Rangers Prep for Pre-Draft Camp

Published on April 30, 2008 under North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Marquette Rangers News Release


Marquette - It's been quite a two-week period for new Marquette Rangers head coach Kenny Miller. What with accepting a new job, packing up and moving his family to a new town, all while at the same time trying to accumulate as much talent as possible for Marquette's pre-draft camp May 16th - 18th at Northern Michigan's Berry Events Center.

Miller, however, knows that this early camp has unique significance, and it's something he's excited about.

"This is the type of situation where we might find that guy that no one else in our league is looking at," Miller said. "This camp gives each player a chance to show the coaching staff their talents prior to the NAHL draft. We expect the talent level to be very good and have the ability to draft players out of this camp," he added.

Rangers coaches, staff and scouts along with select personnel will evaluate the players through the three day camp. Six games with highlight the event, two on Friday evening May 16th, four on Saturday the 17th with an all-star game set for Sunday morning. Players who move on to the final camp in July will be notified after the all-star game on Sunday.

A full schedule of the game is available on the teams' website www.marquetterangers.com, admission is free and fans are encouraged to come and watch the process of how a Junior hockey team is put together.

Spots for the camp are filling fast, interested players need to fill out forms for both the camp and for USA Hockey; both are also available at the Rangers website.

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