Calgary’s College Boys

Once upon a time, the Calgary Flames were a team that was comprised primarily of western Canadian players. That’s changed in recent years, with more of an emphasis on college scouting and, as a result, college players.

In the interest of providing a bit of info on the Flames many former NCAA players, here’s a quick look at which players came through college, where they went and what they took. Bear in mind that this collection was lovingly compiled through the various team websites and asking players what they took. In the majority of four-year colleges, students declare a major after their second year. If a player left school after two years, they probably didn’t declare a major and therefore were just taking classes within a program of study.

Mike Cammalleri: three years at University of Michigan (1999-2002), majored in movement science (a kineseology program)

Lee Stempniak: four years at Dartmouth College (2001-05), majored in economics

Curtis Glencross: two years at University of Alaska-Anchorage (2002-04), studying business management

Kevin Westgarth: four years at Princeton University (2003-07), majoring in psychology

David Jones: three years at Dartmouth College (2004-07), majoring in economics

Derek Smith: three years at Lake Superior State University (2004-07), majoring in business management

Chris Butler: three years at University of Denver (2005-08), majoring in business management

Ben Street: five years at University of Wisconsin (2005-10), majoring in management

T.J. Galiardi: one year at Dartmouth College (2006-07), taking studio art

Joe Colborne: two years at University of Denver (2008-10), taking business management

David Eddy: three years at St. Cloud State University (2009-12), major unknown

Corban Knight: four years at University of North Dakota (2009-13), majoring in physical education, exercise science and wellness

Ben Hanowski: four years at St. Cloud State University (2009-13), majoring in business

John Ramage: four years at University of Wisconsin (2009-13), majoring in life science communication

Josh Jooris: three years at Union College (2010-13), majoring in liberal arts

Kenny Agostino: currently a senior at Yale University (2010-14), majoring in political science

Bill Arnold: currently a senior at Boston College (2010-14), majoring in communications

Johnny Gaudreau: currently a junior at Boston College (2011-), majoring in communications

Matthew Deblouw: current a sophomore at Michigan State University (2012-), major undeclared

John Gilmour: currently a sophomore at Providence College (2012-), major undeclared

Jon Gillies: currently a sophomore at Providence College (2012-), taking management

Mark Jankowski: currently a sophomore at Providence College (2012-), taking management

Tim Harrison: currently a freshman at Colgate University (2013-), major undeclared