The Meaghan Mikkelson Newcomer Award
Meaghan Mikkelson is a Canadian Olympian who spent a decade as a defender with the national women’s program, during which she won three Olympic medals (two gold) as well as eight World Championship medals. Mikkelson was recently added to the Flames’ radio broadcast, where she’s the colour commentator alongside play-by-play announcer Derek Wills.
In recognition of Meaghan’s “newcomer” status in affiliation with the Calgary Flames, the Meaghan Mikkelson Newcomer Award will be given to the newcomer who provides the greatest positive impact on the Flames on-ice performance during the regular season. Eligibility for this award will be open to players who were not a Flames roster player last season. We’ll borrow from the league’s rookie definition here, so someone who played more than six games for the Flames last season will not be eligible. For example, Matt Coronato and Dustin Wolf (each with one game played last season) will be eligible, while Dennis Gilbert and Walker Duehr will not. Players who’ve come over from other clubs, like Yegor Sharangovich and A.J. Greer, will be eligible.
Flame for Thought may request participation from Flames fans on Twitter/X and Facebook to select the winner from a list of candidates.