Pitter patter...let's get at 'er

• Rockets rookie camp opens this morning at the Capital News Centre. No one is complaining, but it has to be a real pain for the organization to be holding camp in that venue. The arena just isn't a great setup for the training staff, nor the scouts. Usually perched high above the ice surface in the press box at Prospera Place, the Rockets coaches and scouting staff will be sitting in the seats like everyone else.
• One of the biggest headaches for many players and their families attending rookie camp will be getting to the arena. The main road leading to the Capital News Centre is under construction, meaning a significant detour is necessary to find your way to the arena. It's not a huge inconvenience if you are familiar with the area, but you can bet your bottom dollar that someone is going to get lost.
• Watch for 15 year-old Jesse Lees. Lees was the Rockets 1st round pick in this summers WHL Bantam Draft. Lees was taken 9th overall. Lees is a defenseman that played bantam hockey last season in Calgary.
• The Rockets picked Madison Bowey in the second round of the April draft. Bowey is playing in the Canadian Bantam Baseball Championships, so will be unable to attend rookie camp. Instead, Bowey will be at main camp next week.
• Rockets GM Bruce Hamilton won't be attending day one of rookie camp. Hamilton, as heard on AM 1150 earlier this week, is in Toronto at the World Hockey Summit.
• The rule will surely apply again at this years training camp. No fighting.
• I will be at the morning session taking in some of the action. Check back for thoughts on day one of rookie camp.