It did seem like a weird pick, but later round gems often are players that have a story that is off piste. Injured. Late bloomer. Grew late. Obscure country. Who knows from where we stand. This path is different enough that you never know.
But his dad drove a zamboni. Hockey is expensive....maybe the family didn't have the means to get Hoskins in with "development" coaches that feed kids to bigger programs. Who knows.
All I know is this scout, Terry Doran, has been mentioned several times by Flames management as sticking his neck WAY out for this kid. He will have spent major goodwill to go to bat for Hoskins. A scout's reputation is on the line for this.
That is worth a lot.
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