What a dramatic change has taken place in the Flames prospect organization.
Hankowski was ranked the 24th best Flames prospect last year based on his 5 NHL games. In his first pro season he put up 31 pts in 55 AHL games and played 11 games in the NHL. He will be ranked in the same range as last years #24
Not bad when you match him up to similar style/type Flames prospects in the recent past: Chucko and Nemisz.
Chucko's best pro season was in 2008-09 where he put up 51 pts in 78 AHL games and skated with the Flames for 2 NHL games
Nemisz's best pro season 2011-12 where he had 29 pts in 51 AHL games and 9 NHL games.
Both of these are very comparable to Hankowski's only pro season.... yet both Chucko and Nemisz would have been in the top 5 Flames prospects when they had their best seasons.
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