The off-season is just about complete, folks, as the calendar has flipped over to September and the start of rookie camps is next week. As we await the arrival of the Calgary Flames’ youngsters for the 2024 Young Stars Classic tournament in Penticton, we decided to dive into the statistics of the players the club selected back in June at the entry draft.

In addition to the box-car stats – goals, assists and points – we’ll be looking at a few other things. Among them are NHLe – NHL equivalent, a metric that uses past comparable players from each league to translate production in feeder leagues to expected NHL production – along with how much of each player’s point production was primary (goals and first assists) and/or at five-on-five. We’ll also look at what proportion of each player’s production was primary.

Let’s dive in!

Selected at ninth overall in the first round, Parekh had 33 goals and 63 assists for 96 points over 66 games for Saginaw of the Ontario Hockey League. His production translates to 38.53 NHLe.

Parekh had 54 five-on-five points, 39 five-on-five primary points, and 66 primary points. 72% of his five-on-five points were primary, and 69% of his total points were primary.

Parekh was tied for sixth overall in the OHL in points and was fifth in assists. Among OHL blueliners, he was first in goals and points and second in assists. Yeah, a lot of his production was from special teams – particularly the power play – but he produced a lot at even strength, too.

Selected at 28th overall in the first round, Gridin had 38 goals and 45 assists for 83 points over 60 games for Muskegon of the United States Hockey League. His production translates to 31.76 NHLe.

Gridin had 49 five-on-five points, 42 five-on-five primary points, and 67 primary points. 86% of his five-on-five points were primary, and 81% of his total points were primary.

Gridin led the USHL in points, and he was fourth in goals and tied for fourth in assists.

Selected at 41st overall in the second round, Basha had 30 goals and 55 assists for 85 points over 63 games for Medicine Hat of the Western Hockey League. His production translates to 33.41 NHLe.

Basha had 52 five-on-five points, 41 five-on-five primary points, and 69 primary points. 79% of his five-on-five points were primary, and 82% of his total points were primary.

Selected at 62nd overall in the second round, Battaglia had 31 goals and 24 assists for 65 points over 67 games for Kingston of the OHL. His production translates to 25.70 NHLe.

Battaglia had 39 five-on-five points, 34 five-on-five primary points, and 54 primary points. 87% of his five-on-five points were primary, and 83% of his total points were primary. Battaglia’s high primary points percentage suggests he’s been a player-driver for Kingston.

Selected at 74th overall in the third round, Mews had 15 goals and 46 assists for 61 points over 65 games for Ottawa of the OHL. His production translates to 24.86 NHLe.

Mews had 35 five-on-five points, 24 five-on-five primary points, and 38 primary points. 69% of his five-on-five points were primary, and 62% of his total points were primary. His percentages were lower than Parekh’s, which are to be expected given the differences in their play styles.

Mews was seventh among OHL defencemen in points.

Selected at 84th overall in the third round, Zarubin posted a 19-18-7 record over 45 games split between AKM Tul and AKM-Junior of the Major Hockey League (Russia’s top junior league). He posted a 2.81 goals against average, .927 save percentage and five shutouts.

He led the MHL in games and minutes played. Only three goalies league-wide had more wins, and only one goalie had more shutouts.

Selected at 106th overall in the fourth round, Hoskin had 42 goals and 58 assists for 100 points over 52 games for Cobourg of the Ontario Junior Hockey League. His production translates to 5.36 NHLe.

Hoskin had 60 five-on-five points, 50 five-on-five primary points, and 85 primary points. 83% of his five-on-five points were primary, while 85% of his total points were primary. Hoskin’s high primary points percentages suggest that he’s a play-driver, at least at the junior-A level.

Selected at 150th overall in the fifth round, Misa had 26 goals and 55 assists for 81 points over 66 games for Mississauga of the OHL. His production translates to 32.51 NHLe.

Misa had 58 five-on-five points, 39 five-on-five primary points, and 56 primary points. 67% of his five-on-five points were primary, while 69% of his total points were primary. (Compared to some of the Flames’ other high-producing prospects, Misa has a low percentage of primary points, which reflects that a lot of his production was second assists.)

Misa was 10th in the OHL in assists.

Selected at 170th overall in the sixth round, Laing had 11 goals and 14 assists for 25 points over 66 games for Prince George of the WHL. His production translates to 9.38 NHLe.

Laing had 20 five-on-five points, 14 five-on-five primary points, and 18 primary points. 70% of his five-on-five points were primary, while 72% of his total points were primary.

Selected at 177th overall in the sixth round, Jamieson had 10 goals and 22 assists for 32 points over 66 games for Everett of the WHL. His production translates to 12.01 NHLe.

Jamieson had 27 five-on-five points, 18 five-on-five primary points, and 21 primary points. 67% of his five-on-five points were primary, while 66% of his total points were primary.