While the hockey stick graph was originally coined in regards to climate change, it also seems appropriate for the progression of Andrew Mangiapane, who unlike most climatologists actually wields a hockey stick. Having been on the cusp of making the NHL for the past few years, he was finally able to put the pieces together and show immense strides to end off his entry-level contract, and the best may be yet to come.
2018-19 season summary
Mangiapane began the season down in the American Hockey League, one of the last cuts the Calgary Flames made during training camp.