Development Camp details formally announced

From Sabres.com:

The Buffalo Sabres announced today they will be holding a summer development camp from July 6-10 at Dwyer Arena on the campus of Niagara University in Lewiston, N.Y.

There will be on-ice sessions open to the public from Tuesday through Thursday from 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. each day, and on Friday from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Below is the full camp roster. An participant missing from the list is goaltender Brad Eidsness of North Dakota, who ironically was replaced by the keeper he inherited the Sioux gig from, J.P. Lamoureux (Alaska – ECHL). Andrew Orpik who just completed his senior year at Boston College will also not attend.

Other notables include edgy LW Igor Gongalskyi (Fresno/Stockton – ECHL), a former junior mate of Andrej Sekera in Owen Sound, and big forward Brayden Irwin (University of Vermont), a teammate of 2007 pick Drew MacKenzie and repeat invitee after a decent showing last summer.

Also, 2008 draftees out of the WCHA, Corey Fienhage (North Dakota) and Justin Jokinen (Minnesota State), will be participating in their first Sabres sanctioned activities after not attending last year’s camp.

Forwards

Luke Adam
Paul Byron
Chris DeSousa
Tyler Ennis
Michael Fine
Marcus Foligno
Burke Gallimore
Nathan Gerbe
Phillip Gogulla
Igor Gongalskyi
Brady Irwin
Justin Jokinen
Zack Kassian
Tim Kennedy
Jacob Lagacé
Maxime Legault
Adam Payerl
Felix Schutz
Corey Tropp
Travis Turnbull
Derek Whitmore

Defensemen

Mark Adams
Alex Biega
TJ Brennan
Chris Butler
Nick Crawford
Corey Fienhage
Matt Generous
Marc-Andre Gragnani
Mike Kostka
Tyler Myers
Drew MacKenzie
Brayden McNabb
Dennis Persson
Drew Schiestel
Jordon Southorn
Mike Weber

Goaltenders

Nick Eno
Jhonas Enroth
Connor Knapp
JP Lamoureux


Comments

12 responses to “Development Camp details formally announced”

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    Anonymous

    Wow our defense looks really strong and deep after seeing them all listed in a row!

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    Anonymous

    Any idea why Eidsness is not attending?

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    Anonymous

    I guess no money in the bank for Eids.

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    Anonymous

    JP Lamoreaux, I thought he signed with the devils? Is he available? I have always been a fan of this kid. He's undersized at 5-8 but a very good positional goalie who played fantastic at ND.krt88

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  5. Lamoureux was in the Blues organization last season on a one year deal. Goalie of the Year in the coast league. He'll be 25 in the fall, and an excellent candidate for a deal in Portland.

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    Anonymous

    Lamoureux would be the perfect backup for Enroth next year. Jhonas could see 60 games or so with JP getting 20-25. Loved him at ND and he has good ability. Wish he was 3-5 inches taller.krt88

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    Anonymous

    I'm really interested how Fienhage looks out there. I know he didn't get a lot of ice time in his freshman year, but I've gotta think that even just going to practice with such a good squad helped him out.

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    Anonymous

    Been watching the IceDogs for 2 years now.While Schiestel is odds-on to be a good pro,DeSousa is a very good pickup.Consistent,feisty,a good team leader(on and off ice)plays bigger than 5'9.Simply does what has to be done -whatever it takes.Probably a better centre than winger,but the Dogs have had a shortage of jam on the boards,and an excess of small centres. It might take Chris a little longer to get there, but a definite positive addition to the Sabres” organization

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    Anonymous

    Thing is, DeSousa is only a camp invitee — they can not sign him since he's still draft eligible.

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    Anonymous

    Should have said”he'd make a positive addition…” Hopefully,the fact that the Sabres gave Chris this invite will stand them in good stead when the time comes. He should put up some good numbers in 09-10

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    Anonymous

    Will they be scrimmaging at the camp or just doing drills?Thanks!

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    Anonymous

    Kris,I'd love to get your take on what you saw up therer….

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