Calgary Flames right-winger Michael Frolik is anxious to be back.
Anxious to be back in action after missing a dozen dates — the longest injury layoff of his professional career — due to a separated shoulder.
Anxious to be back at Rexall Place in Edmonton, where he celebrated his first NHL hat-trick on Halloween night.
“It was a special night, for sure,” Frolik recalled of that three-goal performance, which included the tie-breaking tally with just 8.7 seconds remaining in regulation. “I think I will remember that for a while. You know … first hat-trick, so I think you never forget that.