Photo Credit: The London Knights
This Flyers Training Camp was different from last year for Denver Barkey. Last year, Barkey was hurt and the Flyers Developmental Staff kept him off the ice for precautionary measures. He was only able to participate in the off-ice stuff for camp.
For his efforts, Barkey has been named to Team Canada’s camp for the upcoming World Junior Championships, later in the month. In addition to Barkey, Carson Bjarnarson, Jett Luchanko, and Oliver Bonk have also been named to Team Canada’s camp for the WJC Tournament.
“Dale (Dale Hunter), my coach, taught me a lot about the defensive zone. You need to get trust from your coach at the next level,” Barkey said in an interview on at developmental camp. These are the type of areas and drills the developmental staff hone in on at camp, and this is probably one main reason Barkey is standing out at camp. He’s already familiar with a lot of the drills that his coach obviously does throughout the course of the season
Barkey is a ball of energy and just fun to be around.The sport of hockey is quite unique, it really brings people together. So much so, Barkey loves playing for the London Knights, mainly due to their proud fan base. Barkey netted one goal and four assists this past Saturday night against the Ottawa 67’s.
Last season, Barkey netted 35 goals and registered 67 assists for 102 points. It was a goal he set for himself, so this is quite an honor. Last season, Barkey became more of a dual threat, not only scoring wise, but his play away from the puck is far better than it has been in years past. He is what you call a complete player.
The Knights are now 18-1 since Barkey has been named Captain of the Knights. This young man in Barkey is very mature for his age. Barkey spoke highly of new Flyers draft pick Jett Luchanko, “He’s unreal,” Barkey said.Â
Now Barkey, Bjarnason, Luchanko, and Bonk have been named to the World Juniors Camp for Team Canada.
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