Flames First Three Rounds: A Retrospective

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It’s almost time!

The 2014 NHL Draft goes Friday and Saturday from scenic Philadelphia, PA. The Calgary Flames own five picks in the first three rounds. To edify my own curiosity, I went ahead and made a fancy table of every Flames pick in the first three rounds since 2001 – the year Tod Button became head scout and began running the draft board. Each player is listed in overall order, and listed with the number of pro games they’ve played split into North America’s three major leagues (the NHL, the AHL and the ECHL).

Table after the jump!

Pick	Year	Player	NHL GP	AHL GP	ECHL GP
4	2014	TBA
6	2013	Monahan	75
9	2003	Phaneuf	680
10	2002	Nystrom	487	109
13	2011	Baertschi	53	73
14	2001	Kobasew	601	139
21	2012	Jankowski
22	2013	Poirier		2
23	2009	Erixon	51	132
24	2004	Chucko	2	277
24	2007	Backlund	246	55
25	2008	Nemisz	15	220
26	2005	Pelech	13	386
26	2006	Irving [G]	13	194	8
28	2013	Klimchuk		4
34	2014	TBA
39	2002	McConnell			138
39	2003	Ramholt	1	210
41	2001	Taratukhin		80
42	2012	Sieloff		2
45	2011	Granlund	7	52
48	2008	Wahl		71	148
54	2014	TBA
56	2001	Medvedev [G]
57	2011	Wotherspoon	14	48
64	2010	Reinhart	19	134
64	2014	TBA
67	2013	Kanzig
69	2005	Baldwin		263	41
70	2004	Prust	369	221
70	2007	Negrin	3	143	53
73	2010	Leach		6	59
74	2005	Ryder		45	4
74	2008	Howse		59	20
75	2012	Gillies [G]
78	2008	Bouma	121	95
83	2014	TBA
87	2006	Armstrong		177	140
89	2006	Marvin		5	65
90	2002	Lombardi	536	86
97	2003	Donally		104	105
98	2004	Boyd	220	136

-Four straight-up bust first rounders here in Chucko, Pelech, Irving and Nemisz. Granted, Chucko might’ve turned into a Lance Bouma-esque depth guy had it not been for concussion issues. At least the Flames got a roster player for Nemisz, right?

-Second-round whiffs: Taratukhin, Ramholt, McConnell, Wahl… No wonder Darryl Sutter kept trading his seconds away! However, Granlund and Wotherspoon seem good so far.

-Third-round mistakes: Baldwin, Ryder, Howse, Armstrong, Marvin, Donally. Good thirds: Reinhart, Prust, Bouma, Lombardi. Negrin is roughly what I expect from a third rounder – a depth guy for the farm team, verging on being a tweener in the NHL at times.

Flames First Three Rounds: A Retrospective

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