The Devils opened their annual Development Camp this week at the RWJBarnabas Health Hockey House inside Prudential Center, with the program running from Sunday, June 28 through Wednesday, July 1 and on-ice sessions scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday.
The invite list features draft picks from the 2025 and 2026 classes, giving the club a chance to get a first real look at some of its newest prospects in one place. The full roster was included with the camp notes.
On Tuesday, the group hit the ice from 9:45 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., spending the session on conditioning, skills and tempo work. Alexander Command, the Devils’ first-round pick at 12th overall this year, was the lone player not on the ice. He still took part in off-ice work.
After the workout, the prospects headed to a local hospital to bring some energy and cheer to patients there.
Among the players highlighted in the camp notebook were Alexander Command, Conrad Fondrk, David Rozsival, Ben Kevan, Sigge Holmgren and Mason Moe.
Fondrk spoke about his first season in the NCAA and his first year as a drafted player.
One of the more revealing takeaways came from a quote on the challenge of letting go and trusting his game: “For me, playing free is the biggest thing. There were too many times I got caught during the year trying to play perfect.
Trying to really make a save really easy. In that league when you try to be perfect and make a save a certain way, you get picked apart.
That was the biggest thing I learned. We’re trying to dial in my athleticism and my size to my full advantage.”
Moe also discussed his first season in the NCAA and added a little personality when asked about golf: “I ordered irons a few weeks ago and they’re supposed to come. I beat my dad last week. I’m playing good golf right now.”
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