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!