Brandon Hickey had an interesting season last year.
On one hand, the 2014 Calgary Flames third round selection completed his sophomore season with the Boston University Terriers and made an appearance at the World Junior Championship with Team Canada – an acknowledgement of his superb skill and strong placement relative to the other blueliners in his age group. (And it's fairly rare for a bunch of Canadian Hockey League coaches to bring along a player from the NCAA, so it's a big deal.)
On the other hand, the Terriers failed to repeat the success of their 2014-15 season where they went to the NCAA championship final, and Hickey himself saw his offensive totals cut in half from his freshman year.