Friends, this hopefully won’t be a controversial statement, but Calgary Flames prospect Zayne Parekh is really good at hockey. The Flames selected Parekh in the first round, ninth overall, in the 2024 NHL Draft. And when you run the clock back to the start of Parekh’s draft season, 2023-24, he’s racked up a ton of accolades and achievements. Here’s how Parekh’s last two seasons have gone: Captured a gold medal with Canada’s under-18 team at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup Scored 33 goals and 96 points, both the most by an OHL defenceman in 2023-24 Won a Memorial Cup championship Named the OHL and CHL Defenceman of the Year Scored 33 goals and 107 points, both the most by an OHL defenceman in 2024-25 Made NHL debut with the Flames and scored his first NHL goal Possibly the only thing missing from that laundry list was a trip to the World Juniors. Parekh attended last summer’s World Junior Summer Showcase, but only attended Canada’s winter selection camp as an injury replacement and didn’t make the team. Fast forward tRead More
Flames prospect Zayne Parekh on World Juniors: ‘Hopefully I’m playing in Calgary around that time’
