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sureLoss · 09-06-2018, 05:53 PM

The Flames wiill have 3 NCAA prospects + 1 prospect in the USHL.

Departures: Fox was traded to Carolina.

Fresh is the theme this season for the Flames prospects in the NCAA. All 3 Flames prospects in the NCAA will be freshmen. Coupled with the fact all of them are also late round picks, they are likely going to need the full college experience before they are ready to go pro.

USHL:
C Martin Pospisil 4th round 2018 105th OA : Sioux City Musketeers
https://www.eliteprospects.com/playe...artin-pospisil
Committed to St. Lawrence University but will be returning to the USHL for another season. Will be interesting to see if he tries to reign in his antics or continues them. Will he go over or under last season's 253PIMs?

NCAA:
LW Demetrois Koumontzis 4th round 2018 108th OA : Arizona State University
https://www.eliteprospects.com/playe...ios-koumontzis
Koumontzis is joining Arizona State University. ASU's men's hockey program was founded in 2015 and since then hasn't been very good (which isn't surprising for a 2 year old program). He will be the first and only NHL drafted to play for the team. While joining a struggling program in its infancy might not be great for a NHL prospect, it also provides an opportunity for significant ice time and to emerge as a star player.

C Mathias Emilio Pettersen 6th round 2018 167th OA : University of Denver
https://www.eliteprospects.com/playe...ilio-pettersen
The skilled Norwegian YouTube sensation will be heading to Denver. Denver is going under a restructuring having to replace their coaching staff and their 3 top scorers from last season have gone pro. Unlike ASU, the Denver program has a rich history of success (both in producing NHLers and NCAA championships) as well as a few other NHL draft picks still on the roster.

C Mitchell Mattson 5th round 2016 126th OA : Michigan State University
https://www.eliteprospects.com/playe...tchell-mattson
A mediocre USHL career even while spending his draft+1 and draft+2 years there. Having to go from a prestigious program like UND to MSU. Not at the latest Flames development camp. All sorts of warning signs. Hope he turns it around as he has all the tools to be a great NHLer - skill and size. MSU should give him a chance to be "the guy".

09-06-2018, 05:53 PM	#1
sureLoss Some kinda newsbreaker! Join Date: May 2004 Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style Exp:	2018-2019 NCAA Prospects General Discussion Thread The Flames wiill have 3 NCAA prospects + 1 prospect in the USHL. Departures: Fox was traded to Carolina. Fresh is the theme this season for the Flames prospects in the NCAA. All 3 Flames prospects in the NCAA will be freshmen. Coupled with the fact all of them are also late round picks, they are likely going to need the full college experience before they are ready to go pro. USHL: C Martin Pospisil 4th round 2018 105th OA : Sioux City Musketeers https://www.eliteprospects.com/playe...artin-pospisil Committed to St. Lawrence University but will be returning to the USHL for another season. Will be interesting to see if he tries to reign in his antics or continues them. Will he go over or under last season's 253PIMs? NCAA: LW Demetrois Koumontzis 4th round 2018 108th OA : Arizona State University https://www.eliteprospects.com/playe...ios-koumontzis Koumontzis is joining Arizona State University. ASU's men's hockey program was founded in 2015 and since then hasn't been very good (which isn't surprising for a 2 year old program). He will be the first and only NHL drafted to play for the team. While joining a struggling program in its infancy might not be great for a NHL prospect, it also provides an opportunity for significant ice time and to emerge as a star player. C Mathias Emilio Pettersen 6th round 2018 167th OA : University of Denver https://www.eliteprospects.com/playe...ilio-pettersen The skilled Norwegian YouTube sensation will be heading to Denver. Denver is going under a restructuring having to replace their coaching staff and their 3 top scorers from last season have gone pro. Unlike ASU, the Denver program has a rich history of success (both in producing NHLers and NCAA championships) as well as a few other NHL draft picks still on the roster. C Mitchell Mattson 5th round 2016 126th OA : Michigan State University https://www.eliteprospects.com/playe...tchell-mattson A mediocre USHL career even while spending his draft+1 and draft+2 years there. Having to go from a prestigious program like UND to MSU. Not at the latest Flames development camp. All sorts of warning signs. Hope he turns it around as he has all the tools to be a great NHLer - skill and size. MSU should give him a chance to be "the guy". Last edited by sureLoss; 09-07-2018 at 07:35 AM.