Phantoms Tryout Camp Underway
June 10, 2015 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
Youngstown Phantoms News Release
YOUNGSTOWN, OH- The Youngstown Phantoms will host their 2015 Selection Camp June 10-14 at the Ice Zone facility located at 360 McClurg Road Youngstown, OH 44512. The five-day long camp will determine the Phantoms team for the 2015-16 United States Hockey League season.
Wednesday and Thursday, June 10-11, will feature the Goaltender Camp in which junior and college hockey shooters will be on hand to shoot on the goaltending invitees. Each goaltender in attendance gets three on-ice sessions over the two days and is evaluated through a variety of drills. This camp gives selected goaltenders a chance to earn a coveted spot in the Phantoms Final Camp immediately following the Goaltender Camp. All goaltenders expecting to play for the Phantoms must go through this portion of camp.
The Final Camp will begin Friday and Saturday, June 12-13. Here, teams of non-Phantom veteran junior players, USHL draft picks, and specially invited free agent players play for an undetermined number of spots for the next portion of the Final Camp, which takes place Saturday evening and Sunday morning.
Saturday evening and Sunday morning, June 13-14, will feature two teams of the top players from the Goaltender Camp and first days of the Final Camp, as well as the addition of veteran Phantoms USHL players. These players will participate in games and individual interviews with the Phantoms staff before roster decisions are made on Sunday afternoon.
On Sunday, June 14, the Phantoms hockey staff will select the 2015-16 Youngstown Phantoms team that will compete in the USHL next season. These players will meet with the staff, go over their off-season expectations and team rules. In addition, they will be tested for off-ice conditioning, given their off-season workout programs and get acquainted with their new teammates and hockey staff as the team looks forward to a great season, which will begin when the players report to Youngstown in late August.
The Phantoms have contacted and invited NHL and NCAA Division I teams, as well as other junior league programs to attend and scout players who participate in the Phantoms Selection Camp for maximum hockey exposure for our participants.
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