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On Wednesday, the Calgary Flames released their Roster for the upcoming 2013 Young Stars Classic which will be held in Penticton , BC from September 5th to 9th. Due to the expiring Collective Bargaining Agreement this tournament was put on a stand still last year with the NHL lockout. This four day event has a round-robin format that will have Prospects from the Vancouver Canucks, San Jose Sharks, Winnipeg Jets , and Edmonton Oilers. These young players are feeling the heat with NHL training Camp opening on September 15th as this is one last on-ice review to secure a spot. Lets look back to when these players were drafted to showcase how well the Calgary Flames Organization has drafted as a whole given their Draft position . The Flames Schedule & Broadcasting information can be found Here.
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Here is the Official Calgary Flames Roster :
Forwards
Sven Baertschi – Drafted 13th overall at 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
Turner Elson – Signed as a Free Agent in 2011 .
Michael Ferland – Drafted 133rd overall at 2010 NHL Entry Draft .
Coda Gordon – Drafted 165th overall at 2012 NHL Entry Draft .
Markus Granlund – Drafted 45th overall at 2011 NHL Entry Draft .
Ben Hanowski – obtained in the Jarome Iginla Trade .
Ryan Howse – Drafted 74th overall at 2009 NHL Entry Draft .
Josh Jooris – Signed a 2 year , two-way deal in 2013 .
Morgan Klimchuk – Drafted 28th overall at 2013 NHL Entry Draft .
Corban Knight – Drafted 135th overall at 2009 NHL Entry Draft .
Sean Monahan – Drafted 6th overall at 2013 NHL Entry Draft .
Linden Penner – Invitee to Development Camp , has turned heads .
Emile Poirier – Drafted 22nd overall at 2013 NHL Entry Draft .
Max Reinhart – Drafted 64th overall at 2010 NHL Entry Draft .
Defenders
Ryan Culkin- Drafted 124th overall at 2012 NHL Entry Draft .
Zach Davies – Invitee to Development Camp .
Keegan Kanzig- Drafted 67th overall at 2013 NHL Entry Draft .
Brett Kulak – Drafted 105th overall at 2012 NHL Entry Draft .
John Ramage – Drafted 103rd overall at 2010 NHL Entry Draft .
Eric Roy – Drafted 135th overall at 2013 NHL Entry Draft .
Patrick Sieloff – Drafted 42nd overall at 2012 NHL Entry Draft .
Tyler Wotherspoon – Drafted 57th overall at 2011 NHL Entry Draft .
Goaltenders
Laurent Brossoit – Drafted 164th overall at 2011 NHL Entry Draft .
Joni Ortio – Drafted 171st overall at 2009 NHL Entry Draft .
Players to watch Per Team :
- Vancouver – Bo Horvat , Hunter Shinkaruk , Jordan Subban , Cole Cassels.
- Calgary – Sean Monahan , Keegan Kanzig , Linden Penner , Ben Hanowski , Patrick Sieloff.
- Edmonton – Darnell Nurse , Oscar Klefboom , Marco Roy , Kale Kessey
- Winnipeg – Josh Morrissey , JC Lipon , Adam Lowry , Nic Petan , Jacob Trouba.
- San Jose – Tomas Hertl , Mirco Mueller , Chris Tierney.