After a wait that was seemingly only surpassed by the Toronto Maple Leafs’ wait for a Stanley Cup, Mark Jankowski finally arrived to the Calgary Flames’ roster in 2017-18. After a stellar American Hockey League debut in 2016-17, Jankowski stepped into the Flames’ everyday lineup in late October and never left.
The Flames’ 2012 first rounder didn’t blow the doors off the NHL or anything, but he was a rock solid third line center for the duration of the season – an impressive feat as a rookie.
2017-18 season summary
Jankowski had a strong training camp, arguably the strongest camp of any Flames forward other than perhaps Dillon Dube.