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No new news on who is attending but an article on the additional phyiscal testing:
http://flames.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=673245

But don't expect to see Hesketh standing over the Calgary invites, push potential Flames' picks through another dreaded VO2 max test.

That's not his intention.

"What we're trying to assess when we bring them in is not how hard they're going to work, we've seen them work," he said. "I've seen them do a VO2 max. I've seen them do a 30-second wingate test. What my role is going to be is some of the intangibles that you can't necessarily see."

Instead, Hesketh has a different set of evaluations ready for those chosen to come to the Stampede City.

"Movement patterning, more how they move their fluidity of movement through their hips, shoulders and back and as well do a pretty solid anthropometric measurement -- not just the sic sight they use at the combine -- but a fully body and get an idea of what their thigh masses are and arm mass and how much muscle mass they're carrying, not just body fat. That's an important element for an athlete."

The tests are far from trivial for an organization trying to get the best read on not only where a player is today, but where Hesketh and the Flames hope to take him tomorrow.

Being able to interact and evaluate different physical attributes is very important for Hesketh.

"It's going to be interesting to both talk to them, find out what they're doing right now in their lives as far as training goes and then take them through some movement patterning which we feel is important for them to be successful as an athlete -- both to keep them from getting injured -- but also so they can maximize their power from the ground up," he said.
It's something he does regularly with both Flames players and prospects.