Calgary Flames

Calgary Flames

Team Depth Chart of NHL Prospects
Strengths
  • 3rd/4th line forwards
  • Grit and leadership
Weaknesses
  • Offensive Defenseman
  • First line forward talent

About Prospect Scores and Probability

Prospect Criteria

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Pro
Playing in N.A. Pro (NHL, AHL, ECHL, etc.)
CHL
Playing in CHL (OHL, QMJHL, WHL)
NCAA
Playing in NCAA
Europe
Playing in Europe
Junior
Playing in Junior 'A' (USHL, BCHL, AJHL, etc.)
N/A
Not Categorized Yet

Goaltenders

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Jon Gillies NCAA 7.0 D
2. Laurent Brossoit CHL 6.5 C
3. Joni Ortio Europe 6.5 C

Right Wing

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Akim Aliu Pro 6.5 C
2. Greg Nemisz Pro 6.5 C
3. Bryan Cameron Pro 6.0 C
4. David Eddy Pro 6.0 C
5. Mike Testwuide Pro 6.0 C

Left Wing

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Sven Baertschi Pro 8.0 B
2. John Gaudreau NCAA 8.0 D
3. Ken Agostino NCAA 7.0 C
4. Ben Hanowski Pro 7.0 C
5. Michael Ferland CHL 7.0 D
6. Ryan Howse Pro 7.0 D
7. Coda Gordon CHL 6.5 D
8. Lance Bouma Pro 6.0 B
9. Carter Bancks Pro 6.0 D
10. Turner Elson CHL 6.0 D
11. Nicholas Larson Pro 5.5 C

Centers

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Max Reinhart Pro 7.5 C
2. Mark Jankowski NCAA 7.5 D
3. Markus Granlund Europe 7.0 D
4. Bill Arnold NCAA 6.5 C
5. Paul Byron Pro 6.5 C
6. Matt DeBlouw NCAA 6.0 C
7. Gaelan Patterson Pro 6.0 C

Defensemen

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. James Martin Pro 6.5 C
2. Ryan Culkin CHL 6.5 C
3. Patrick Sieloff CHL 6.5 C
4. Brady Lamb Pro 6.5 C
5. Tyler Wotherspoon CHL 6.5 C
6. Christopher Breen Pro 6.5 C
7. John Ramage NCAA 6.5 C
8. Brett Kulak Pro 6.5 D
9. Mark Cundari Pro 6.0 C

Calgary Flames prospects played large part in WHL playoffs, Frozen Four

by David Thicke
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Ken Agostino - Yale Bulldogs

Photo: Yale winger Ken Agostino hoists the trophy after helping the Bulldogs to the first National Championship in school history (courtesy of Jeanine Leech/Icon SMI)

The Calgary Flames prospects at the NHL level were unable to gain any post-season playing experience and the Abbotsford Heat failed to qualify for the AHL Calder Cup Playoffs. At the lower levels this spring, only the CHL prospects were experiencing playoff hockey as the European and NCAA prospects had already finished up their seasons.

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Team Rankings: Detroit Red Wings deep prospect pool leads the middle group

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Dan DeKeyser - Detroit Red Wings

Photo: Detroit’s signing of Western Michigan defenseman Dan DeKeyser has improved the team’s breakout and transition game (courtesy of Steven King/Icon SMI)

Below is the middle section of the Hockey's Future Spring NHL Team Rankings, the staff's ranking of each NHL team's system based on the strength of the entire prospect pool. For reference, just the top five prospects are listed. To be eligible, a prospect must meet HF's prospect criteria. The ranking is done twice a year, with this edition being an update to the Fall ranking.

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Mix of grit and skill found in Calgary Flames prospect awards

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Sven Baertschi - Calgary Flames

Photo: Flames winger Sven Baertschi, who possesses great instincts and determination with the puck on his stick, took home the award for the Best Offensive Prospect (courtesy of Dustin Bradford/Icon SMI)

The Calgary Flames 2013 Hockey's Future prospect awards are based on the 2012-13 regular season performances in all the leagues in which they have played this year. The award winners are selected by the HF writers and decided on after all the tabulations of the opinions from the HF staff.

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Gaudreau returning to Boston College with eye towards 2014 Frozen Four

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Johnny Gaudreau - Boston College

Photo: Boston College winger Johnny Gaudreau was part of the Hobey Hat Trick as one of three finalists for college hockey's top individual award (courtesy of Michael Tureski/Icon SMI)

 
Boston College did not make the 2013 Frozen Four, but they were nonetheless well represented at the festivities, with sophomore forward Johnny Gaudreau among the three finalists for the Hobey Baker Award. Gaudreau was the only underclassman to be selected as a finalist for the award, with the other two, winner Drew LeBlanc (CHI) and Eric Hartzell, both seniors. He was also the only member of the trio whose team did not make it to the Frozen Four.

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Calgary Flames possess variety of talent in NCAA and Europe

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Jon Gillies - Providence Friars

Photo: Providence goaltender Jon Gillies was named Hockey East's Rookie of the Year for his performance in backstopping the Friars all the way to the semifinals of the league tournament (courtesy of Michael Tureski/Icon SMI)

 
The Calgary Flames have a good mix of talent amongst their prospects playing in the NCAA and Europe. The organization has eight forwards and one defenseman that possess varying degrees of speed, skill, character, physicality, size, and grit. The two goalies play the butterfly style with very different attributes to their games. These young prospects have shown improvement in their development this year and could add good overall depth to the Flames' organization in the very near future.

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Top Prospects

  1. Sven Baertschi
  2. John Gaudreau
  3. Max Reinhart
  4. Mark Jankowski
  5. Tyler Wotherspoon
  6. Patrick Sieloff
  7. Laurent Brossoit
  8. Bill Arnold
  9. John Ramage
  10. Michael Ferland
  1. Jon Gillies
  2. Joni Ortio
  3. Paul Byron
  4. Greg Nemisz
  5. Lance Bouma
  6. Christopher Breen
  7. Markus Granlund
  8. Ryan Culkin
  9. Brady Lamb
  10. Ryan Howse

Notable Prospects

  1. Ken Agostino
  2. Akim Aliu
  3. Carter Bancks
  4. Bryan Cameron
  5. Mark Cundari
  6. Matt DeBlouw
  7. David Eddy
  1. Turner Elson
  2. Coda Gordon
  3. Ben Hanowski
  4. Brett Kulak
  5. Nicholas Larson
  6. James Martin
  7. Gaelan Patterson
  8. Mike Testwuide
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