During his tenure as general manager, Brad Treliving oversaw 55 draft selections for the Calgary Flames over nine drafts. Of the 48 picks they’ve had to make decisions on signing or not, they’ve ended up not signing 16 players. Of the 32 players they have signed to deals, 12 have already played NHL games for the team.

Here’s a snapshot of how each draft class has fared thus far.

2014

Rnd.	Pick	Player	Fate
1st	4th	F Sam Bennett	Signed ELC. 402 games with Flames. Traded to Florida.
2nd	34th	G Mason McDonald	Signed ELC, but not tendered qualifying offer.
2nd	54th	F Hunter Smith	Signed ELC, but not tendered qualifying offer.
3rd	64th	D Brandon Hickey	Traded to Arizona.
6th	175th	D Adam Ollas Mattsson	Not signed to ELC. Played two seasons on AHL contracts.
7th	184th	F Austin Carroll	Signed ELC, but not tendered qualifying offer.

2015

Rnd.	Pick	Player	Fate
2nd	53rd	D Rasmus Andersson	Signed ELC. 377 games with Flames. Current player.
2nd	60th	D Oliver Kylington	Signed ELC. 168 games with Flames. Current player.
5th	136th	F Pavel Karnaukhov	Not signed to ELC.
6th	166th	F Andrew Mangiapane	Signed ELC. 342 games with Flames. Current player.
7th	196th	D Riley Bruce	Not signed to ELC.

2016

Rnd.	Pick	Player	Fate
1st	6th	F Matthew Tkachuk	Signed ELC. 431 games with Flames. Traded to Florida.
2nd	54th	G Tyler Parsons	Signed ELC, but not tendered qualifying offer.
2nd	56th	F Dillon Dube	Signed ELC. 282 games with Flames. Current player.
3rd	66th	D Adam Fox	Traded to Carolina.
4th	96th	F Linus Lindstrom	Not signed to ELC.
5th	126th	F Mitchell Mattson	Not signed to ELC.
6th	156th	F Eetu Tuulola	Signed ELC. Tendered qualifying offer but signed in Europe.
6th	166th	F Matthew Phillips	Signed ELC. 1 game with Flames. Current player (pending UFA).
7th	186th	D Stepan Falkovsky	Not signed to ELC.

2017

Rnd.	Pick	Player	Fate
1st	16th	D Juuso Valimaki	Signed ELC. 82 games with Flames. Claimed off waivers by Arizona.
4th	109th	F Adam Ruzicka	Signed ELC. 75 games with Flames. Current player.
5th	140th	F Zach Fischer	Not signed to ELC. Played one season on AHL contract.
6th	171st	F D’Artagnan Joly	Not signed to ELC.
7th	202nd	F Filip Sveningsson	Not signed to ELC

2018

Rnd.	Pick	Player	Fate
4th	105th	F Martin Pospisil	Signed ELC. Current player.
4th	108th	F Demetrious Koumontzis	Current college player. (Flames hold rights until August 15, 2023.)
4th	122nd	F Milos Roman	Not signed to ELC.
6th	167th	F Emilio Pettersen	Signed ELC. Current player.
7th	198th	F Dmitry Zavgorodniy	Signed ELC, but contract was mutually terminated.

2019

Rnd.	Pick	Player	Fate
1st	26th	F Jakob Pelletier	Signed ELC. 24 games with Flames. Current player.
3rd	88th	F Ilya Nikolaev	Signed ELC. Current player.
4th	116th	F Lucas Feuk	Not signed to ELC. Played one season on AHL contract.
5th	150th	F Josh Nodler	Current college player. (Flames hold rights until August 15, 2024.)
7th	214th	G Dustin Wolf	Signed ELC. 1 game with Flames. Current player.

2020

Rnd.	Pick	Player	Fate
1st	24th	F Connor Zary	Signed ELC. Current player.
2nd	50th	D Yan Kuznetsov	Signed ELC. Current player.
3rd	72nd	D Jeremie Poirier	Signed ELC. Current player.
4th	96th	G Daniil Chechelev	Flames hold rights indefinitely (Russian draft pick). Played two seasons on AHL contracts.
5th	143rd	F Ryan Francis	Not signed to ELC.
6th	174th	F Rory Kerins	Signed ELC. Current player.
7th	205th	D Ilya Solovyov	Signed ELC. Current player.

2021

Rnd.	Pick	Player	Fate
1st	13th	F Matt Coronato	Signed ELC. 1 game with Flames. Current player.
2nd	45th	F William Stromgren	Signed ELC. Current player.
3rd	77th	F Cole Huckins	Not signed to ELC.
3rd	89th	D Cameron Whynot	Not signed to ELC.
5th	141st	D Cole Jordan	Not signed to ELC.
6th	168th	F Jack Beck	Not signed to ELC
6th	173rd	F Lucas Ciona	Signed ELC. Current junior player, contract begins in 2023-24.
7th	205th	G Arsenii Sergeev	Current college player. (Flames hold rights until August 15, 2026.)

2022

Rnd.	Pick	Player	Fate
2nd	59th	F Topi Ronni	Current European player. (Flames hold rights until August 15, 2026.)
5th	155th	F Parker Bell	Current junior player. (Flames hold rights until August 15, 2024.)
7th	219th	F Cade Littler	Current college player. (Flames hold rights until August 15, 2027.)

Which Flames draft class under Brad Treliving has been the most impressive? Which one is the most disappointing? Let us know in the comments!

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