The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey franchise based in Calgary, Alberta. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). The franchise was founded in 1972 as the Atlanta Flames, and relocated to Calgary in 1980. Since arriving in Calgary, the Flames have drafted 378 players. The 2024 draft was the 45th in which Calgary participated.
The NHL entry draft is held each June, allowing teams to select players who have turned 18 years old by September 15 in the year the draft is held. The draft order is determined by the previous season's order of finish, with non-playoff teams drafting first, followed by the teams that made the playoffs, with the specific order determined by the number of points earned by each team. Since 2016, the NHL holds a weighted lottery for the 15 non-playoff teams, allowing the winners to move up to the top three selections. From 1995 to 2012 the winner of the draft lottery was allowed to move up a maximum of four positions in the entry draft. The team with the fewest points has the best chance of winning the lottery, with each successive team given a lower chance of moving up in the draft. The Flames have never won the lottery. Between 1986 and 1994, the NHL also held a Supplemental Draft for players in American colleges.
Calgary's first draft pick was Denis Cyr, taken 13th overall in the 1980 NHL entry draft. The highest that Calgary has drafted is fourth overall, which they have done once, they selected Sam Bennett (2014) at the fourth spot. Eleven picks went on to play over 1,000 NHL games: Al MacInnis, Gary Roberts, Paul Ranheim, Brett Hull, Gary Suter, Joe Nieuwendyk, Theoren Fleury, Cory Stillman, Derek Morris, Dion Phaneuf and Mikael Backlund. Three of Calgary's draft picks, MacInnis, Joe Nieuwendyk and Brett Hull have been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame. 1986 draft pick Tom Quinlan was also drafted by baseball's Toronto Blue Jays and chose a career in Major League Baseball over the NHL.
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+ GeneralPos Position S Supplemental draft selection + PositionsG GoaltenderC CentreD DefencemanLW Left wingRW Right wingF Forward
+ StatisticsGP Games playedG GoalsA AssistsPts PointsPIM Penalties in minutesGAA Goals against averageW WinsL LossesT TiesOT Overtime/Shootout losses
Draft picks
Statistics are complete as of the 2025–26 NHL season and show each player's career regular season totals in the NHL. Wins, losses, ties, overtime losses and goals against average apply to goaltenders and are used only for players at that position. This list includes players drafted by the team in Calgary only.
DraftRoundPickPlayerNationalityPosGPGAPtsPIMWLTOTGAA1980113RW19341438436 1980231D2 1980232LW36611012523585 1980239D89541195236863 1980476RW 1980597D12 19806118RW 19807139LW 19808160C 19809181RW450193236429189 198010202LW35 1981115D141634093412741501 1981356G781393927138527392—3.001981 478C 1981 599LW 1981 6120RW 1981 7141D 1981 8162D153184765195 1981 9183D 198110204C132244 1982229D2 1982 351D 1982 465G 1982472C40346100146291 1982 593D 1982 6114C 1982 6118D 1982 7135C 1982 8156D 1982 9177LW 1982 10198C 1982 11219C 1982 12240RW 1983113C805266419685533 1983351C651182321503528 1983355C3786175136277 1983466RW 1983471D15652025138 1983477LW 1983591LW377182536 19836111G 19837131G 19838151D 19839171D 198310191D 198311211D 198312231RW424134250384317 1984112LW12244384719092560 1984233D742810201 1984238LW1013161199360288 1984475RW 1984596LW 19846117RW12697416501391458 19847138D 19848159C250458513092 19849180D11452036428451349 198410200C 198411221D 198412241D 1985117D 1985227C12575645621126677 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42 D 22022 2012 3 75 G 350112816033.392012 4 105 D 66329108137276 2012 5 124 D 2012 6 165 LW 2012 7 186 C 2013 1 6 C 896276355631213 2013 1 22 RW 80112 2013 1 28 LW 10000 2013 3 67 D 2013 5 135 D 2013 6 157 RW 2013 7 187 D 2013 7 198 D 3723518 201414C767188206394752 2014234G 2014254RW 2014364D 20146175D 20147184RW 2015253D61764214278350 2015260D22018426060 20155136C 20156166LW560131128259247 20157196D 201616LW673253417670738 2016254G 2016256C3255770127105 2016366D48672350422194 2016496C 20165126C 20166156RW 20166166C/RW341452 20167186D 2017116D271116172133 20174109Adam RuzickaC11714264032 20175140RW 20176171RW 20177202LW 20184106C166133952210 20184108LW 20184122C 20186171C 20187198LW 2019126LW9111182914 2019388C 20194116C 20195150C 20197214G128033660520122.842020124C19139478658 2020250D58481228 2020372D 2020380D 2020496G 20205143C 20206174C90442 20207205D451111222 2021113RW192455610163 2021245LW30000 2021377C 2021389D 20215141D 20216168RW 20216173LW 20217205G1000010001.002022259C 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See also List of Atlanta Flames draft picks List of NHL first overall draft choices List of undrafted NHL players with 100 games played
References General
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