STONE HARBOR, N.J. - When the 33 Flyers prospects at the team's development camp linked arms and walked into the Atlantic Ocean around 9 a.m. yesterday, they were exercising the advice of a friend of Flyers head athletic trainer Jim McCrossin.
A former Navy SEAL, McCrossin's friend knows plenty about teamwork and bonding.
"You're going out to face your fears, but you're going out together," McCrossin said. "And we're all going out together, and we're all coming back together. Same thing when they're going on the ice."
That's one of the many lessons taught throughout the day at the annual Flyers development camp "Trial on the Isle," a team-building and fan-friendly day at the shore run by McCrossin and his wife, Robyn.