Islanders Rookie Camp began today, breaking the quiet tranquility of the hockey-less summer dog days that everyone loves so much.
The roster for this year’s camp is the usual mix of draft picks and walk-ons, blue chippers and hopefuls, all looking to catch the eye of the coaches and other assorted front office types that are always lurking around the edges.
(Relax. Oliver Wahlstrom is at Boston College instead of camp.)
One guy who’s not on that list but is at camp is goalie Jakub Skarek, a third round pick from this year who came over for a cameo appearance to get some facetime within the organization.