The Calgary Flames have been pretty effective at drafting over the past few years. Their first round picks have tended to jump right into the NHL, which has left their top farm team, the Stockton Heat, a bit lean on shiny toys and early draft picks.
But that’s probably a good thing.
The probable 2020-21 Stockton bunch
Here are the players that will likely be with the Heat next season:
- G Tyler Parsons – 2016 second rounder
- G Artyom Zagidulin – undrafted free agent
- D Carl-Johan Lerby – undrafted free agent
- D Connor Mackey – undrafted free agent
- D Colton Poolman – undrafted free agent
- D Alexander Yelesin – undrafted free agent
- F Emilio Pettersen – 2018 sixth rounder
- F Luke Philp – undrafted free agent
- F Eetu Tuulola – 2016 sixth rounder
- F Adam Ruzicka – 2017 fourth rounder
- F Martin Pospsil – 2018 fourth rounder
- F Dmitry Zavgorodniy – 2018 seventh rounder
- F Glenn Gawdin – free agent (2015 fourth rounder, St.