List of Calgary Flames draft picks explained

The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey franchise based in Calgary, Alberta. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). The franchise was founded in 1972 as the Atlanta Flames, and relocated to Calgary in 1980.[1] Since arriving in Calgary, the Flames have drafted 378 players.[2] The 2024 draft was the 45th in which Calgary participated.

The NHL Entry Draft is held each June, allowing teams to select players who have turned 18 years old by September 15 in the year the draft is held. The draft order is determined by the previous season's order of finish, with non-playoff teams drafting first, followed by the teams that made the playoffs, with the specific order determined by the number of points earned by each team.[3] Since 2016, the NHL holds a weighted lottery for the 15 non-playoff teams, allowing the winners to move up to the top three selections.[4] From 1995–2012 the winner of the draft lottery was allowed to move up a maximum of four positions in the entry draft.[5] The team with the fewest points has the best chance of winning the lottery, with each successive team given a lower chance of moving up in the draft. The Flames have never won the lottery.[6] Between 1986 and 1994, the NHL also held a Supplemental Draft for players in American colleges.[7]

Calgary's first draft pick was Denis Cyr, taken 13th overall in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. The highest that Calgary has drafted is fourth overall, which they have done once, they selected Sam Bennett (2014) at the fourth spot. Ten picks went on to play over 1,000 NHL games: Al MacInnis, Gary Roberts, Paul Ranheim, Brett Hull, Gary Suter, Joe Nieuwendyk, Theoren Fleury, Cory Stillman, Derek Morris and Dion Phaneuf. Three of Calgary's draft picks, MacInnis, Joe Nieuwendyk and Brett Hull have been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame.[8] 1986 draft pick Tom Quinlan was also drafted by baseball's Toronto Blue Jays and chose a career in Major League Baseball over the NHL.[9]

Key

General
Pos Position
S Supplemental draft selection
Positions
G GoaltenderC Centre
D DefencemanLW Left wing
RW Right wingF Forward
Statistics
GP Games playedG Goals
A AssistsPts Points
PIM Penalties in minutesGAA Goals against average
W WinsL Losses
T TiesOT Overtime/Shootout losses

Draft picks

Statistics are complete as of the 2023–24 NHL season and show each player's career regular season totals in the NHL. Wins, losses, ties, overtime losses and goals against average apply to goaltenders and are used only for players at that position. This list includes players drafted by the team in Calgary only.

