{"id":21079,"date":"2018-07-05T10:30:44","date_gmt":"2018-07-05T14:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=21079"},"modified":"2018-07-05T10:30:44","modified_gmt":"2018-07-05T14:30:44","slug":"photographers-models-set-out-to-prove-age-is-just-a-number","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/photographers-models-set-out-to-prove-age-is-just-a-number\/","title":{"rendered":"Photographers, models set out to prove Age is Just a Number"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jake Courtepatte<\/strong><\/p>\n

Seeing NHL ice time as a teenager is quite a rarity. Morgan Frost, a centreman who just turned nineteen in May, is hoping to make it a reality.
\nThe Aurora native was drafted 27th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, picked in the shadows on Nolan Patrick, the teenager picked second overall in the same draft who spent all of last season with the NHL club.
\nBut Frost, who is spending this week at the Flyers\u2019 development camp alongside other NHL hopefuls, he thinks his breakout season with the OHL\u2019s Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds last season may push him over the final hump.
\n\u201cI think all parts of my game are just starting to come together,\u201d said Frost. \u201cI\u2019m hoping to be able to just give it my all and impress at camp.\u201d
\nDescribed by his EliteProspects page as a \u201cplaymaking pivot, agile on his skates,\u201d Frost admitted he will have to pack more pounds onto his five-foot-eleven frame to hang with the big boys.
\n\u201cI finished the season around 175,\u2019\u2019 he said after a drills session at the Flyers\u2019 Skate Zone. \u201cI took some time off, trying to eat a lot, get stronger. As long as I can keep it over 180, that would be ideal.\u2019\u2019
\n \u201cI think that a balance comes from both eating and working out,\u2019\u2019 he said. \u201cThat\u2019s what I\u2019ve tried to do so far.\u201d
\nPlaying at almost a point-per-game pace in the OHL prior to his draft, the newly-drafted Frost upped his offensive game immensely in the 2017-18 season, putting up 112 points in 67 games.
\nHis breakout season earned praise from Flyers GM Ron Hextall, who said in a press conference the centreman had \u201climitless skill.\u201d
\nHextall admitted his frustration in his unsuccessful bid to land a third-line centre in Sunday\u2019s free agency frenzy. Yet Frost says he sees it as an opportunity to fill the role from within.
\n\u201cHopefully I can make that jump and prove to them that I can play in that spot.\u201d
\nAs for now, Frost said the development camp has been \u201cfun\u201d, and he\u2019s just enjoying meeting and hanging out with some of the guys.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s just an unbelievable experience, not just to showcase your skill, but to learn from others and add to your own game.\u201d <\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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