per McKenzie on TSN, Flames are one of 5 NHL teams not sending scouts to the IIHF u18s due to radiation spikes detected near the host site.
Background:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/21/w...ear-cloud.html
Here is a story in the Athletic from earlier this month:
https://theathletic.com/210925/2018/...iation-spikes/