DraftRoundPickPlayerNationalityPosGPGAPtsPIMWLTOTGAA
1980113 CanadaRW19341438436
1980231 United StatesD2
1980232 CanadaLW36611012523585
1980239 CanadaD89541195236863
1980476 CanadaRW
1980597 CanadaD12
19806118 CanadaRW
19807139 CanadaLW
19808160 CanadaC
19809181 SwedenRW450193236429189
198010202 CanadaLW35
1981115 CanadaD141634093412741501
1981356 CanadaG7813939271385273923.00
1981478 SwedenC
1981599 CanadaLW
19816120 CanadaRW
19817141 United StatesD
19818162 CanadaD153184765195
19819183 United StatesD
198110204 CanadaC132244
1982229 CanadaD2
1982351 United StatesD
1982465 CanadaG
1982472 CanadaC40346100146291
1982593 CanadaD
19826114 CanadaC
19826118 SwedenD
19827135 CanadaC
19828156 CanadaD
19829177 CanadaLW
198210198 CanadaC
198211219 United StatesC
198212240 CanadaRW
1983113 CanadaC805266419685533
1983351 CanadaC651182321503528
1983355 CanadaC3786175136277
1983466 CanadaRW
1983471 CanadaD15652025138
1983477 United StatesLW
1983591 SlovakiaLW377182536
19836111 CanadaG
19837131 CanadaG
19838151 CanadaD
19839171 CanadaD
198310191 United StatesD
198311211 Czech RepublicD
198312231RW424134250384317
1984112 CanadaLW12244384719092560
1984233 CanadaD742810201
1984238 United StatesLW1013161199360288
1984475 Czech RepublicRW
1984596 FinlandLW
19846117 United StatesRW12697416501391458
19847138 CanadaD
19848159 Czech RepublicC250458513092
19849180 United StatesD11452036428451349
198410200 Czech RepublicC
198411221 SwedenD
198412241 Czech RepublicD
1985117 United StatesD
1985227 CanadaC12575645621126677
1985238 CanadaC
1985359 United StatesL
1985480 SwedenD16193443163
19855101 FinlandC
19856122 United StatesLW2915583138123
19857143 CanadaLW7291722392113
19858164 United StatesD
19859185 CanadaD1
198510206 GermanyD
198511227LW
198512248 CanadaD
1986116 United StatesRW
1986237 GermanyD4312579104410
1986479 United StatesRW
19865100 United StatesLW
19866121 United StatesC
19867142 CanadaD154418
19868163 United StatesD
19869184 CanadaG113.69
198610205 CanadaLW
198611226 SwedenC
198612247 Czech RepublicD
1986 United StatesRW
1987119 CanadaLW
1987225 CanadaLW848144172316742
1987240 CanadaD
1987361 CanadaRW
1987470 CanadaRW
19875103 CanadaD
19876124 CanadaD
19877145 United StatesC5
19878166 CanadaRW108445563310881840
19879187 United StatesD933111443
198710208 United StatesD
198711229 SwedenD
198712250 SwedenD464141831
1987 United StatesRW72
1988121 CanadaG6211621325103.32
1988242 United StatesC4833678
1988484 United StatesC
1988585 SwedenRW445111612
1988590 United StatesD
19886126 SwedenRW2225710
19887147 SwedenLW
19888168 CanadaLW
19889189 United StatesD
198810210 CanadaD
198811231 United StatesD
198812252RW4638112
1988 United StatesD
1989224 CanadaC6463767104348
1989242 United StatesC414415293367
1989350 FinlandD
1989363 CanadaRW
1989470 Czech RepublicC830252378630388
1989484 United StatesC
19895105 United StatesLW
19897147 CanadaLW
19898168 United StatesD52
19899189RW
198910210 United StatesD
198911231D
198912252 SwedenD
1989 CanadaC12
1990111 CanadaG387131336140162522.84
1990226 CanadaD
1990232 FinlandLW232468
1990241 CanadaD
1990362 United StatesD
1990483 CanadaLW4233833711074
19906125 United StatesLW
19907146D
19908167 United StatesG
19909188 United StatesRW
199010209 CanadaD
199012251 Czech RepublicD
1990 CanadaLW
1991119 SwedenRW2
1991241 CanadaD8116
1991352 CanadaRW73672761481534
1991363 CanadaLW
1991485 United StatesC
19915107 United StatesG
19916129 CanadaD
19917140 United StatesC
19917151 CanadaRW
19918173 CanadaC
19919195 CanadaC44
199110217LW
199111239 FinlandRW3
199112261G5410122543.45
1991 CanadaC
199216 CanadaC1025278449727489
1992230 United StatesD622171916
1992354 SwedenLW585101516
1992478 SlovakiaD65568267335649
19925102 FinlandD155246260
19926126D
19926129 CanadaD364225375264
19927150 Czech RepublicD
19928174 United StatesRW3
19929198 United StatesD
199210222 SwedenLW545117145262112
199211246RW
1992 United StatesD
1993118 SwedenRW
1993244 CanadaD37272330639
1993370 United StatesF
1993495 CanadaD
1993496 CanadaC26131427341
19935121 CanadaRW
19935122 United StatesC8524664
19936148 SwedenC26416355172
19938200 United StatesRW
199310252C624157220377311
199311278 CanadaRW
1994119 CanadaLW385151934769
1994245D
1994377 United StatesRW607103111214700
1994491 CanadaC
1994497 SwedenD
19945107 SwedenRW2646091151188
19945123 GermanyD
19946149 SwedenG
19947175 Czech RepublicRW186142842125
19948201 CanadaD
19949227 SwedenC8112193116
199410253 United StatesRW3842619
199411279C556142020
1995120 CanadaD554176077748
1995246C
1995372 CanadaRW25117
1995498 SwedenRW
19956150 CanadaC455376097336
19957176 CanadaD
19959233 United StatesD
