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If you didn't know Hickey, Gillies, Gilmour and Jankowski attended tonight's game against the Bruins.

http://calgaryherald.com/sports/hock...-nhl-press-box

The blue-liner, meanwhile, is enjoying a fine first campaign, 14 points — and plus-16 — in 33 outings.

“It’s been a good season for myself so far,” said Hickey. “With a lot of freshmen coming in, you get a lot of opportunity to play. I couldn’t ask for anything more. I love the situation. I love my team. I love my coaches. Everything is going really well this year.

“The coach (David Quinn) has a lot of confidence in me, so he’s playing me quite a bit for a freshman. So it’s been nice.”

So — after his junior season — does the six-foot-five Gillies leave Providence and sign with the Flames?

“That (decision) will come after the season,” replied Gillies, who, this season, is 19-11-2, with a 2.00 goals-against average and a .929 save percentage. “That’s handled between them and the adviser that I work with, at this point. That’ll all play itself out. My job is to stop pucks on the ice.”

“The sky’s the limit for the Flames right now,” said Hickey. “It’s pretty cool. I’ve never been in a press box before. A new experience for me and pretty cool seeing a game from up here. Way different than being on the ice.”

On the ice, he has been likened to T.J. Brodie, another strong-skating, puck-moving defender.

“That’s a pretty good comparison, for sure,” said Hickey. “I watch a lot of hockey and I have a few defencemen I love watching. Like Drew Doughty. But I more try to model my game after a guy like Ryan McDonagh. He plays big minutes for New York. I just love watching him play.”