With their second pick of the sixth round, the Calgary Flames have gone back to the Western Hockey League. Perhaps they have a bit of inside intelligence from head coach Dave Lowry – rumoured to be up for an associate coach spot with the Flames – but the Flames nabbed pint-sized sniper Matthew Phillips at 166th overall.
For those scoring at home, this is the pick they obtained in the David Jones/Niklas Backstrom swap at the trade deadline.
What can we say about Phillips? Well, he's not big (5'7" and 160 pounds) but he's local (from Calgary), and he is pure offense.