Ilya Bryzgalov is gambling that a trip to the minors will get him back to the NHL. Charlotte Hornets Store . The former Philadelphia Flyers goaltender is attending the ECHLs Las Vegas Wranglers training camp on a tryout. He hopes to parlay that into an NHL deal. "To be clear, I intend to return to the NHL and to be ready for game action when an NHL opportunity opens up," Bryzgalov said in a statement released by the Wranglers Thursday night. "I intend to work hard while I am here in Las Vegas, and to return the support I have received from my family, the many fans who have reached out to me with words of encouragement, and the Wranglers organization with actions, not words. "This is a unique opportunity for me to be an example to my own children, to the young fans who have supported me, to my new teammates, and eventually to the NHL teammates who will come to rely on me again." Bryzgalov passed a physical Thursday before agreeing to the tryout. Bryzgalov, 33, went 19-17-3 with a 2.79 goals-against average and .900 save percentage last season for Philadelphia. He appeared in 40-of-48 regular-season games. The Flyers bought Bryzgalov out of the final seven years of his US$51-million, nine-year contract. He is receiving $23 million over the next 14 years. Bryzgalov will not address reporters until the end of camp, according to the Wranglers. Las Vegas regular season starts Oct. 19. "Operating independently of an NHL affiliation allows us the freedom to explore these types of opportunities, and we are thrilled to have Ilya here to work with us, and our goaltenders especially," coach and general manager Mike Madill said in a statement. "It will be an amazing experience for them." Charlotte Hornets Gear . - Tom Brady was upset that his New England Patriots hardly looked like a division champion in the first half. Nicolas Batum Jersey . His head snapped back from the impact and hit the floor. The All-Star power forward was all right afterward, a relief for the Minnesota Timberwolves. https://www.cheaphornets.com/205l-dell-curry-jersey-hornets.html . - Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II says the NFL has told the team it will not be docked a pick in this years draft for coach Mike Tomlins foray onto the field against Baltimore last November.MONTREAL - David Pastrnak scored twice and added an assist while Miroslav Svoboda stopped 33 shots as the Czech Republic defeated Canada 5-2 at the world junior development camp on Friday.David Kampf, Tomas Dvorak and Patrik Zdrahal also scored for the Czech Republic (1-2-0), which took advantage of Canadas lack of discipline to hand the homeside its first loss in four games.The Czechs scored twice in the first period and less than a minute into the second before Connor McDavid responded for Canada (3-1-0) midway through the period. Bo Horvat also scored for the Canadianss in the third after the Czechs made it 4-1. Raymond Felton Jersey. Eric Comrie allowed four goals on 12 shots for Canada through 29:54 of play. Philippe Desrosiers tookover and turned aside 14-of-15 shots in relief.The Czech Republic went 3 for 11 on the power play while Canada scored once on six chances with the man advantage. The Canadians racked up 79 minutes in penalties compared to just 22 for the Czechs. Brett Ritchie had 31 minutes in penalties for Canada — including a fighting major, instigator, and game misconduct when the final horn sounded to end the game. ' ' '