Overview
- Development camps for multiple clubs begin Monday, June 29, with teams publicly releasing rosters and schedules for on‑ice skill work, power skating and closing scrimmages.
- Most organizations have invited the bulk of their 2026 draft classes to attend so prospects can be introduced to pro coaching, strength staff and team systems during the four‑day events.
- Several notable absences were confirmed: the Bruins’ James Hagens will not participate, Avalanche goalie prospect Ilya Nabokov is not attending, and the Penguins’ goaltender Matvei Nikonovich will be absent while three forwards are listed as injured.
- The Flyers’ camp in Voorhees runs June 29–July 3 and will feature first‑round pick Maksim Sokolovskii in on‑ice work while Jack Berglund and Jett Luchanko will attend but not skate.
- Teams are making sessions largely free and open to the public and using off‑ice classes on nutrition, sleep and movement analysis to fast‑track development in a compressed schedule that reduces preseason time for rookies.