The practice sessions Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, which begin at 10 a.m. and run for about two hours, are open to the public for free. The camp, under the direction of Phantoms coach John Paddock, will culminate with a game vs. the Washington Capitals' rookies at the Caps' practice facility in suburban Virginia next Thursday at 3 p.m.

Paddock replaced Craig Berube, now an assistant with the Flyers, as coach of the club's American Hockey League affiliate for its last season at the Wachovia Spectrum.

The rookie camp, which will feature highly touted right winger Claude Giroux, will lead into the Flyers' main training camp Sept. 20 in Voorhees.

Rookie camp roster

Goalies: Jacob DeSerres, Jeremy Duchesne, Michael Teslak.

Forwards: Josh Beaulieu, Rob Bellamy, Frederik Cabana, Matt Clackson, Steve Downie, Claude Giroux, Jon Kalinski, Garrett Klotz, David Laliberte, Ned Lukacevic, Patrick Maroon, Jon Matsumoto, Andreas Nodl, Gino Pisellini, Darroll Powe, Nate Raduns, Zac Rinaldo.

Defensemen: Oskars Bartulis, Marc-Andre Bourdon, Jason DeSantis, Patrick Hersley, Kevin Marshall, Ryan Parent, Tim Ramholt, Mike Ratchuk, Luca Sbisa, Chris Zarb.

- Sam Carchidi