Kenta Isogai sounds interesting as a possible 7th round pick. Born and mostly trained in Japan. Currently in his D+2 season and is leading the Wenachee Wild in scoring. Size doesn't seem to be much of an issue and WHL has him listed at a decent height (5'11"). He's been in North America for his entire junior career and is fully fluent in English.
His skating is quite fast in highlights and he seems to have a nose for the net or the open man. Might be a future 4th liner/energy-type player. It would also be a cool footnote in history for the Flames to draft the first non-goalie Japanese player.
Tommaso De Luca was slated as a mid to late-round pick last year, but was passed over in last year's draft (probably because he left the Dub to back home), but his stat line in the Swiss league looks good for a D+1 player. Might be another potential candidate for a 6th or 7th round pick.
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