LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (Sept. 16, 2013) --- The National Hockey League’s 2013-’14 season is scheduled to open, Tuesday, Oct. 1, and training camps throughout the league are open.  The Philadelphia Flyers will prepare for the upcoming season when they hold a four-day team “bonding” camp in Lake Placid, N.Y., Sept. 19-22. 

WHO: NHL’s Atlantic Division Philadelphia Flyers

WHAT: Team “Bonding” Training Camp

WHERE: Lake Placid Olympic Center USA Rink and 1980 Rink Herb Brooks Arena, 2634 Main St., Lake 

Placid, N.Y

WHEN: Sept. 19-22, 2013

                        Practice Times:

                        Thursday, Sept. 19, 12:30-3 p.m., USA Rink, Olympic Center

                        Friday, Sept. 20, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., USA Rink and 1980 Rink Herb Brooks Arena                                     

                       Sunday,  Sept. 22, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., USA Rink and 1980 Rink Herb Brooks Arena

                      Please note that practice times are subject to change

Media who plan on attending and covering the Philadelphia Flyers’ training camp must contact Jon Lundin, ORDA public relations, e-mail: jlundin@orda.org, Tel: 518-523-1655 ext. 5313. All media must be credentialed in order to attend the camp. The camp is not open to the public.

-- ORDA --

Established in 1982, the New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) was created by the State of New York to manage the facilities used during the 1980 Olympic Winter Games at Lake Placid. ORDA operates Whiteface, Belleayre and Gore Mountain ski areas; the Olympic Sports Complex at Mt. Van Hoevenberg; the Olympic speed skating oval, Olympic jumping complex and Olympic arena. As host to international and national championships, the Authority has brought millions of athletes, spectator and participants to the region, resulting in significant economic development.