10 Cougars Invited to NHL Development Camps
PRINCE GEORGE, BC – Ten members of the 2023-2024 Cougars roster have earned invitations to NHL Development Camps, many of which are already underway.
Last weekend, Terik Parascak (17th overall to the Washington Capitals), Ondrej Becher (80th overall to the Detroit Red Wings), and Hunter Laing (170th overall to the Calgary Flames) were chosen in the NHL Draft, pushing the Cougars to 46 players selected in the teams’ history.
Parascak, Becher, and Laing will join fellow NHL draftees Riley Heidt (Minnesota), Koehn Ziemmer (Los Angeles), and Ty Young (Vancouver) at camps this week. Zac Funk and Hudson Thornton both signed contracts within the Capitals organization, and will join Parascak at Capitals camp which begun today (Monday, July 2). Borya Valis heads to the Detroit Red Wings as an invitee and will join teammate Ondrej Becher, while Viliam Kmec is in Las Vegas to participate at Golden Knights camp which also kicked off today (Monday, July 2).
The full list of 2023-24 Cougar participating in NHL development camps follows below.
Congratulations to each of these players and best of luck at camp!
| Last Name | First Name | Hometown | NHL Team | Height | Weight |
| Becher | Ondrej | Ostrava, CZE | Detroit Red Wings (80th Overall Selection, 2024) | 6’1″ | 179 lbs |
| Funk | Zac | Coldstream, BC | Washington Capitals (Signed 3-Year Entry Level Deal, 2024) | 6’0″ | 210 lbs |
| Heidt | Riley | Saskatoon, SK | Minnestota Wild (64th Overall Selection, 2023) | 5’11” | 182 lbs |
| Kmec | Viliam | Kosice, SVK | Vegas Golden Knights (Invite) | 6’2″ | 205 lbs |
| Laing | Hunter | Kelowna, BC | Calgary Flames (170th Overall Selection, 2024) | 6’6″ | 192 lbs |
| Parascak | Terik | Lethbridge, AB | Washington Capitals (17th Overall Selection, 2024) | 5’11” | 179 lbs |
| Thornton | Hudson | Winnipeg, MB | Washington Capitals (Signed ATO with Hershey Bears, 2024) | 5’11” | 190 lbs |
| Valis | Borya | Denver, CO | Detroit Red Wings (Invite) | 6’2″ | 185 lbs |
| Ziemmer | Koehn | Mayerthorpe, AB | Los Angeles Kings (78th Overall, 2023) | 6’1″ | 203 lbs |
| Young | Ty | Coaldale, AB | Vancouver Canucks (144th Overall, 2022) | 6’3″ | 184 lbs |
