The theme of the 2017 NHL Draft for the Calgary Flames was untapped offensive talent. Following the event, head amateur scout Tod Button used the phrase “high ceiling” to describe the offensive potential of several of their new players, and few embody that approach more than Baie-Comeau Drakkar winger D’Artagnan Joly.
Drafted a year ago as a big-bodied forward with high hopes, he’s already started to make some noise for his QMJHL club.
A product of Gatineau, Quebec who came up playing high-end hockey in his hometown, Joly is one of several hockey-playing brothers – older brother Raphael is signed in the Germany third league while another older brother, Michael, has a deal with the American Hockey League’s Colorado Eagles.