2026 Development Camp | NOTEBOOK

The Devils are holding their annual Development Camp at the RWJBarnabas Health Hockey House inside Prudential Center. The camp is running from Sunday, June 28 through Wednesday, July 1 with on-ice sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday. 

Camp invitees included draft picks from the 2025 and 2026 classes. 

The full roster is below.

Tuesday

The Devils were on the ice from 9:45 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. In that time, the prospects worked on everything from conditioning, skills and tempo. 

Devils center Alexander Command - the club's first-round pick (12th overall) this year - was the only player not on the ice. He did conduct off-ice work. 

Following their on-ice work, the prospects took a trip to a local hospital to spread some love and cheer. 

Below are interviews and comments from the prospects.

Alexander Command

Quote 'em: “We were New York fans, so we had New York teams and New Jersey. I switched around. When I was about 12 or 13, I stuck with New Jersey. I just wore those t-shirts.”

Conrad Fondrk

Quote ‘em: “Last year was interesting. It was great. Boston is such a nice city, such a great spot to play hockey. Our team was great, great kids. We were super young. It was nice coming in with other guys my age that I could relate to and grow with. We most of our core guys coming back this year, so that should be good.”

David Rozsival

Quote ‘em: “Green Bay is cool. All the football fans there and football games. My billet bought me tickets (to a Packers game). Pretty cool. I have to say (I’m a fan) because of Green Bay. I don’t really watch it but I catch up with Green Bay sometimes.”

Ben Kevan

GQuote ‘em: “Overall there was a lot of positives that came out of (last year) for me personally. I had to learn to play a lot of different roles. I was as high as the second line, as low as getting scratched. I had a lot of learning experiences, and learning how to play with different players and a lot of different situations, it really helped my game. So, it was an up-and-down season but a lot positives came out of it.”

Gustav Hillstrom

Quote ‘em: “It was super fun (playing at the pro level in the SHL). I got around 30 games. It was a good experience. I learned a lot. It was a lot of what I expected. Everything is faster and everyone is so much stronger.”

Trenten Bennett

Quote ‘em: “For me, playing free is the biggest thing. There were too many times I got caught during the year trying to play perfect. Trying to really make a save really easy. In that league when you try to be perfect and make a save a certain way, you get picked apart. That was the biggest thing I learned. We’re trying to dial in my athleticism and my size to my full advantage.”

Sigge Holmgren

Quote ‘em: “In the beginning it was very fun to come back (from the shoulder injury) but it was hard. I was out for a whole year and then came back. That was pretty tough. I got better and the shoulder feels great. It was harder than I through in the beginning but the end (of the year) was pretty good.”

Mason Moe

Quote ‘em: “I ordered irons a few weeks ago and they’re supposed to come. I beat my dad last week. I’m playing good golf right now.”