Hockey season? Hockey season!

The Islanders officially hit the ice for rookie camp on Thursday, with NHL players following next week. Because the team did not hold a development camp over the summer, the time devoted to prospects over the coming week essentially makes up for that, with five on-ice days before the NHL camp starts.

That is a decent amount of time to get a sense of where the organization’s young players stand before they are thrown into the fire with the veterans.

Here’s who we’ll be watching closest over the next few days.