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Flames announce Young Stars Classic roster
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Ryan Pike
Sep 13, 2016, 16:44 EDTUpdated: Invalid DateTime
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After a lengthy, lengthy summer, the Calgary Flames are about to play meaningful hockey again. The road to the 2016-17 season opener on October 12 begins with prospect camp and the 2016 Young Stars Classic Tournament!
Featuring players with fewer than 100 North American pro regular season (and playoff) games or fewer than 25 NHL appearances, the Penticton tournament has been the first chance for fans to see youngsters in live hockey action! Who will be suiting up for the Flames during this year’s affair in Penticton? The Flames have released their roster for the event.

Goaltenders (4)

No.
Player
Age
2015-16 Club
Acquired
Catches
Ht
Wt
32
Jon Gillies
22
Stockton Heat (AHL)
2012 Draft
Left
6’6″
223
70
Nick Schneider
19
Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
Signed as free agent
Right
6’2″
170
72
Mason McDonald
20
Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL)
2014 Draft
Right
6’4″
200
80
Tyler Parsons
18
London Knights (OHL)
2016 Draft
Left
6’1″
185

Defensemen (9)

No.
Player
Age
2015-16 Club
Acquired
Shoots
Ht
Wt
53
Kenney Morrison
24
Stockton Heat (AHL)
Signed as free agent
Right
6’2″
208
54
Rasmus Andersson
19
Barrie Colts (OHL)
2015 Draft
Right
6’1″
214
58
Oliver Kylington
19
Stockton Heat (AHL)
2015 Draft
Left
6’0″
183
67
Ryan Culkin
22
Adirondack Thunder (ECHL)
2012 Draft
Left
6’2″
200
73
Keegan Kanzig
21
Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
2013 Draft
Left
6’7″
247
76
Roman Dyukov
20
Yunost Minsk (Belarus)
Invite (AHL contract)
Left
6’1″
190
80
Stepan Falkovsky
19
Ottawa 67’s (OHL)
2016 Draft
Left
6’7″
224
92
Aaron Hyman
18
Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
Invite
Right
6’5″
224
98
Riley Bruce
19
North Bay Battalion (OHL)
2015 Draft
Right
6’7″
212

Forwards (16)

No.
Player
Age
2015-16 Club
Acquired
Shoots
Ht
Wt
19
Matthew Tkachuk
18
London Knights (OHL)
2016 Draft
Left
6’2″
202
45
Morgan Klimchuk
21
Stockton Heat (AHL)
2013 Draft
Left
6’0″
185
47
Matthew Phillips [C]
18
Victoria Royals (WHL)
2016 Draft
Right
5’7″
140
56
Ryan Lomberg
21
Adirondack Thunder (ECHL)
Invite (AHL contract)
Left
5’9″
190
59
Dillon Dube [C]
18
Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
2016 Draft
Left
5’11”
183
60
Brett Pollock
20
Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
Trade with Dallas
Left
6’3″
195
62
Austin Carroll
22
Stockton Heat (AHL)
2014 Draft
Right
6’3″
212
71
Hunter Smith
21
Stockton Heat (AHL)
2014 Draft
Right
6’7″
231
77
Mark Jankowski [C]
21
Providence College Friars (NCAA)
2012 Draft
Left
6’4″
202
78
Justin Doucet
19
Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
Invite
Left
6’6″
229
82
Eetu Tuulola
18
HPK (Jr. SM-Liiga)
2016 Draft
Right
6’2″
224
87
Mathieu Sevigny
18
Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
Invite
Left
6’1″
175
89
Andrew Mangiapane
20
Barrie Colts (OHL)
2015 Draft
Left
5’10”
184
94
Brayden Burke
19
Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
Invite
Left
5’10”
165
95
Mikkel Aagaard [C]
20
Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
Invite
Left
5’11”
180
96
Dennis Kravchenko [C]
22
U-Mass Amhearst (NCAA)
Invite
Left
5’9″
176
Not Attending: Rushan Rafikov (Europe), Adam Ollas Mattsson (Europe), Adam Fox (college), Brandon Hickey (college), Pavel Karnaukhov (Europe), Linus Lindstrom (Europe), Mitchell Mattson (USHL), Tim Harrison (college), Daniel Pribyl (eligible but recovering from surgery), and a few Flames farmhands (such as David Rittich, Emile Poirier and Brett Kulak) who are technically eligible but probably wouldn’t get much out of the experience.

The Invites

At first blush, the Flames have invited far fewer players to their camp from outside the organization than they have in previous years. This year’s invites are:
  • Big-bodied defender Aaron Hyman of the Calgary Hitmen. He’s big and right-handed, which are two things the organization loves. His offensive game isn’t amazing (yet), but he split sixth-defender duties with Jakob LaPointe last season and basically played half the time. He’s led the Hitmen in scoring during the pre-season for what that’s worth.
  • AHL signee Roman Dyukov.
  • AHL signee Ryan Lomberg, who was at this tournament last year.
  • Denmark-born OHL center Mikkel Aagaard, who has scored impressively but may be looking for a new home (given he’s both an overager and an import player, and junior teams typically don’t keep guys like him).
  • Big-bodied forward Mathieu Sevigny, who was also invited to development camp.
  • Small-bodied forward Brayden Burke, who was also invited to development camp.
  • Small-bodied forward Dennis Kravchenko, who was also invited to development camp.
  • Big-bodied forward Justin Doucet, who was also invited to development camp.

The Schedule

The youngsters gather in Calgary on Thursday for medical testing. After that, it’s off to scenic Penticton, British Columbia for the annual Young Stars Classic Tournament!
  • On Friday (September 16), Calgary plays the Winnipeg Jets at 5 p.m. MT
  • On Saturday (September 17), Calgary plays the Edmonton Oilers at 8:30 p.m. MT
  • On Monday (September 19), Calgary plays the Vancouver Canucks at 4:30 p.m. MT
The games will be streamed on the Flames website.

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