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Postmedia article on Reschny. Very good read.

https://calgaryherald.com/sports/hoc...source=twitter

While Reschny delivered a two-point performance Sunday, propelling his squad to a 5-2 victory and a series sweep, his most impressive stat came from another column. The lefty won 15-of-17 draws that evening.

“I know how highly they think of him there,” Flames director of player development Ray Edwards said. “I think he was sixth in their fitness testing, which is amazing for an 18-year-old.

“We’re just starting to get to know Cole but he’s an impressive young man, in terms of character and professionalism and maturity and all that stuff, and he plays that way. I watched him take a bunch of faceoffs (during exhibition action) and the way he prepares and goes into the faceoff circle, he looks like a pro. And the way he wins faceoffs, he wins faceoffs like a guy who has played four or five years of pro hockey. He doesn’t just go in there willy-nilly. He has a plan and he executes that plan. Little things like that stand out to me.”

It was, indeed, Reschny’s playoff show-off that sealed his status as one of the Flames’ top targets, but not only for the reasons that are obvious on the statsheet. They were equally impressed with his defensive work during a second-round showdown with the Spokane Chiefs. His assignment was to keep tabs on Berkly Catton, a finalist for the WHL’s Player of the Year honours and now a rookie with the Seattle Kraken.

“The clincher for me was watching him in that series against Spokane and watching him against Catton’s line, basically head-to-head,” said Tod Button, the Flames director of amateur scouting. “I mean, we were doing all these draft interviews and talking to the defencemen out west and they all told us, ‘Oh, the hardest line to play against is the Catton line,’ or, ‘Oh, the best player is Catton.’

“There were some times where Catton got the better of him, but his resolve and his persistence, it showed. He just kept on coming and coming and coming. To see that, it was impressive.”

Button, who has been Calgary’s head amateur scout for two-plus decades, described him as “a conscientious two-way player” with an “understated, efficient game” and a “sneaky quick release” on his shot.

His hockey sense is a major asset and the Flames believe any concern about his quickness will melt away as he builds more muscle.

“With Cole, it’s not flash,” said Button, who racked up roughly 20 viewings of Reschny during his draft season, starting at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup. “It’s just right play, right time, high-level plays and high execution.”

“The DNA of that kid is captain material someday,” said Huxley, who played 11 seasons as a minor-league tough guy, including some time with Calgary’s ECHL affiliate. “The Flames are getting a leader. I mean a leader in the room, in all three zones and just a guy that you want representing your organization. Because people will meet Cole and be like, ‘That is a very mature, very respectful, very good young man.’

“I think they hit a home run. I think they knocked it out of the park with him.”