When training camp ended, a pair of rookies were on the Calgary Flames roster: Dillon Dube and Juuso Valimaki. While a few Flames in recent memory have skipped over the minors on their way to the NHL, only a few have avoided spending time in the American Hockey League entirely.
Looking at the Flames rosters in the salary cap era, seven players made the NHL roster out of camp directly from college or major junior.
Dion Phaneuf
A product of the Western Hockey League’s Red Deer Rebels, Phaneuf was drafted ninth overall in 2003 NHL Draft.