The Red Wings released their summer development camp roster this afternoon, and this evening, the Detroit News’s Ted Kulfan took note of the comments made by Wings assistant GM and director of amateur scouting Kris Draper as to why Detroit’s bringing in 31 players to the BELFOR Training Center at Little Caesars Arena for the next four days:
“The sports science department, to trainers, medical staff, nutritionists, it’s a crash course in as much information as we can give these guys,” Draper said. “That’s what we’re doing. We want them to understand the importance of training. It’s something that we put a big emphasis on for a lot of us that played and are still in the organization. That was something that meant a lot to all of us when we played, so we want to let them know the importance of training properly and training at the right time.
“Know what to eat, know when to eat is also very important. Then even on top of that, with the sleep. It’s probably something that a lot of these young players take for granted.
“There’s so much we want to offer them. There’s so much information out there and we think we do a real good job in educating all these young players and give them something to be able to take home over the summer, whether it’s training or nutrition.
“We want to give them as much information as possible.”
