As the 31 National Hockey League teams scramble to file their 23-man opening night rosters, the Calgary Flames have essentially made all their decisions. Following today’s practice Flames head coach Bill Peters revealed that two rookies will jump straight from the Western Hockey League to the NHL: defenseman Juuso Valimaki and forward Dillon Dube.
The kids are alright!
Head coach Bill Peters has confirmed Juuso Valimaki and Dillon Dube will start the season with the #Flames! pic.twitter.com/OEGDTlLnmF
— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) October 1, 2018
Dube, 20, was easily “the story” of this year’s camp.