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National Post
30-06-2025
- Sport
- National Post
Calgary Flames top prospects start development camp on Wednesday
The future of the Calgary Flames will be on display at WinSport this week. Article content The Flames will be hosting their annual development camp on Wednesday and Thursday, bringing together 24 prospects for mid-summer training. It's a group that includes the team's four first-round picks from the last two years, including Zayne Parekh and Matvei Gridin from 2024 and Cole Reschny and Cullen Potter, who were taken in the draft last weekend. Article content Article content As explained by the Flames, the 'purpose of the camp is to enhance each player's development process through direction on conditioning and familiarity with the Flames organization.' Article content On-ice sessions will take place each day at 9:30 a.m., 11:15 a.m. and 1:15 p.m., with the prospects divided into six separate groups. Article content Flames fans are welcome to attend the sessions and watch from the stands to get a first glance of the group that is expected to be a big part of the Flames roster as they begin their climb back towards contention over the next couple of years. Article content Forwards Article content Andrew Basha, LW Jacob Battaglia, LW Matvei Gridin, RW Trevor Hoskin, RW Carter King, C Hunter Laing, RW Aidan Lane, LW Luke Misa, LW Cullen Potter, C Cole Reschny, C Theo Stockselius, C Aydar Suniev, LW Ethan Wyttenbach, LW Article content Defence Article content Axel Hurtig Jakob Leander Henry Mews Etienne Morin Isa Parekh Zayne Parekh Mace'o Phillips Article content
CTV News
29-06-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
Saskatchewan connections to this year's NHL draft
Calgary Flames legend Lanny McDonald and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman with Cole Reschny, the club's first pick Friday night at the NHL draft in Los Angeles. The Western Hockey League produced 33 picks in this year's NHL Entry Draft including a handful with connections to Saskatchewan. The first player off the board from Saskatchewan was Roger McQueen, who hails from Saskatoon and plays for the Brandon Wheat Kings, selected 10th overall by the Anaheim Ducks. The 6′5, 198 pound centre heard his name called by actor Joshua Jackson, who portrayed Chalie Conway in the iconic Mighty Ducks movie franchise. McQueen won gold with Canada at the 2024 IIHF U18 World Hockey Championship. The Calgary Flames were the next to select a Saskatchewan-born skater at number 18. Cole Reschny (5′11, 180lbs) had 26 goals and 66 assists for the Victoria Royals this season. He's touted as a player with a high hockey IQ and good instincts. The Macklin, Sask. native will play at the University of North Dakota next season. Moose Jaw Warriors star Lynden Lakovic was taken off the board by the Washington Capitals, 27th overall, on Friday night. The product of West Kelowna, B.C. led the Warriors in points with 58 in 47 games this season and was the team leader on and off the ice. Swift Current Broncos defenceman Peyton Kettels has a new home with the Pittsburgh Penguins after being selected 39th overall on Saturday. Kettles saw his stock rise down the stretch of the WHL season. Originally, the Winnipeg-born skater was projected to be a 3rd to 4th round pick. Kettles had five goals and 14 points for the Broncos while playing a rough and tumble brand of defence. Dusseldorf, Germany import and Saskatoon Blades forward David Lewandowski was the final player with a Saskatchewan connection to be taken this weekend. The Stanley Cup runner-up Edmonton Oilers chose him at 117th overall. Lewandowski had 15 goals and 48 points for the Blades this season and suited up for his native Germany in the Hlinka Gretzky Cup and World Junior Hockey Championships. NHL teams will now being the process of signing or inviting any undrafted players that they had their eyes on.
Calgary Herald
28-06-2025
- Sport
- Calgary Herald
Flames continue to prioritize pivots by drafting Theo Stockselius
The Calgary Flames were serious about stocking up on centres. Article content After selecting Cole Reschny and Cullen Potter with their first-round picks in the 2025 NHL Draft, the Flames followed up by welcoming Theo Stockselius at No. 54 overall on Saturday morning. Article content 'I saw that last night — Cole Reschny and Cullen Potter. It's two really good centremen,' Stockselius told Postmedia. 'So now we have three good centremen.' Article content Article content The scouting report on Stockselius, who averaged 1.28 points per game this past season in the Swedish junior league, is that he's a crafty playmaker with strong two-way instincts. Article content Asked if he is working to emulate any current NHLers, he mentioned Flames captain Mikael Backlund and Joel Eriksson Ek of the Minnesota Wild, saying 'both are really good all around the ice.' Article content Specific to Backlund, he added: 'In the future, I really want to play like him.' Article content Article content In the future, he could perhaps be replacing him. Article content Article content Stockselius, who is listed at 6-foot-2 and 181 pounds, notched 22 goals and 51 points in 40 appearances this season with Djurgardens. Article content While he managed only one marker at World Under-18s, he must have been feeling a little snakebitten since he racked up 20 shots on net. He also contributed four assists and won 64.29 percent of his draws at that international showdown. Article content Stockselius was tracking the draft on Saturday from his home in Sweden when his phone buzzed with a Snapchat alert from a good buddy. Anton Frondell, the third-overall pick of the Chicago Blackhawks, was in the crowd of prospects at Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles. Article content 'He writes, 'Congrats!' ' Stockselius relayed. 'And I said, 'What?' Then I looked up at the TV and Calgary picked me. So it was Anton Frondell who texted me first.' Article content
New York Times
28-06-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Flames sign defenseman Kevin Bahl to 6-year, $32.1 million extension
The Calgary Flames have signed defenceman Kevin Bahl to a six-year contract worth $32.1 million, carrying a $5.35 million cap hit through 2031. Calgary acquired Bahl last summer as part of the Jacob Markstrom trade that also netted them a 2025 first-round pick. The Flames used that pick to select Cole Reschny at No. 18 in Friday night's first round of the 2025 NHL Entry Draft. Advertisement The 25-year-old defenceman scored three goals and 20 points in 73 games with the Flames this season, his first full season with Calgary. Bahl averaged the third-highest time on ice among Flames skaters with 21:23, trailing MacKenzie Weegar and Rasmus Andersson. The New Westminster, B.C. native alternated between the top and second pair on the left side, while also being relied upon for penalty-killing duties. Calgary now has $19.82 million in cap space, according to PuckPedia. Rumours also continue to swirl around the Flames over the future of Andersson, who will become a free agent next summer. The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun says the Flames aren't 'close' to moving Andersson, but he remains No.1 atop fellow insider Chris Johnston's latest trade board. (Photo of Bahl: Sergei Belski / Imagn Images)
CTV News
28-06-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
Calgary Flames pick forwards Cole Reschny and Cullen Potter in first round of NHL Entry Draft
The city skyline is seen behind the Saddledome, home of the Calgary Flames, in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, March 12, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh The Calgary Flames had two picks in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft on Friday night—No. 18 and No. 32. Cole Reschny was the Flames' first pick. The 18-year-old from Macklin, Sask., is a forward with the Victoria Royals. Cullen Potter was who the Flames picked next. The 18-year-old from Minneapolis is a forward with Arizona State University. Friday evening, the Calgary Hitmen expressed their pride in seeing forward Ben Kindel picked up by the Pittsburgh Penguins at No. 11. The 18-year-old hails from Coquitlam, B.C. The next rounds of the NHL Entry Draft are set to take place on Saturday.
