TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – Development camps are an ever-evolving thing in hockey.
The Red Wings wrapped up their development camp Sunday in Traverse City, five days in which the players learned skills on and off the ice and developed bonds with each other.
It hasn't always been that way.
"I didn’t have a development camp, that’s how old I am," said Kris Draper, assistant to the general manager. "(General manager) Ken (Holland) might know when they started but for me it was basically I was drafted in '89 by Winnipeg. I know I did a fitness test at York University.