This is the Apr. 22-27 edition of the Calgary Flames prospect round-up, where we look at how Flames prospects have done every week. Specifically, we’ll look at players playing overseas, in junior hockey, or at the college level, as the American Hockey League prospects have an article of their own in the Wranglers Recaps.

The lone Flames prospect still playing at all levels is Medicine Hat Tigers’ forward Andrew Basha. Let’s take a look at how they did this past week.

How are the Tigers doing

The Tigers disposed of the Regina Pats in five games, then swept Axel Hurtig and the Calgary Hitmen. On the other side of the bracket, the Prince Albert Raiders defeated the Red Deer Rebels in five games, before sweeping Hunter Laing and the Saskatoon Blades. Let’s take a look at what has happened in the two games.

Game 1

Game 1 was in Prince Albert on Friday. About six and a half minutes into the first, Brayden Dube opened the scoring for the home team. But 10 minutes later, 2026 draft eligible Markus Ruck tied the game, with Basha picking up an assist.

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That tie game was short-lived, as Justice Christensen took the lead less than two minutes later, while another 2026 soon-to-be draftee, Daxon Rudolph, picked up the assist. Early in the second, Ben Harvey made it 3-1 for the Raiders, then Max Heise scored with just over six minutes left in the second to give the Raiders a 4-1 lead.

Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll scored for the Tigers with three minutes to play in the second, but the Raiders dominated the third. Three and a half minutes in, Aiden Oiring made it a 5-1 game, then Alisher Sarkenov scored a power play goal three minutes later. The Tigers’ final goal came courtesy of Bryce Pickford, but the Raiders answered with two more goals in an 8-3 rout.

Game 2

A common trend with junior hockey is that the first couple of rounds are rather uncompetitive, that’s what made the Edmonton Oil Kings and Blades series so much fun. Around the third round is where either team can win. That happened for the Tigers in Game 2.

With just six seconds left in the first period, Noah Davidson opened the scoring for the Tigers, with Basha picking up an assist. That’s all the scoring there was for the first 36 minutes of the game, as Liam Ruck scored a power play goal with under four to play in the second.

The other Ruck potted a goal with seven minutes to go in the third, then Jonas Woo iced Game 2 with an empty netter. For good measure, Niilopekka Muhonen scored the Tigers’ fifth for a 5-0 victory in Saskatchewan.

With two assists in the first two games, Basha has three goals and 16 games this postseason. The second-rounder has postseason experience, but missed most of the first three rounds due an injury that limited him to just 23 games in 2024-25.

Games 3 and 4 will shift to Alberta. On Tuesday, Game 3 will start at 7:00 p.m. MT, the same start time for Wednesday’s Game 4. As for Game 5, they’ll return to Saskatchewan on Friday at 7:00 p.m. MT. If needed, Game 6 will be in Medicine Hat on Sunday, and Game 7 would be in Prince Albert on May 5.

Elsewhere around junior

One of these two teams will face either the Everett Silvertips or Penticton Vees in the Western Hockey League Finals. Right now, the Silvertips have the upper hands as they defeated the expansion team 4-1 in game 1 and 5-4 in Game 2. Defenceman Landon DuPont is expected to be the first overall pick in 2027, and he’s having a solid post-season, scoring four goals and 16 points in 11 games.

Over in the Ontario Hockey League, the Kitchener Rangers are up 2-0 in their series against the Windsor Spitfires. Ethan Belchetz of the Spitfires could end up being selected in the top 10 of this year’s draft. On the other side of the OHL bracket, Caleb Malhotra’s Brantford Bulldogs are up 2-1 in their series against the Barrie Colts.

Then in the Québec Maritimes Junior Hockey League, the Moncton Wildcats and Blainville-Boisbriand Armada are all knotted up at one. Game 2 was in the news, as there was nearly a bench clearing brawl at the end of the game. Defenceman Tommy Bleyl is the best draft-eligible prospect on the Wildcats, while left-shot defenceman Xavier Villeneuve of the Armada is likely to go in the first round.

On the other side of the bracket, the Chicoutimi Saguenéens and Rouyn-Noranda Huskies are also knotted up at one. Right winger Lars Steiner is the best draft-eligible prospect of the two teams, and the 5’9” forward is expected to go somewhere in the second round.

Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for FlamesNation, Oilersnation, and Blue Jays Nation. She can be followed on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.