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Prospects and draft picks, broken down fast. Who is this guy, and why should you care?

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Stylized ember-on-ink illustration of Flames prospect Jack Hextall in a cream jersey with a hinted number 17, lit by orange embers against a black background.

Sep 1, 2026 Scout's NotebookFlames

At Only 28 PIM, He's the Black Sheep of the Hextall Family: 8 Things About Jack Hextall

Ron Hextall's cousin put up only 28 penalty minutes in his draft year. In that family, that makes him the black sheep. Here's the notebook on Calgary's newest centre.

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Ember-on-ink illustration of a completed arena on opening night: fans in red jerseys numbered 27 walking toward a glowing glass entrance, a lit concourse screen showing silhouetted hockey players behind them, sparks drifting up into a dark red sky.

Aug 2, 2026 Scout's NotebookFlames

All Eight Flames Prospects in Windsor Have a Job in 2027-28. Here Is Where Each One Lands.

Calgary has 16 players signed for 2027-28, the season Scotia Place opens, including both goaltenders. Eight Flames prospects just wrapped the World Junior Summer Showcase. Four project into the NHL lineup on opening night and four into the Wranglers, and that combined roster is the clearest look anyone has at the next Flames team.

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Carson Carels in the Prince George Cougars red home jersey, No. 4 with an assistant captain's A, driving the puck up ice with an opposing forward draped across his back.

Jul 29, 2026 Scout's NotebookFlames

"Run the Other Team Out of the Building": Carson Carels Wants Canada to Be Feared Again

Calgary's sixth-overall pick sat in a meeting room in Windsor, heard what Canada wants to be this year, and couldn't keep his legs still. Bronze wasn't good enough, and the tournament comes to Alberta on Boxing Day.

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Ethan Wyttenbach in a Quinnipiac Bobcats jersey during a 2026 NCAA game.

Jul 28, 2026 Scout's NotebookFlames

Ethan Wyttenbach: 10 Things You Need to Know

A fifth-round pick led the entire NCAA in scoring as a freshman, then showed up at the World Junior Summer Showcase and kept going. Here's the notebook on Calgary's most surprising prospect.

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Carson Carels wearing No. 4 for the Prince George Cougars, crouched at a faceoff in the red home jersey with the assistant captain's A.

Jul 17, 2026 Scout's NotebookFlames

Why They Call Him C4: Carson Carels and the Number That Stuck

The world changed for Carson Carels this summer, except the one thing that made his nickname a demolition charge. Up in Calgary, that number is suddenly empty.

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Carson Carels in a Team Canada jersey at the 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Brno.

Jul 6, 2026 Scout's NotebookFlames

Carson Carels: 9 Things You Need to Know

The Flames spent the sixth pick in the 2026 draft on a farm kid from Manitoba who might just be a top-pair defenceman. Here's the scouting notebook on him.

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