Sam Bennett and Matthew Tkachuk: An Intriguing Future

On June 24^th the Flames got their consolation prize for having a brutal season, by drafting the talented Matthew Tkachuk at 6^th overall. Nobody really thought that the Flames would have the chance to draft Tkachuk if they stayed picking at 6, but the series of events that played out in front of the team enabled them to snag the London Knight, coming off a season in which he was on the most prolific line of junior hockey, scoring 30 goals and 107 points in 57 regular season games, followed by 20 goals and 20 assists in 18 playoff games.