Arena in Irvine, Calif. from Monday, July 3 through Friday, July 7.
Anaheim’s Development Camp features 2023 second overall selection Leo Carlsson, all nine Ducks selections from 2023 NHL Draft and Anaheim’s three 2022-23 OHL, QMJHL and WHL Defenseman of the Year winners. The 32-player roster includes 17 forwards, 11 defensemen and four goaltenders, highlighted by 27 Anaheim draft selections.
Anaheim’s Development Camp will culminate with a 3-on-3 Scrimmage Friday, July 7 at 12 p.m. at FivePoint Arena at Great Park Ice. Fans are invited to arrive early to watch a full practice from 11:10-11:40 a.m. at both FivePoint Arena and Rink 3. Following the scrimmage, fans will have the opportunity to take part in a meet and greet, including photos and autographs, with all Ducks prospects in attendance inside FivePoint Arena on the upper concourse.
The five-day Development Camp will feature Ducks prospects participating in on-ice skating and skills, and off-ice strength and conditioning and leadership development sessions conducted by the organization’s coaches and player development staff. Please note, the majority of the camp itinerary from July 3-6 consists of off-ice workouts, and skating and skills development on the ice (no traditional practices or scrimmages). Development Camp is open to the public and free of charge. Times will be posted by the club the day prior via AnaheimDucks.com and the club’s official Twitter (@AnaheimDucks).
All nine of Anaheim’s selections from the 2023 NHL Draft will participate in the camp, including Leo Carlsson (first round, second overall) Nico Myatovic (second round, 33rd overall), Carey Terrance (second round, 59th overall), Damian Clara (second round, 60th overall), Coulson Pitre (third round, 65th overall), Yegor Sidorov (third round, 85th overall), Konnor Smith (fourth round, 97th overall), Rodwin Dionicio (fifth round, 129th overall) and Vojtech Port (sixth round, 161st overall).
Each of Anaheim’s last three first-round selections will participate in Development Camp, including 2023 second overall selection, center Leo Carlsson, defenseman Pavel Mintyukov (10th overall in 2022) and center Nathan Gaucher (22nd overall in 2022). In addition, Anaheim’s three prospects named Defenseman of the Year in 2023 in each of the three Canadian Hockey Leagues (OHL, QMJHL, WHL) will be in attendance, including Mintyukov (OHL), Tristan Luneau (QMJHL, second round, 53rd overall in 2022) and Olen Zellweger (WHL, second round, 34th overall in 2021).
All Ducks prospects at camp will receive a personally tailored nutritional recommendation and be tested for strength thresholds, range of movement and aerobic capacity. Away from the rink, players will have opportunities to attend a cooking workshop and receive leadership training from new San Diego Gulls head coach Matt McIlvane.
Media interested in attending Development Camp should contact a member of the Ducks communications staff on a day-by-day basis.