The Calgary Flames will select 26th overall at the 2019 NHL Draft. Based on the talent pool in this draft, there are a lot of players they could potentially select at that spot. We begin our journey into this year’s draft class with a look at Muskegon Lumberjacks forward Egor Afanasyev.
Scouting report
A product of Tver, Russia – a town just outside of Moscow – Afanasyev is a bit of a departure from traditional Russian hockey prospects in that he’s been in North America for awhile. Like Flames 2018 seventh round pick Dmitry Zavgorodniy, Afanasyev came over as a teenager to make his mark.