Flyers open training camp on Sept. 17

The Flyers announced today that the club’s 2011 training camp will open on Saturday, September 17 when 67 players report to The Virtua Center Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees, NJ.  On-ice workouts will begin at 9:30 AM, with all on-ice sessions free and open to the public. 

Players currently scheduled to take part in training camp are as follows:

Forwards (38): Jason Akeson, Blair Betts, Danny Briere, Tyler Brown, Nick Cousins, Sean Couturier, Campbell Elynuik, Austin Fyten, Claude Giroux, Shane Harper, Scott Hartnell, Ben Holmstrom, Tomas Hyka, Jaromir Jagr, Jon Kalinski, Garrett Klotz, Stefan Legein, Derek Mathers, Tye McGinn, Andreas Nodl, Marcel Noebels, Michael Nylander, Luke Pither, Brendan Ranford, Matt Read, Zac Rinaldo, Garrett Roe, Andrew Rowe, Brayden Schenn, Tom Sestito, Jody Shelley, Wayne Simmonds, Max Talbot, Mike Testwuide, James van Riemsdyk, Jakub Voracek, Eric Wellwood, Harry Zolnierczyk. 

Defensemen (23): Oskars Bartulis, Ricard Blidstrand, Marc-Andre Bourdon, Etienne Boutet, Matt Carle, Braydon Coburn, Cullen Eddy, Sam Grist, Erik Gustafsson, Tyler Hostetter, Dan Jancevski, Blake Kessel, Oliver Lauridsen, Joonas Lehtivuori, Andreas Lilja, Brandon Manning, Kevin Marshall, Andrej Meszaros, Jonathan Narbonne, Chris Pronger, Colin Suellentrop, Kimmo Timonen, Matt Walker.

Goaltenders (6): Jason Bacashihua, Johan Backlund, Sergei Bobrovsky, Ilya Bryzgalov, Michael Leighton, Brad Phillips. 

All practices and scrimmages at The Virtua Center Flyers Skate Zone are open to the public. Practice times are subject to change. A complete training camp schedule is below, while a separate schedule and current roster are both attached.   

2011 FLYERS TRAINING CAMP ON-ICE SCHEDULE

(All times and locations are subject to change)

Saturday, Sept. 17                  Training Camp – On Ice           Group A: 9:30 – 10:45            FSZ – Flyers Ice

                                                                                                Group B: 11:30 – 12:45           FSZ – Flyers Ice

                                                                                                Group C: 11:30 – 12:45           FSZ – Phantoms Ice

Sunday, Sept. 18                    Training Camp – On Ice           Group A: 9:30 – 10:45            FSZ – Flyers Ice

                                                                                                Group B: 11:30 – 12:45           FSZ – Flyers Ice

                                                                                                Group C: 11:30 – 12:45           FSZ – Phantoms Ice

Monday, Sept. 19                    Training Camp – On Ice           Group A: 9:30 – 10:45            FSZ – Flyers Ice

                                                                                                Group B: 11:30 – 12:45           FSZ – Flyers Ice

                                                                                                Group C: 11:30 – 12:45           FSZ – Phantoms Ice

Tuesday, Sept. 20                   Training Camp – On Ice           Group B: 9:15 – 10:45             FSZ – Flyers Ice

                                                                                                Group C: 9:15 – 10:45             FSZ – Phantoms Ice

                                                Flyers at Toronto                 7:00 PM                                  Air Canada Centre

                           

Wednesday, Sept. 21             Training Camp – On Ice           Group A: 10:15                       Wells Fargo Center

Group B: 9:15 – 10:45             FSZ – Flyers Ice

                                                                                                Group C: 9:15 – 10:45             FSZ – Flyers Ice

                                                Flyers vs. Toronto               7:00 PM                                  Wells Fargo Center

                 

Thursday, Sept. 22                 Training Camp – On Ice           Group B: 9:15 – 10:45             FSZ – Flyers Ice

                                                                                                Group C: 9:15 – 10:45             FSZ – Phantoms Ice

                                                Flyers vs. Detroit                 7:00 PM                                  John Labatt Centre

                                                                                                                                                (London, Ontario)

                                               

Friday, Sept. 23                       Training Camp – On Ice           Group B: 9:15 – 10:45             FSZ – Flyers Ice

                                                                                                Group C: 9:15 – 10:45             FSZ – Phantoms Ice

                                                Flyers at Detroit                   7:30 PM                                  Joe Louis Arena

               

Saturday, Sept. 24                  Training Camp – On Ice           Group A: 10:00                       FSZ – Flyers Ice

                                                                                                Group B: 11:00                        FSZ – Phantoms Ice

Sunday, Sept. 25                    Training Camp – On Ice           Group A: 11:00                       FSZ – Flyers Ice

                                                                                                Group B: 9:30                          FSZ – Phantoms Ice

Monday, Sept. 26                    Training Camp – On Ice           Group A: 10:15                       Wells Fargo Center

Group B: 9:15 – 10:45             FSZ – Flyers Ice

                                                Flyers vs. NY Rangers        7:00 PM                                  Wells Fargo Center

Tuesday, Sept. 27                   Practice                                   11:00                                       FSZ – Flyers Ice

Wednesday, Sept. 28             Practice                                   11:00                                       FSZ – Flyers Ice

Thursday, Sept. 29                 Pre-Game Skate                      10:15                                       Wells Fargo Center

                                                Flyers vs. New Jersey        7:00 PM                                  Wells Fargo Center

Friday, Sept. 30                       Practice                                   11:00                                       FSZ – Flyers Ice

Saturday, Oct. 1                      Pre-Game Skate                      11:30                                       Prudential Center

                                                Flyers at New Jersey          7:00 PM                                  Prudential Center