For the sixth time in franchise history, the Calgary Flames will pick sixth overall. Despite finishing with the fourth-fewest points, the Flames dropped down two spots thanks to the Toronto Maple Leafs and San Jose Sharks winning the lottery. To this day, fourth overall is the highest the Flames have ever picked, doing so just…

When we think about European hockey powers, the first handful of nations that usually come to mind are Russia, Sweden and Finland. But the Czech Republic – also known as Czechia – emerged pretty quickly in the 1980s as one of the more underrated sources of high-end hockey talent. After all, it’s the country that…