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Good article on the Hockey Writers about the new staff (a few weeks old so missing a few):

https://thehockeywriters.com/calgary...ng-department/

Billy Powers: New Pro Scout

Billy Powers was a college hockey stud back in the late 1980s. The former winger suited up for the prestigious University of Michigan from 1985-1988 and put up a very notable 107 points in 115 games. Before he even got to Michigan he was drafted out of high school by the Flyers in the ninth round of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. Unfortunately, he never donned an NHL sweater and instead became a graduate assistant coach with Michigan when he finished playing there. After two years of that, he moved on to be a full assistant coach at the University of Illinois-Chicago, a position he held for another two seasons. He then came back to Michigan as an assistant in 1992 and stayed there for a whopping 25 years. The last six seasons Powers was there he served as the associate head coach.

Powers decided to switch to the scouting world in 2017, joining the Flames as an amateur scout. Tasked with hunting for talent in the junior hockey ranks, the team has drafted such players as Dustin Wolf, Jakob Pelletier, Jérémie Poirier, Connor Zary during his regime as well as the more recent Matt Coronato and Samuel Honzek, among others. Now, he has moved up to the job title of pro scout effective for the 2023-24 season. Instead of young potential draft picks, he will be looking at established NHL players that could add to the Flames’ success and be had via trade or free agency. Time will tell how he does in this new role, but if his amateur scouting is any indication, the Flames will be in good hands.