TC prepares for Wings training camp
With training camp starting in less than a month, Traverse City (Hockeytown North) is preparing for fans and players alike to descend on the beautiful northern Michigan city.
[via Kukla’s Korner]
“Last year we had people travel here from 38 states and Canada, and we always end up selling out for all the events,” says organizer Pete Correia, who persuaded the Red Wings to bring their fall camp to Traverse City in 1997. “Back when they held it at Joe Louis in Detroit, only a handful of people would show up.”
The camp’s popularity may have something to do with the scenic beauty and casual “Up North” atmosphere of the Traverse City area. But it’s also at least partly due to the relaxed and friendly nature of the events themselves. Fans who travel to Hockeytown North can easily find themselves staying in the same hotel or sharing a table at a local nightspot with members of a visiting team; it’s easy to strike up a conversation, and even easier to get an autograph.
As usual, Red Wings Central will be your best bet for training camp coverage. There will be an eight team prospect tournament going on in TC as well. RWC already has the Columbus and Dallas prospect rosters up. At least three members of the 2007 OHL Championship Plymouth Whalers team will play in the prospect tournament (Tom Sestito and Jared Boll with Columbus and James Neal with Dallas).
BTJ will hopefully have its own correspondent at training camp. Ryan, the winner of the Detroit Free Press book “The Captain”, has been kind enouh to extend the offer to take photos and notes while he’s up in Traverse City for training camp.
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