The 2020 edition of the annual NHL Draft is just over a month away. In addition to the usual intrigue about the Calgary Flames and their picks, there’s some mystery surrounding the Calgary Hitmen. The Hitmen have had 10 players selected over the past five drafts: will any Hitmen get drafted this time around?
Let’s handicap their chances.
First off, four players that ended the 2019-20 season with the Hitmen won’t be drafted because NHL clubs already hold their rights: RD Jett Woo (Vancouver), LD Egor Zamula (Philadelphia), RW Mark Kastelic (Ottawa) and C Carson Focht (Vancouver).