1996113 CanadaD1107923324241004
1996239 CanadaLW5536916
1996240 CanadaC5245652108561
1996373LW
1996489 FinlandD84736206242551
1996494 CanadaD
19965122 Czech RepublicC
19968202 CanadaRW/C
19969228 SlovakiaRW342415192429
199716 CanadaC19471114
1997232 CanadaG
1997242 CanadaRW4327935
1997251D
1997360 CanadaC
1997370 SwedenLW122138
1997492 United StatesD
19974100 CanadaLW711
19975113 CanadaRW
19976140D
19977167 CanadaLW
19979223 CanadaRW
199816 CanadaRW230273663104
1998233 CanadaC477413778118
1998362 CanadaD82
19984102 CanadaRW
19984108 CanadaG571141723242.87
19985120 CanadaRW
19987192 Czech RepublicRW
19988206 SwedenD4116728
19989234 United StatesD
1999111LW3255582137240
1999238 United StatesC
1999377 United StatesG7092020563192752732.86
19994106D
19995135 United StatesRW
19996153 United StatesD
19996166 CanadaD
19996170 CanadaG113.93
19997190 CanadaLW
19999252 CanadaRW
200019 CanadaG113.00
2000240 CanadaD40542118160308
2000246 CanadaC872144244388618
20004116 HungaryG
20005141 CanadaD
20005155 CanadaLW/RW7475977136801
20006176 FinlandRW384594
20008239 Czech RepublicD
20009270 CanadaD2313412
2001114 CanadaRW601110100210394
2001241C
2001256G
20014108 FinlandRW1
20014124LW
20015145 United StatesD
20015164C
20017207 CanadaRW
20017220 United StatesRW50178100178157
20018233 United StatesD
20018251 FinlandRW
2002110 United StatesLW5937248123401
2002239 United StatesF
2002390 CanadaC536101161262293
20024112RW
20025141 Czech RepublicRW
20025142 SwitzerlandC
20025146W/C
20025159 SwedenRW
20026176 CanadaG2494449485202.83
20027202 CanadaRW492111310
20027207 SwedenRW
20028238 FinlandD
200319 CanadaD10481373574941345
2003239 SwitzerlandD1
2003397 CanadaLW
20034112 CanadaRW20000
20035143 United StatesRW10
20036173 CanadaC
20037206 CanadaD
20038240 CanadaLW
20039270 CanadaLW
2004124 CanadaLW22
2004370 CanadaLW48640751151036
2004398 CanadaC22032316341
20044118 FinlandC
20044121 CanadaLW
20046173 CanadaD34244852269
20046182 SwedenRW
20047200 CanadaC
20047213 United StatesG
20049279 CanadaRW21021224346
2005126 CanadaD1313438
2005369 CanadaD
2005374 CanadaC
20054111 CanadaRW
20055128 CanadaG
20055158 CanadaG1000000000.00
20056179 CanadaLW/C60281040
20057221 CanadaD
2006126 CanadaG13011034043.25
2006387 CanadaC
2006389 United StatesC
20064118 CanadaC
20065149 FinlandRW
20066179 United StatesC
20067187 CanadaLW
20067209 SwedenD
2007124 SwedenC990200331531455
2007370 CanadaD3112
20074116 CanadaD16741014196
20075143 CanadaC
20077186 United StatesLW
20081 25 C/RW 1511
20082 48 C
20083 78 C/LW 357304676210
20084 108 LW
20084 114 D 90856292348294
20086 168 C
20087 198 D
20091 23 D 932121438
20093 74 LW
20094 111 RW
20095 141 LW
20096 171 G 3702221515052.66
20097 201 C
20103 64 C 231456
20103 73 D
20104 103 D 20000
20104 108 C 10000
20105 133 LW 3356074134200
20107 193 RW 50000
20111 13 LW 292667213878
20112 45 C 335584310186
20112 57 D 300554
20114 104 LW 763243500743176
20116 164 G 140011264460132.64
20121 21 C 354565110795
20122 42 D 22022
20123 75 G 350112816033.39
20124 105 D 4982179100220
20125 124 D
20126 165 LW
20127 186 C
20131 6 C 764244294538181
20131 22 RW 80112
20131 28 LW 10000
20133 67 D
20135 135 D
20136 157 RW
20137 187 D
20137 198 D 3723518
201414 CanadaC615137148285580
2014234 CanadaG
2014254 CanadaRW
2014364 CanadaD
20146175 SwedenD
20147184 CanadaRW
2015253 SwedenD45536164200219
2015260 SwedenD20117385552
20155136 BelarusC
20156166 CanadaLW417109106215181
20157196 CanadaD
201616 United StatesLW590218361579636
2016254 United StatesG
2016256 CanadaC3255770127105
2016366 United StatesD35753255308142
2016496 SwedenC
20165126 United StatesC
20166156 FinlandRW
20166166 CanadaC/RW341452
20167186 BelarusD
2017116 FinlandD22895867119
20174109Adam Ruzicka SlovakiaC11714264032
20175140 CanadaRW
20176171 CanadaRW
20177202 SwedenLW
20184106 SlovakiaC6381624109
20184108 United StatesLW
20184122 SlovakiaC
20186171 NorwayC
20187198LW
2019126 CanadaLW3746104
2019388C
20194116 SwedenC
20195150 United StatesC
20197214 United StatesG1800008 7 0 1 3.03
2020124 CanadaC6314203422
2020250D10000
2020372 CanadaD
2020380 United StatesD
2020496G
20205143 CanadaC
20206174 CanadaC
20207205 BelarusD100334
2021113 United StatesRW353696
2021245 SwedenLW
2021377 CanadaC
2021389 CanadaD
20215141 CanadaD
20216168 CanadaRW
20216173 CanadaLW
20217205G
2022259 FinlandC
20225155 CanadaLW
20227219 United StatesC
2023116 SlovakiaLW/C
2023248 CanadaD
2023380LW
20234112 United StatesC
20236176G
20237208 SwedenD
202419 CanadaD
2024128RW
2024241 CanadaLW
2024262 CanadaRW
2024374 CanadaD
2024384G
20244106 CanadaC
20245150 CanadaC
20246170 CanadaC
20246177 CanadaD

