A recent Calgary Flames draft selection has a shot at representing his country at the 2021 World Junior Championship. Defenseman Yan Kuznetsov, a second round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft, will be attending Russian’s selection camp for the tournament.
Flames head coach Geoff Ward raised some eyebrows this week when answering a question about forward Sam Bennett. Asked on Sportsnet 960 radio where he sees Bennett playing next season, Ward replied simply: “centre…nothing more to add.” After his performance down the middle during the post-season, you can understand why Ward is intrigued. But moving…
Having just turned 24 in September, Connor Mackey is one of the oldest prospects on our list. But he’s not in our top five by accident. Mackey signed in Calgary back in March after being courted by 28 of the NHL’s 31 teams as an undrafted free agent out of Minnesota State University, Mankato. The…
We’re approaching American Thanksgiving and while normally we’d be fretting about the Flames’ playoff chances, now we’re waiting for the NHL to return in January-ish. With several COVID-19 stoppages here and there, this looks to be a lean week for prospect broadcasts one can watch legally. Here’s who’s playing (and when).
