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Provorov excited for Flyers' camp, says he's a 'better player' than last year

There will be 21 players at the Flyers' rookie camp, and defenseman Ivan Provorov and right winger Travis Konecny are the two with the best chance of making the big-league team.

Konecny is considered a long shot, but Provorov seems on the verge of landing a spot. Both players will have to return to their junior teams if they don't stay with the Flyers.

The Flyers' rookie camp, which kicks off their 50th-year anniversary, will have its first on-ice session Tuesday (originally scheduled for Monday) at 10 a.m. at the Skate Zone in Voorhees.

Along with Provorov and Konecny, the camp will feature defensemen Travis Sanheim and Sam Morin, right winger Nicolas Aube-Kubel, left winger Danick Martel, and center Radel Fazleev.

Provorov was the seventh overall pick in the 2015 draft and was named the Western Hockey League's top defenseman last season.

"I'm definitely more comfortable this year," said the 6-foot-1, 201-pound Provorov after going through some testing drills in Voorhees on Sunday."I know all the guys here. I know the prospects pretty well because I've been here for two development camps and I know (the veterans) a little bit.

"I'm definitely a better player than I was last year. Bigger, stronger and a year older."

Provorov, 19, said he "got better in all areas of my game" last season, when he had 21 goals, 73 points and a plus-64 rating, helping Brandon win the Western Hockey League championship.

The camp will also give the brass a chance to observe Phil Myers, an intriguing 6-5, 209-pound defenseman who was signed as a free agent last year. He starred in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League last season.

Five players selected in the 2016 draft will be at camp: forwards Pascal Laberge (second round), Carsen Twarynski (third round), Connor Bunnaman (fourth round), and Anthony Salinitri (sixth round); and goalie Carter Hart (second round).

Alex Lyon, signed as a free agent out of Yale, will be the other goalie in rookie camp.

Veteran camp opens Sept. 23 in Voorhees.

On Wednesday, the Flyers' rookies will travel to East Meadow, N.Y., to face the New York Islanders' rookies at 6 p.m.

The on-ice sessions in Voorhees are free and open to the public.

ROOKIE CAMP ROSTER

No.  Player                         Acquired                                  Ht.  Wt.  Pos.

 FORWARDS

62 Nicolas Aube-Kubel  2014 Draft (2nd rd./48th overall)  5-11 187 RW

60 Roman Lyubimov      Free Agent 2015                           6-2  207 RW

82 Connor Bunnaman   2016 Draft (4th/109th)                   6-1  207 C

71 Sam Dove-McFalls   2015 Draft (4th/98th)                     6-2  205 LW

65 Radel Fazleev          2014 Draft (6th/168th)                   6-1 192 C

56 Tyrell Goulbourne    2013 Draft (3rd/72nd)                    6-0 200 LW

63 Travis Konecny        2015 Draft (1st/24th)                    5-10 176 RW

75 Pascal Laberge        2016 Draft (2nd/36th)                     6-1  162 C

72 Steven Swavely        Free Agent 2015                            6-1  190 RW

70 Danick Martel            Free Agent 2015                           5-8  166 LW

86 Anthony Salinitri      2016 Draft (6th/172nd)                   5-10  168 C

81 Carsen Twarynski   2016 Draft (3rd/82nd)                     6-2 198 LW

DEFENSEMEN

43 Garrett McFadden     Camp Invitation                            5-10 185

46 Brennan Menell         Camp Invitation                            5-10 187

50 Sam Morin,                2013 Draft (1st/ 11th)                   6-7   227

64 Ivan Provorov            2015 Draft (1st/7th)                      6-1   201

57 Travis Sanheim         2014 Draft (1st/17th)                    6-4  199

61 Phil Myers                  Free Agent 2015                         6-5 209

68 Reece Willcox            2012 Draft (5th/141st)                 6-4 205

GOALIES

49 Alex Lyon                   Free Agent 2016                          6-1 201

79 Carter Hart                 2016 Draft (2nd/48th)                   6-1 177