2019 Ottawa Senators Development Camp 2019 Ottawa Senators Development Camp Tuesday, June 25, to Sunday, June 30 Canadian Tire Centre and Bell Sensplex Ottawa Senators development camp staff Pierre Dorion ........... General manager Peter MacTavish ..... Assistant general manager Shean Donovan ...... Player development coach Chris Kelly .............. Player development coach D.J. Smith ............... Head coach Pierre Groulx ........... Goaltending coach Kory Cooper ........... Goaltending development coach Troy Mann ............... Head coach, Belleville Senators Chris Schwarz ......... Conditioning coach Rob Mouland .......... Assistant conditioning coach Jeremy Benoit ......... Conditioning coach, Belleville Senators Shawn Camp .......... Guest coach Jordan Silmser ........ Director, team services Allison Vaughan ...... Manager, hockey administration Tim Pattyson .......... Director, hockey operations Sean McCauley ....... Manager, hockey operations Gerry Townend ....... Director of sports medicine Dom Nicoletta ......... Head athletic therapist Sebastien Hartell .... Assistant athletic therapist Shawn Markwick ..... Massage therapist John Forget ............. Head equipment manager Ian Cox ................... Assistant equipment manager Alex Menezes ......... Equipment assistant Bram Karp ............... Equipment assistant Carrie Croft ............. Senior director, communications Brian Morris ............ Senior director, communications Chris Moore ............ Manager, communications Brett Varey .............. Coordinator, communications Aaron Robinson ...... Director, fan and community development Shuttle drivers ......... Roger Brown, Nick Burgess, Gerry Fallak, Dan Hiscoe, Wayne Kenney, Tom Kent, John LeMaistre, Bob O’Connell, Bob Rock, Brian Scharf, Cal Stoddart and Bob Townend 2019 Ottawa Senators Development Camp Ottawa Senators development camp roster No. Players Pos. Ht. Wt. Age 2018-19 Team(s) Drafted GOALTENDERS 34 * Daccord, Joey G 6-3 205 22 Arizona State (NCAA Ind.), Ottawa (NHL) 2015 draft, 199th 30 * Gustavsson, Filip G 6-2 185 21 Brampton (ECHL), Belleville (AHL) 2016 draft, 55th (PIT) 70 * Mandolese, Kevin G 6-4 177 18 Cape Breton (QMJHL) 2018 draft, 157th 33 Søgaard, Mads G 6-7 190 18 Medicine Hat (WHL) 2019 draft, 37th DEFENCEMEN 88 Alsing, Olle D 5-11 170 23 Djurgårdens (SHL) Not drafted 76 * Aspirot, Jonathan D 6-0 200 20 Moncton (QMJHL) Not drafted 48 * Bernard-Docker, Jacob D 6-0 187 18 North Dakota (NCHC) 2018 draft, 26th 54 Binner, Alexis D 6-4 222 20 Maine (H-East) Not drafted 90 Bourque, Trenton D 6-2 203 21 Owen Sound (OHL) 2017 draft, 175th (STL) 26 Brännström, Erik D 5-10 173 19 Chicago (AHL), Belleville (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) 2017 draft, 15th (VGK) 82 * Gendron, Miles D 6-3 190 22 Connecticut (H-East), Brampton (ECHL) 2014 draft, 70th 50 Guenette, Maxence D 6-1 180 18 Val-d’Or (QMJHL) 2019 draft, 187th 29 Hanus, Clay D 5-10 170 18 Portland (WHL) Not drafted 40 McDonald, Conner D 6-0 192 20 Edmonton (WHL) Not drafted 49 Power, Jordan D 6-1 178 18 Lincoln (USHL) Not drafted 60 Thomson, Lassi D 6-0 187 18 Kelowna (WHL) 2019 draft, 19th 96 Townend, Cade D 6-1 200 20 Carleton Place (CCHL) Not drafted 43 * Tychonick, Jonny D 5-11 177 19 North Dakota (NCHC) 2018 draft, 48th 80 Welsh, Nicholas D 5-10 177 22 St. Mary’s (AUS) Not drafted FORWARDS 85 Abramov, Vitaly LW 5-9 171 21 Cleveland (AHL), Belleville (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) 2016 draft, 65th (CBJ) 94 Anderson, Stephen RW 5-11 195 24 New Brunswick (AUS) Not drafted 38 Balcers, Rudolfs LW 5-11 175 22 Belleville (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) 2015 draft, 142nd (SJ) 19 * Batherson, Drake RW 6-2 181 21 Belleville (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) 2017 draft, 121st 64 Beaudin, Jean-Christophe C 6-2 187 22 Colorado (AHL), Belleville (AHL) 2015 draft, 71st (COL) 21 * Brown, Logan C 6-6 216 21 Belleville (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) 2016 draft, 11th 62 * Burgess, Todd RW 6-2 175 23 RPI (ECAC) 2016 draft, 103rd 95 Clapperton, Christopher LW 5-9 174 25 New Brunswick (AUS) 2013 draft, 122nd (FLA) 79 * Crookshank, Angus LW 5-10 181 19 New Hampshire (H-East) 2018 draft, 126th 55 Davidsson, Jonathan RW 5-11 181 22 Djurgårdens (SHL) 2017 draft, 170th (CBJ) 59 * Formenton, Alex LW 6-2 165 19 London (OHL), Ottawa (NHL) 2017 draft, 47th 81 * Gruden, Jonathan C 5-11 169 19 Miami (Ohio) (NCHC) 2018 draft, 95th 47 Kastelic, Mark C 6-4 220 20 Calgary (WHL) 2019 draft, 125th 45 * Kelly, Parker LW 5-11 171 20 Prince Albert (WHL) Not drafted 42 Lodin, Viktor LW 6-2 185 20 Örebro (Swe-Jr.), Örebro (SHL) 2019 draft, 94th 68 * Loheit, Luke RW 6-0 183 18 Penticton (BCHL) 2018 draft, 194th 84 * Luchuk, Aaron C 5-10 185 22 Brampton (ECHL), Belleville (AHL) Not drafted 37 Norris, Josh C 6-2 195 20 Michigan (Big-10) 2017 draft, 19th (SJ) 63 * Novak, Jakov LW 6-2 202 20 Bentley (AHA) 2018 draft, 188th 52 * Nurmi, Markus RW 6-5 180 20 TPS (SM-liiga) 2016 draft, 163rd 73 Okabe, Zachary RW 5-9 168 18 Grande Praire (AJHL) Not drafted 57 Pinto, Shane C 6-2 188 18 Lincoln (USHL), Tri-City (USHL) 2019 draft, 32nd 92 Simpson, Mark C 6-6 189 24 New Brunswick (AUS) Not drafted 75 * Sturtz, Andrew RW 5-8 185 24 Belleville (AHL) Not drafted 14 Veronneau, Max RW 6-0 180 23 Princeton (ECAC), Ottawa (NHL) Not drafted * Attended last year’s camp 2019 Ottawa Senators Development Camp Media availability Media availability will take place primarily at the Bell Sensplex after on-ice practice sessions. Please liaise with a member of the team’s communications staff for more information. Schedule highlights • All on-ice workouts, including the team scrimmage at the Kanata Recreation Complex and the 3-on-3 tournament at the Bell Sensplex, are open to the public. • On-ice training, a full team scrimmage or the 3-on-3 tournament will take place on four of the camp’s six days, with the first on-ice session scheduled to take place on Tuesday, June 25, at 1:45 p.m. at the Bell Sensplex. • The annual 3-on-3 tournament will take place at the Bell Sensplex on Saturday, June 29, at 3:10 p.m. • Off-ice strength and conditioning workouts. • Specialized seminars on injury prevention and personalized training methods. • Planning for success, sport psychology and hockey IQ seminars. • Position specific video meetings and on-ice sessions. • Daily updates will be available at www.ottawasenators.com in addition to the team’s social media platforms - @Senators (Twitter), @Media_Sens (Sens communications’ Twitter), senators (Instagram) and www.facebook.com/ottawasenators (Facebook). Player highlights Returning players: Nineteen (19) players attended the Senators development camp in 2018. Draft picks: Twenty (20) of the 44 players attending are Senators draft picks and five were selected in the first round. Pro experience: Nine players saw AHL action in 2018-19: Vitaly Abramov, Rudolfs Balcers, Drake Batherson, Jean- Christophe Beaudin, Erik Brännström, Logan Brown, Filip Gustavsson, Aaron Luchuk and Andrew Sturtz. Six players made their NHL debut with Ottawa: Abramov, Balcers, Batherson, Brännström, Joey Daccord and Max Veronneau, while Brown and Alex Formenton skated in games with Ottawa for the second consecutive season. Miles Gendron made his professional debut with the ECHL’s Brampton Beast. 2019 Ottawa Senators Development Camp Development camp media schedule Tuesday, June 25 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. .................. Fitness testing, medicals and equipment assignments at Canadian Tire Centre 1:45 p.m. ............................. On-ice practice at the Bell Sensplex Wednesday, June 26 9 a.m. ................................... On-ice sessions begin at the Bell Sensplex Thursday, June 27 10:30 a.m. ............................ Morning skate at the Bell Sensplex 7 p.m. ................................... Full-team (5-on-5) scrimmage at the Kanata Recreation Complex Friday, June 28 7 a.m. .................................. Media tour 12:30 p.m. ............................ Awards luncheon at Canadian Tire Centre 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. .................... Off-ice workout and seminars at Canadian Tire Centre Saturday, June 29 9 a.m. – 12:40 p.m. ............. Off-ice workout and seminars at Canadian Tire Centre 3:10 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. .......... Warm-up; final 3-on-3 tournament at the Bell Sensplex Sunday, June 30 9 a.m. ................................... Exit interviews at Canadian Tire Centre 2019 Ottawa Senators Development Camp 85 – VITALY ABRAMOV Right wing, shoots left, 5-9, 171 lbs. Born: May 8, 1998 (Chelyabinsk, Russia) Drafted: 2016 – Columbus’ third-round pick (65th overall) Acquired: In a trade with Columbus on Feb. 22 Twitter: @VitalyAbramov11 2019-20: Attending his first Senators development camp. 2018-19: Began his first professional season skating with the Cleveland Monsters (AHL) … Recorded 22 points (12 goals, 10 assists) in 52 games with Cleveland before being acquired by Ottawa on Feb. 22 … Made his Belleville Senators (AHL) debut in the B-Sens’ 5-3 win at Rochester on Feb. 23 … Was recognized as the 45th best player in the 50-year history of the QMJHL, as a part of the league’s half- century celebration on Feb 22 … Was recalled to Ottawa on an emergency basis on March 21 and made his NHL debut that evening skating 13:52 time-on-ice in the Senators’ 5-1 loss at Calgary. 2017-18: Skated with both the Gatineau Olympiques and Victoriaville Tigres of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and ranked second among all QMJHL skaters in goals, assists and points … Led the QMJHL in plus/minus rating (+52) … Was named to the QMJHL’s Second All-Star Team … Acquired by the Tigres on 11/17/17 in exchange for four draft picks … Recorded three assists in the