Ranking the 5 Worst Calgary Flames Draft Picks In Recent Memory
By Nathan Smith
2. Morgan Klimchuk – No. 28 overall in 2013
While Morgan Klimchuk was born in Regina, he grew up in Calgary, and when he was available at No. 28 in the 2013 NHL Draft, the Flames swooped on the home town kid after he put up a combined 150 points in his last two years in the WHL with the Regina Pats before the draft. Unfortunately, his game just didn’t translate to the AHL level, and after five years in the Flames system and one game in the NHL, he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Andrew Nielsen, never to play another NHL game again.
Given his Calgary roots and the production in the WHL, many Flames fans were hoping the talented left wing could slot in alongside Sean Monahan for years to come, but things don’t always work out, and this one was especially hard to take.