See also

References

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Specific

Notes and References

  1. Book: 2007–08 Calgary Flames Media Guide . Calgary Flames Hockey Club . Hanlon, Peter . Kelso, Sean . 4.
  2. Book: 2007–08 Calgary Flames Media Guide . Calgary Flames Hockey Club . Hanlon, Peter . Kelso, Sean . 2007 . 98–101.
  3. Web site: NHL FAQ – Hockey Operations Guidelines . National Hockey League . 2008-10-24 . 2010-01-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100107143326/http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=26377#entry_elig . live .
  4. Web site: NHL Draft Lottery History. TSN. 2018-04-28. 2018-06-15. 2019-04-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20190408160601/https://www.tsn.ca/history-of-the-nhl-draft-lottery-1.236014. live.
  5. Web site: Lightning win NHL draft lottery . Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . 2008-04-07 . 2008-10-24.
  6. Web site: Blackhawks are No. 1 . TSN . 2008-10-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070814035637/http://prodtsn.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?fid=7323&hubname= . 2007-08-14 . dead .
  7. Book: Podnieks, Andrew . The Complete Hockey Dictionary . Fenn Publishing . 2007 . 211 . 978-1-55168-309-6.
  8. Web site: 2007 Hockey Hall of Fame—Al MacInnis bio . Burnside, Scott . 2007-11-09 . ESPN . 2008-08-22 . 2007-11-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071114165822/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/halloffame07/bio?page=nhlhall07/macinnis . dead .
  9. News: Allan . Maki . Big is beautiful the theme; scouts did their 'homework' . Calgary Herald . 1986-06-22.