12 Storm Players Attending NHL Prospect Camps
July 14, 2015 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
Tri-City Storm News Release
KEARNEY, Neb. - A total of 12 former Storm players are attending NHL development camps this summer with various teams throughout June and July.
Both of Tri-City's picks in June's NHL Draft, Mason Appleton and Chris Wilkie, have already been on the ice, participating with the Winnipeg Jets and Florida Panthers respectively.
In addition, alumni draft picks saw time with their teams including Chris Brown with the Buffalo Sabres, Alec Dillon with the Los Angeles Kings, Austin Poganski with the St. Louis Blues, and Adam Wilcox with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Six other former Storm standouts were invited to play in camps as free agents. Those alums include Nolan Gluchowski with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Nick Lappin and Cody Murphy with the Washington Capitals, Brad Schierhorn with the Winnipeg Jets, Mike Vecchione with the Boston Bruins and Minnesota Wild, and Brian Ward with the Carolina Hurricanes.
A full list of the players participating in camps, along with their college or current team, is below.
Tri-City Storm season tickets for the 2015-16 season are on sale now and can be purchased by calling the Viaero Event Center Box Office at 308.338.8011.
2015 NHL Development Camp Players
Mason Appleton - Winnipeg Jets (Michigan State)
Chris Brown - Buffalo Sabres (Boston College)
Alec Dillon - Los Angeles Kings (Edmonton Oil Kings)
Nolan Gluchowski - Toronto Maple Leafs (St. Lawrence)
Nick Lappin - Washington Capitals (Brown)
Cody Murphy - Washington Capitals (Miami)
Austin Poganski - St. Louis Blues (North Dakota)
Brad Schierhorn - Winnipeg Jets (Dartmouth)
Mike Vecchione - Boston Bruins, Minnesota Wild (Union)
Brian Ward - Carolina Hurricanes (St. Lawrence)
Adam Wilcox - Tampa Bay Lightning (Minnesota)
Chris Wilkie - Florida Panthers (North Dakota)
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