The Northern Manitoba Blizzard ran their two-day July development camp recently in Winnipeg. The camp included some returning players and several new players joining the lineup for this year's team. After seeing the talent at the camp, head coach Josh Gratton says the Blizzard will be a “competitive, heavy, and physical” team this upcoming season.  

Here, Josh talks about the skill level at the camp and the players' performance.

He also notes, It’s going to be a very entertaining brand of hockey for the fans.

The Blizzard has a six-game exhibition schedule in August, where they will face the Flin Flon Bombers three times. The exhibition games will give fans a taste of the season to come.