The Calgary Flames have completed a sweep of the Edmonton Oilers, with the Flames’ youngsters beating Edmonton’s both on Friday night up north and Sunday afternoon in Calgary.

The pair of games draws the curtain on prospects training camp and begins to turn our attention towards the main portion of training camp, which opens later this week. So as we wait for the battling for NHL roster spots to begin in earnest, here are our brief thoughts on every single player that attended the 2025 edition of prospects training camp.

But first, a disclaimer: these were the first games for pretty much all of these players since last season – since March or April in some cases – and the second time they’ve played together as a group. Systems play and structure won’t be criticized too much because, well, there hasn’t been a ton of time to go over them with the group.

Onto the rundown!

Honzek had a goal and an assist, playing on the left side of the top line both games. He made some smart plays, including a nice play on Sunday along the wall to retrieve a dump-in and then slide the puck to Carter King (who in turn passed it to Matvei Gridin for a one-timer blast). Honzek was merely fine in last year’s Penticton tournament, so it was nice to see him stand out a bit here – a sign, perhaps, that he’s taken a step.

Suniev was good on Friday and really good on Sunday. He was with Honzek and Gridin in Edmonton, but he was tasked with (a) driving a line in Calgary and (b) doing so while Brett Sutter did some line-matching against the Oilers’ top kids. He did a great job using his speed early on, and he seemed to use linemates David Silye and Parker Bell more and more as the game went on in Calgary. He ended the set with a goal and three assists.

Basha only played the first game and missed the second game for precautionary reasons. It doesn’t sound like it’s anything too serious, and given that Basha didn’t get a lot of game action last season, it makes sense to bring him along slowly and ease him into the grind of pro hockey.

Man, Gridin really stood out. He’s fast. He uses his shot well. He played on the second line in Edmonton and the first line in Calgary, and he generated shots and scoring chances in each game. He had two goals and two assists.

Laing played both games and was in the bottom six for each game. He did pretty well offensively, with a couple in-close goals scored by using his size and hang around the blue paint. He had two goals and one assist.

Battaglia played both games in the middle six. He showed occasional flashes of brilliance, but you could also see him discovering that his speed game might not work as well against bigger pros – but you could also see him making in-game adjustments. He had three assists, including a dandy to set up Nathan Brisson for a gimme.

McCann played both games in the bottom six. He had an assist and was generally perfectly fine.

Brisson was a big positive surprise. He played in the bottom six, but did a really nice job of adapting to his linemates and circumstances. He had two goals and two assists, and generally did a lot of positive things. He was probably the best of all the try-out players.

Silye played both games, and really had a strong showing in the second game in Calgary. He found some nice chemistry with Suniev and Parker Bell, using his two-way play as a nice compliment to Suniev’s skill and Bell’s physicality. He had an assist.

Lavigne played in the second game on the fourth line. He scored a goal on an in-close rebound and was otherwise perfectly fine.

Bell had a couple nice games. He was sort of lost in the shuffle with the Wranglers last season – through no fault of anybody’s, just a numbers game – but he’s found a nice physical edge over the summer. He crashed and banged well with Suniev and Silye. He had a goal and an assist.

King was as advertised. He centred the top line in both games and was a really consistent two-way presence. He had two assists.

Wilkie played both games and bounced around a bit between lines, but he was generally decent. He had no points.

Brzustewicz played with Morin in both games. In Edmonton, they had a bit of a rough first period and then calmed down. In Calgary, his pairing had a tough night. In particularly, it felt like Brzustewicz was trying to do too much with the puck and they ended up running around a bit in their end. (Brzustewicz played really well with a defensive-minded partner in Yan Kuznetsov last season, so maybe it’s just a styles clash with Morin?) Both players had zero points.

Hurtig played with Simon Mack in both games, pairing the offensive-minded Mack with the defensive-minded Hurtig. It worked pretty well, with Hurtig using his size and stick to defend effectively. He had zero points.

Alain played in the second game with Mace’o Phillips. They worked well together, with Phillips’ defensive smarts allowing Alain to jump up into the action a bit. Alain had a goal.

Bondar didn’t play in either game.

Mack was paired with Hurtig in both games, and they had a nice outing in the second game, getting praise from Wranglers head coach Brett Sutter. He had two assists.

Phillips played both games on the third pairing – a game with Alain and a game with Daniil Skvortsov. He was pretty impressive, not looking a bit out of place and using his size and physicality effectively. He had an assist.

Skvortsov played the first game on the third pairing with Phillips. He had an assist and was otherwise solid.

Switzer didn’t dress for either game.

Sergeev started the second game and allowed four goals. The goals were, in order: a grade-A chance off a defensive breakdown, a power play shot deflected by a defender, an odd-man rush off a defensive breakdown, and a low point shot through traffic. We’ve seen Sergeev have better outings, but he made enough saves for the win.

Say started the first game and allowed five goals. The goals were often grade-A chances coming off defensive breakdowns or turnovers, and he earned praise from Sutter for his efforts.

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