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Flames prospect viewing guide: Dec. 18-24

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It’s almost the Christmas season, friends, which means those of us who have school or work to worry about get some time off. The better news is there are several games this week scheduled with Calgary Flames prospects that are televised on channels most fans actually get.
Here’s who’s playing (and when) this week!
Fri., Dec. 18
- 11:00 a.m. MT – HockeyAllsvenskan (Sweden): MODO Hockey (Filip Sveningsson) vs. Tingsryds AIF
- 11:00 a.m. MT – HockeyAllsvenskan (Sweden): AIK (Lucas Feuk) vs. IF Bjorkloven
- 3:30 pm. MT – NCAA: Arizona State (Demetrios Koumontzis) vs. Ohio State [BTN+]
- 6:05 p.m. MT – ECHL: Kansas City vs. Indy [FloHockey]
Sat., Dec. 19
- 4:30 p.m. MT – NCAA: Michigan State (Josh Nodler & Mitchell Mattson) vs. Notre Dame [NBCSN]
Sun., Dec. 20
- 11:00 a.m. MT – HockeyAllsvenskan (Sweden): MODO Hockey (Sveningsson) vs. AIK (Feuk)
- 3:00 p.m. MT – NCAA: Michigan State (Nodler & Mattson) vs. Notre Dame
Mon., Dec. 21
- 9:00 a.m. MT – VHL (Russia): Buran Voronezh (Ilya Nikolayev) vs. Rubin [YouTube]
- 9:30 a.m. MT – KHL: HC Vityaz Podolsk (Daniil Chechelev) vs. Jokerit Helsinki
Tues., Dec. 22
- 7:00 a.m. MT – KHL: Dynamo Minsk (Ilya Solovyov) vs. Salavat Yulaev Ufa
- 7:30 p.m. MT – World Juniors pre-tournament: United States (Dustin Wolf) vs. Finland [TSN]
Wed., Dec. 23
- 9:00 a.m. MT – VHL (Russia): Buran Voronezh (Nikolayev) vs. Ugra [YouTube]
- 9:30 a.m. MT – KHL: HC Vityaz Podolsk (Chechelev) vs. Spartak Moscow
- 4:00 p.m. MT – World Juniors pre-tournament: Canada (Pelletier & Zary) vs. Russia (Kuznetsov) [TSN]
Thu., Dec. 24
- 7:00 a.m. MT – KHL: Dynamo Minsk (Solovyov) vs. Metallurg Magnitigorsk
Should be playing, but aren’t
- The QMJHL has shut down until Jan. 6, so no games for Ryan Francis or Jeremie Poirier for awhile.
- Most leagues are (obviously) pausing for a break over the Christmas holidays, though many of them pick up immediately afterwards.
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