Danbury Hat Tricks Invite 5 Players to Training Camp

DANBURY, CT — The Danbury Hat Tricks of the Federal Prospects Hockey League have announced that they have invited five players to training camp, beginning October 14.

The Hat Tricks, along with the Huntsville Havoc and Fayeteville Marksmen, of the Southern Professional Hockey League, worked together to host a three team Free Agent Camp that led to 10 players being invited to training camp in either the SPHL or FPHL. Head Coach Bill McCreary announced that forwards Adam Howey, Artem Efimov-Barakov, Kendall Bolen-Porter and Bobby Sokol, along with goaltender Bradley Neal have been invited to training camp.

Adam Howey, from Orland Park, IL, played three years at Illinois State University and was an assistant captain during the 2018-19 season.

Artem Efimov-Barakov, from Moscow, Russia, played four years of NCAA Division III hockey at Southern New Hampshire and was named to the 2015-16 All-Rookie Team, 2018-19 All Championship Team and was a Northeast 10 Champion.

Kendall Bolen-Porter, from St. Paul, MN, played four years of NCAA Division III hockey at Finlandia University.

Bobby Sokol, from Belle Vernon, PA, played last season for EC Harzer Falken in Germany. Prior to starting his pro career in Europe, Sokol played four years of NCAA Division III hockey at Hobart College.

Bradley Neal, a goaltender from Naperville, IL, just completed four years at Aurora University where he competed at the ACHA Division.II level. Neal’s best season came in the 2017-18 season where he posted a .956 save percentage.

Danbury Hat Tricks begin training camp on October 14. Players interested in attending the Danbury Hat Tricks Tryout Camp can fill out a form online. Both the Danbury Ice Arena and the Hat Tricks Team are under new ownership by Diamond Properties.