The first round of the 2021 NHL Draft will take place on July 23. Following the results of the draft lottery, the Calgary Flames hold the 12th overall selection and will have a chance to add a high-end prospect to their organization.
As conversation and speculation multiplies in advance of the draft, Fyodor Svechkov has recurrently surfaced as one of the names most often roped to the Flames. Today, we’ll be examining what the stocky and cerebral Russian forward could offer the organization if those rumours prove true.
Scouting report
Hailing from Togliatti—a city whose stroganoff stands fed and system produced former NHL mainstays like Viktor Kozlov, Alexei Yelemin, and the endlessly lovable Ilya Bryzgalov—Svechkov has played for his hometown team at the youth, junior, and professional levels.