Hockey is back on the calendar, and for Flames fans that means the prospect watch is already rolling before the NHL season even gets going in Calgary. While the big club opens Thursday night, a handful of Calgary’s young players have spent the past few weeks stacking games in the CHL and overseas. From Sept. 25-30, there was already a first WHL goal in the mix.
The loudest moment belonged to Chase Harrington. Back with the Spokane Chiefs and wearing the captain’s tag, the Flames’ second-round pick in 2026 wasted no time making an impact in his season debut.
Less than four minutes into his first game, he scored his first goal of the year. He followed that up with two assists in the second period and even dropped the gloves in the third.
Harrington had also recently signed his entry-level contract.
Mace’o Phillips also gave Flames prospect tracking a nice little milestone. The Medicine Hat Tigers split their week, losing 3-1 to the Red Deer Rebels on Saturday before bouncing back with a 5-2 win over the Edmonton Oil Kings on Sunday.
In that victory, Phillips scored his first career WHL goal. He now has a goal and three points through four games.
Joe Iginla and the Vancouver Giants had a split of their own. They lost 4-1 to the Victoria Royals on Saturday, then beat the Prince George Cougars 4-2 on Sunday.
Iginla picked up an assist in the win, his only point of the week, and finished minus-2 over the two games. He’s up to a goal and two points in three games overall.
Bode Laylin added a helper in Everett’s 2-1 win over the Wenatchee Wild on Saturday, his only point of the week. The Silvertips beat Wenatchee twice, taking Friday’s game 3-2 and Saturday’s rematch 2-1. Laylin now has one assist in Everett’s three games.
In Alberta, Jakob Leander’s Calgary Hitmen played once and came away with a win, beating the Edmonton Oil Kings. Leander finished plus-1 and has an assist through Calgary’s three games.
The week ahead is busy for the WHL group. Vancouver visits the Penticton Vees on Friday, then hosts the Swift Current Broncos and Brandon Wheat Kings.
Everett gets another crack at Wenatchee on Saturday before hosting Spokane on Sunday, and Spokane has a packed stretch with games against the Portland Winterhawks on Friday and Saturday before that trip to Everett. Calgary heads to Lethbridge on Saturday and then comes home to face the Regina Pats on Sunday.
Medicine Hat’s only game is at home Saturday against the Raiders.
Šimon Katolický had a full slate with the Sarnia Sting in the OHL. Sarnia opened with a 7-3 loss to the Peterborough Petes on Thursday, beat the Kingston Frontenacs 5-3 on Friday, then rolled past the Ottawa 67’s 10-3 on Sunday.
Katolický only recorded one point across those three games, scoring in the 10-3 win. He now has two goals in four games.
Sarnia is set for another three-game week. The Sting host the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds on Friday, then travel to face the Barrie Colts on Saturday and the Oshawa Generals on Sunday.
Over in Russia, Alan Shaikhlislamov kept driving Tolpar’s offense. His team beat Chaika 2-1, then lost 5-0 to Chaika in the rematch before falling 7-3 to Irbis.
Shaikhlislamov scored the game-winner in the victory and added a goal and an assist in the 7-3 loss. The Flames’ 2026 second-rounder now has seven goals and 12 points in nine games, both team highs.
Yan Matveiko, Calgary’s 2025 seventh-rounder, is back in the MHL after nine games in the VHL, and his Red Army club lost 4-1 to Dinamo-Shinnik. Matveiko was held off the scoresheet.
Tolpar gets another shot at Irbis on Thursday before taking on Krasnoyarskie Rysi on Tuesday. Red Army, if Matveiko stays in the MHL, plays Dinamo-Shinnik on Thursday, Amurskie Tigry on Monday and Sakhalinskie Akuly on Wednesday.
In Sweden, Theo Stockselius played 10:27 in Djurgårdens IF’s 3-2 overtime loss to Timrå IK. The Flames’ 2025 second-round pick still has one point on the season and gets back at it with Djurgårdens IF facing Färjestad BK on Wednesday and Frölunda HC on Saturday.
The college group is almost ready to join the mix, too. Most Flames prospects in college open their seasons on Oct. 2, including Eric Jamieson at Denver, Cade Littler at Arizona State, Yegor Yegorov at Miami Ohio, Ethan Wyttenbach at Quinnipiac, Max Curran, Egor Barabanov and Tobias Trejbal at UMass, Jaden Lipinski at New Hampshire and Henry Mews at Michigan.
Trevor Hoskin and Merrimack start on Oct. 3.
A few more names remain on deck. Carson Carels, Cole Reschny, Cullen Potter, Luke Misa and Jack Hextall are set to begin their seasons on Oct. 9.
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Flames Just Gave Fans A New Prospect To Watch Closely
The Flames have locked up another young piece in forward Chase Harrington, signing the 18-year-old to an entry-level contract after selecting him 36th overall in the 2026 NHL Draft. Harrington is still with the Spokane Chiefs in the Western Hockey League, where he has already earned the captaincy, a sign Calgary sees both talent and maturity in a prospect still early in his development.
For the Flames, the move adds another name to the pipeline without forcing an immediate decision on his NHL future. Harringtons contract was structured with some flexibility, giving Calgary room to let him keep developing in junior hockey while the organization watches closely to see how quickly he can push toward the next level. [Read more 🡒]
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For now, the contract gives Calgary a way to lock in a promising young center of attention without rushing his path. Harrington can finish out his junior run in Spokane, and the Flames will continue to watch his development closely from afar, with the real clock on his NHL future still tied to what happens over the next couple of seasons. [Read more 🡒]
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For a team still trying to shape its next wave of assets, that sort of role can be more than a one-off favor. Calgary was aiming to come away with a draft pick in exchange for providing cap relief, a reminder that every bit of space can become a bargaining chip if the timing is right. In a market where teams are constantly hunting for help on the books, the Flames may already be signaling how Conroy intends to squeeze value out of the roster around him. [Read more 🡒]