A look at some of the sights from North Stars Fall Camp, which was held Aug. 27-29 in North Battleford. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

By Martin Martinson

Stars Hockey Shines

Excitement for hockey season on display at North Stars Fall Camp

Aug 30, 2021 | 2:42 PM

It was all smiles on the face of North Stars’ veteran, Carson Reagan Sunday afternoon, as the North Stars wrapped up a whirlwind of a Fall Camp weekend at the Access Communications Centre.

Reagan, who was among the team’s handful of 20-year-olds at an otherwise heavily youthful camp, couldn’t help but flash his patented ear-to-ear grin while talking about how the weekend went and how it feels to be back at the local rink with his Stars’ teammates.

“Just getting back on the ice and getting back with the boys, nothing feels better,” Reagan said. “It was a great weekend and we got to see a lot of fresh faces of new guys around the rink too, so everything’s starting to feel normal again, and nothing makes me happier.”

Taking place at the Access Communications Centre, main camp featured 80 players divided up into five teams, with an additional four prospect teams as well, made up of unsigned, draft-eligible players around the 14 to 15-year-old age group.

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Scrimmages then took place throughout virtually the entire day Friday and Saturday, from as early as 9:15 a.m. to as late as 10 p.m. Sunday, scrimmage action resumed from 9:15 a.m. to 1 p.m., before culminating in the final ‘Top 40’ game, featuring the top players remaining following cuts each of the two days prior.

Head coach and general manager of the Stars, Brayden Klimosko said he liked the energy and spark of the players collectively from the get-go, even if the conditioning from the group as a whole could use a bit of a tune-up, following an extended summer layoff.

“Really early on you saw the excitement and the energy levels were really high Friday, [though] I think it dipped down a little bit Saturday because they were not quite used to the pace and used to playing games again,” Klimosko said. “Obviously that’s something we’ll have to work on, but it’s been a nice start. It’s exciting, and we’re looking forward to putting in the work here the next couple of weeks.”

More sights from North Stars Fall Camp this weekend. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

The North Stars will now get a week to continue preparations ahead of their preseason opener, Sept. 6 in Kindersley versus the rival Klippers. The Stars and Klippers will play twice that day, with a rookie game at 1 p.m., followed by the main camp game at 4 p.m.

The Stars will then welcome the Klippers to North Battleford for their preseason home-opener Sept. 8 at 7:30 p.m.

The NAPA Auto Parts North Stars Hockey Broadcasts on 1050 CJNB will not feature preseason games, but will begin at the start of the regular season. The Stars will open their season on home ice Sept. 24 at 7:30 p.m. The Ultra Print Pregame Show will begin at 7:15 p.m.

For the full North Stars preseason schedule, click here.

For more pictures of the North Stars Fall Camp, and of the team throughout the season, click here.

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