MARQUETTE, Mich. - A pair of Wildcat hockey players,
Warren Clark and
Avery Laliberte (26/27), are attending NHL Development Camps.
Clark, and incoming defenseman transfer from St. Cloud State, was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the sixth round of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, with pick #179. In his draft year with the Steinbach Pistons of the MJHL, Clark led all Piston defensemen in points (38), assists (32), PPG (2), points per game (0.69), and was second in goals (6), PPA (14), and GWG (1). Clark was a major contributor in the Pistons post season run to an MJHL Championship, where he once again led the defense core in points (8) and assists (7).
The Lightning's development camp began on July 1 and will conclude with the annual 3-on-3 tournament on Thursday and Friday. The games will be streamed LIVE on the Lightning YouTube channel. The official release from the Tampa Bay Lightning can be found
here. Clark will wear number 79, and is one of only four collegiate skaters at camp.
Laliberte, who will be a freshman for the Wildcats in the 2026/27 season, earned himself an invite to this year's Winnipeg Jets Development Camp. Laliberte has played the last two seasons with the Niverville Nighthawks of the MJHL, where he scored seven goals and 32 assists for 39 points in 53 games, nearly doubling his point production from his first season (2-18--20) in the same amount of games played. One of the premier defensemen in the MJHL, Laliberte led his team's defense group in every major category, was fourth among all MJHL defensemen in assists and points, and led all '06 birth date defensemen in every major category.
The Jets Development Camp began on Monday, June 30, and will run to Froday, July 4. The team held off-ice testing on Monday, and practice sessions began Tuesday, July 1 at 9:30 a.m. with media availability to follow at 12:30 p.m. The full release from the Jets can be found
here. Laliberte will wear number 98 at camp, and is the only MJHL skater attending.
