At the NHL Draft, a lot of teams have found value in the early rounds. The Calgary Flames, consequently, have recently found a lot value later on. The Flames have made nine selections in the sixth round since Brad Treliving’s arrival: five of those players signed entry-level deals, two more still might, and the Flames even found a top six winger late in the draft.
Here’s a tour through the Flames’ recent sixth-rounders.
2014: Adam Ollas Mattsson (defence, 175th overall, Djurgardens U20 – J20 SuperElit)
The Flames traded their own 2014 sixth-rounder to Dallas for Lane MacDermid, but recouped that pick when they traded Tim Jackman to Anaheim.