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FN’s mid-season Flames prospect updates: Trevor Hoskin
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Feb 23, 2026, 16:00 ESTUpdated: Feb 22, 2026, 18:51 EST
The Calgary Flames may have found a forward with National Hockey League potential in the latter rounds of the draft.
No, I’m not talking about 2025 fifth-rounder Ethan Wyttenbach, who not only has just NHL potential, but superstar potential as his point total leads all of the NCAA. No, the Flames also found a forward who has found success in the NCAA for the past two seasons in the fourth round of the 2024 draft, Trevor Hoskin.
The Belleville, Ontario native played his junior hockey with the Cobourg Cougars of the Ontario Junior Hockey League, one step below the Canadian Hockey League, as CHL players could commit to NCAA teams at that point. In 2021-22, the right-shot forward scored 11 goals and 29 points, not too bad for a 17-year-old, but not great either.
In his aged-18 season, Hoskin scored 16 goals and 61 points, but went undrafted for the second consecutive season. Finally, Hoskin started to find his scoring touch in 2023-24, potting 45 goals and 100 points in 52 games, with an additional 11 goals and 28 points in 18 playoffs games, as the Cougars fell to the Trenton Golden Hawks in the Conference Finals.
Finally, Hoskin was drafted, as the Flames selected the then 20-year-old with the 106th overall pick. Joining Niagara University in 2024-25, Hoskin scored 12 goals and 39 points in 36 games, winning the Atlantic Hockey Association’s Rookie of the Year award. Additionally, Hoskin finished tied for fourth in AHA scoring with his 39 points.
During the off-season, Hoskin transferred to Merrimack, a school in the much bigger Hockey East Conference. Like the year before, Hoskin is having a good season, scoring eight goals and 27 points in 26 games this season. Once again, Hoskin is in the top 10 of scoring, as his 27 points are tied with Cole Hutson for the seventh-most in the conference. It’s clear that Hoskin is a solid playmaker, as his 19 assists are the most in the conference.
This off-season, Hoskin will turn 22, which poses interesting questions about what’s next for the forward. Is he ready to turn professional? Will he jump into the transfer portal once again? Or will he remain with Merrimack? If I had to guess, he’ll either turn professional or play his junior year with Merrimack.
As it stands, Merrimack sits sixth in Hockey East, and will likely need to win their conference’s end of season tournament as their three national tournaments is one of the fewest in the NCAA. They most recently made it in 2023, after also making it in 1988 and 2011.
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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