Matvei Michkov and Alexei Kolosov will not attend Flyers development camp
The Flyers released their development camp roster before sessions begin on Tuesday.
Fans hoping to catch the first glimpse of Matvei Michkov in a Flyers uniform will have to wait a little longer.
The Flyers released their development camp roster on Monday morning, and the Russian winger was absent from the list. Michkov has been granted a release from his KHL club, SKA St. Petersburg, and signed his entry-level contract with the Flyers on Monday.
Flyers general manager Danny Brière expects Michkov to attend training camp in September, but his arrival in Philadelphia will depend on logistical factors such as immigration.
“We’re waiting on more details on that, when he plans on coming over,” Brière said.
The five-day camp in Voorhees is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, with all on-ice sessions open to the public. The camp will conclude with a scrimmage on Saturday at 6 p.m. Six of the Flyers’ seven picks from the 2024 draft are scheduled to be in attendance, with the only absence being sixth-rounder Ilya Pautov.
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Massimo Rizzo, who was acquired by the Flyers in August in a trade with the Carolina Hurricanes, will make his first appearance at development camp. Rizzo, a center, won the national championship with the University of Denver in April and signed his entry-level contract with the Flyers shortly after.
The Flyers also extended 15 camp invites to undrafted players, including West Chester native Jack Page, a left-shot defenseman out of Boston University.
Belarusian goaltender Alexei Kolosov also will not be in attendance. Kolosov was on loan to the KHL’s Dinamo Minsk last season and joined the Lehigh Valley Phantoms for two games after the conclusion of the KHL season.
Brière said Kolosov not attending camp was mainly because of “logistics,” and not related to rumors that Kolosov wants to return to the KHL. The Flyers expect the goalie to attend training camp later this summer.
“He’s played three years pro. Usually, that’s about the cutoff for our guys [attending development camp],” Brière said. “We just gave him the option to stay home a little longer. ... I know there’s the rumblings, but we’ve been in discussions with him and he’s told us there’s nothing to that.”
The full development camp roster is available here.
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