When Martin Pospisil was drafted, the overall reaction was that the Flames drafted a goon.
With a statline that boasted 253 penalty minutes, it wasn’t an outlandish label, but not necessarily an accurate one either. Yes, Pospisil plays with an edge. He was also quietly one of the United States Hockey League’s most effective offensive weapons, albeit one that mostly got in his own way by getting himself tossed out of games.
This year, the quiet part became loud. Pospisil became one of the most exciting and energetic centremen in the USHL this season, and worked his way into the top 10 prospect conversation for the Flames.