As per the NHL CBA only the following players can attend these camps:
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(i) Unsigned Draft Choices;
(ii) Any Player in the Entry Level System with less than 120 NHL Games
played (but who did not play in excess of 70 NHL Games in the preceding
Regular Season);
(iii) Draft-related Unrestricted Free Agents;
(iv) Players who were eligible for selection in the preceding Entry Draft but
were undrafted; and
(v) Any Player who is not in the Entry Level System, who finished the
preceding season disabled, and who submits a written request to the Club,
with a copy to the NHL and the NHLPA, to participate in his Club's
Conditioning Camp.
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Also should mention that under the terms of the CBA, a NHL team cannot require a player to attend more than 3 of these camps in total even if they meet the requirements listed above.
So for example the Flames cannot require Gaudreau to attend this year's summer camp as he already attended 3. He may however still choose to attend.