The sun is shining, the mercury’s rising, highway No. 1 headed West is packed with campers, hikers and summer vacationers. Summer, or the abbreviated Calgary version of it, is finally here.



Yet as we prepare to flip the calendar to July and dig out our cowboy boots, hockey remains at the forefront because in this market, eat, drink and sleep hockey is what we do.



Trickling into Calgary over the next few days, if they haven’t landed at YYC already, are 39 eager prospects — ranging in age from 18 to 25 — who will take to the ice at WinSport this week for the Flames’ annual development camp.



• Bourne: What managers, coaches, players and fans can give to and take away from development camp



After fitness testing on Wednesday, on-ice sessions run Thursday through Saturday with two groups each morning. The camp is capped off Sunday morning with a controlled scrimmage and a chance to see everyone in action, including a...