I am not a Flames fan...but, it seems normal to me to go to watch the Flames draft picks/prospects at the Saddledome. Being that it is the end of July, and my brother isn't playing summer hockey, I am really missing hockey. So I took a couple of 'mental health' hours off of work and headed down to the 'Dome to watch the young guys.
My favorite player to watch was/is Mikael Bäcklund (pictured left), the Flames first round draft pick (24th o/a) in 2007. I've been patiently waiting for the last two seasons for him to be an NHL regular, and it looks like 2010 - 11 might be the year! As he was working on his power skating drills with Barry Karn and the rest of the prospects, I couldn't help but think that it was only May 2009 (just over a year ago!!) that I was watching him with the Kelowna Rockets in the Ed Chynoweth Cup vs my hometown Hitmen in the WHL final. What a year it's been for him!
I know I'll be at Flames main camp in about six weeks. A couple of the boys from this camp will be invited back.
