In total, the Flames drafted eight new players into the organization. If you missed Saturday morning’s article, I graded how the Flames did in the first round. In this article, I’ll grade how they did in round two and beyond.

Let’s dig in!

The Theo Stockselius pick

Both of the Flames’ picks on Friday were centres that stood under six foot. Their first pick on Saturday also happened to be a centre, but Theo Stockselius stands at 6’3”, 196 pounds.

The Flames picked the Swede with the 54th overall pick, which is around where he was expected to be picked. His Elite Prospects consolidated ranking was 59th overall, with TSN’s Craig Button ranking him 31st in his latest draft ranking article.

As for Daily Faceoff, Steven Ellis ranked Stockselius as his 60th-best prospect, noting his size and defensive zone presence. Last season, with Djurgårdens IF’s under-20 team, Stockelius scored 22 goals and 51 points in 40 games, in addition to eight goals and 16 points in nine games.

The Mace’o Phillips pick

Selected with the 80th overall pick, the Flames drafted 6’6”, 228 lbs left-shot defenceman Mace’o Phillips from the U.S. National Development Team. Last season, the Wayzata, Minnesota native scored two goals and three points in 25 games, picking up 67 penalty minutes in the process.

Phillips was ranked 69th on Elite Prospects’ consolidated ranking. Steven Ellis of Daily Faceoff ranked Phillips as the 76th-best draft-eligible prospect, noting that he likes to use his side and skates well for a player of his size. There’s a possibility he could become a third-pairing defenceman in the future.

The Ethan Wyttenbach pick

With the 144th overall pick, the Flames selected another United States Hockey League player, this time turning to winger Ethan Wyttenbach. Last season with the Sioux Falls Stampede, he scored 24 goals and 51 points in 44 games, with a goal and four points in four playoff games.

This draft pick was a little off the board as only FCHockey and Recruit Scouting had him anywhere near where the Flames picked him, 125th and 157th, respectively. According to his Elite Prospects bio, he’s good off the puck and has a good release on his shot.

The Aidan Lane pick

A player who may be considered a steal in this draft in a few seasons is right-shot winger Aidan Lane. The 18-year-old split his time between the Canadian high school St. Andrew’s College, the Ontario Hockey League’s Brampton Steelheads and USHL’s Green Bay Gamblers, scoring seven goals and 13 points in 13 games with the Steelheads.

The Flames selected him 176th, well below where he was ranked by Daily Faceoff (82nd) and Elite Prospects (89th). Lane is a skilled forward who has good size (6’1”, 192 lbs). One area of concern is his skating, which will limit him unless improved.

The Jakob Leander pick

With the 208th overall pick, the Flames selected right-shot defenceman Jakob Leander from HV71 Jr. Last season with the under-20 team, he scored a goal and six points in 39 games. He doesn’t rank on any top prospect lists, and Elite Prospects lists him at 6’4”, 196 lbs, while HockeyDB lists him at 6’0”, 181 lbs. There’s not a whole lot on him.

Future diamond in the rough or career player in Sweden? Only time will tell.

The Yan Matveiko pick

Before the end of the draft, the Flames traded their 2026 seventh-round pick to the Detroit Red Wings for the 211th pick in the draft.

While the Flames didn’t draft a Russian netminder, they did select a Russian forward named Yan Matveiko with this pick. The 6’1”, 150 lbs centre plays for Krasnaya Armiya Moskva in the MHL, Russia’s top junior league, where Yegor Yegorov and Kirill Zaurbin played last season.

Like Leander, Mateviko wasn’t ranked and doesn’t have much information on him. The Flames must really like him, as they moved a pick to get him, but his weight of 150 lbs is a bit concerning

The second day’s grade

On Saturday, I gave the Flames an A- grade for the first round because they got some legitimately skilled centres who both fit a need and were the best players available.

Of Saturday’s batch of players, Stockselius, Phillips, and Lane are the big standouts. It’ll be interesting to see how Wyttenbach pans out, and the two European players selected in the seventh round are a total crap shoot.

While the second day wasn’t as good as the first day, it was by no means bad either. I give it a solid B, but we’ll see how it pans out over the coming years.

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

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