Nick Schultz, a 34-year-old with 14 years of NHL experience, still sees the first day of training camp like a little kid does Christmas morning, calling it as an “exciting” of a time as there is. So, too, does all of his teammates.
That’s why Friday’s official start to the Flyers training camp was a spectacle for all 64 players in attendance, as well as for the swarm of hockey-starved fans breaking out of their summer hibernation in a parade of orange and black bordering the rink.
There was plenty to see (and hear) from a day that began at 9:45 and wrapped up at 3:00 p.