MADISON, Wis. – A total of 13 current and former Wisconsin men's hockey players recently attended 10 different NHL Development Camps following the 2024 NHL Entry Draft.
NHL development camps include drafted and undrafted NHL prospects from around the hockey world to learn from their NHL franchises or to ones they were invited in order to get a taste of what it likes to be a professional. Â
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| NAME |
NHL TEAM |
NHL PICK |
| Kyle Kukkonen |
Anaheim Ducks |
2021, 6th, 162nd |
| David Silye |
Calgary Flames |
|
| Owen Mehlenbacher |
Detroit Red Wings |
2022, 7th, 201st |
| Jack Phelan |
Detroit Red Wings |
2023, 5th, 137th |
| Owen Lindmark |
Florida Panthers |
2019, 4th, 124th |
| Kyle McClellan |
Minnesota Wild |
|
| Ben Dexheimer |
Nashville Predators |
|
| Joe Palodichuk |
Nashville Predators |
|
| Mathieu De St. Phalle |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
|
| Daniel Laatsch |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
2021, 7th, 215th |
| William Gramme |
Seattle Kraken |
|
| Tyson Dyck |
Ottawa Senators |
2022, 7th, 206th |
| Simon Tassy |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
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In addition to the 13 Badgers, sophomore forward
Quinn Finley and defenseman
Zach Schulz are New York Islanders' picks who did not take part in a camp because the Islanders don't run one.
Schulz and freshman defenseman Logan Hensler will also take part in the 2024 World Junior Summer Showcase, scheduled for July 26 through Aug. 3 in Plymouth, Michigan. The Showcase is used to identify potential skaters for Team USA's representative at the IIHF World Junior Championship in Ottawa, Ontario. The event runs Dec. 26 through Jan. 5.
Players from from Canada, Finland and Sweden will also be in attendance.
