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2022 M&G Top 25 Under 25: Intro and Voting

Our annual summer series kicks off once again

2022 Upper Deck NHL Draft - Round 2-7 Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

It’s been two weeks since free agency and just over a week since the massive franchise altering Matthew Tkachuk trade. As we move into the slower part of the offseason, we will be kicking off our 7th annual Matchsticks and Gasoline Top 25 Under 25 series!

Once again we will be asking for your help in ranking the Flames players using a simple 1 through 10 scale, with 1 at the lowest end and 10 at the top. You can find the link below. Voting will be open until Saturday.

We are back to our normal timeframe of starting roughly three weeks after free agency (first post will come over the weekend/early next week) after a couple of years of different timings due to the pandemic affecting the NHL calendar.

This year promises to be one of the most interesting lists with a number of top players either aging out of the system or moving on including each of the top three spots in last year’s list opening up.

In fact, of the 44 players we ranked last year, 14 have since either left the organization or aged out of consideration for this list. 6 players have filled in leaving us with 36 players to rank this year.

We will be using August 1 as the cutoff for ages of players (in case there is any confusion). Should the Flames make any major transactions over the course of the series, we will attempt to add the players into the list as it is in progress.

CLICK HERE TO RANK THE PLAYERS

Here is the entire list of eligible players:

2022 Top 25 Under 25 Full List

Player Position Age DOB 2021-22 Team Contract Status Acquired via Acquisition Date 20-21 RANKING
Player Position Age DOB 2021-22 Team Contract Status Acquired via Acquisition Date 20-21 RANKING
Daniel Vladar G 24 1997-08-20 Calgary Flames (NHL) RFA in 2023 Trade 2021-07-28 13
Walker Duehr RW 24 1997-11-23 Stockton Heat (AHL) RFA in 2023 Free Agency 2021-04-11 42
Mitchell Mattson C 24 1998-01-02 Michigan State University (Big10) Unsigned Draft 2016-06-25 44
Matthew Phillips C 24 1998-04-06 Stockton Heat (AHL) RFA in 2023 Draft 2016-06-25 12
Dillon Dube C 24 1998-07-20 Calgary Flames (NHL) RFA in 2024 Draft 2016-06-25 4
Juuso Valimaki D 23 1998-10-06 Stockton Heat (AHL) RFA in 2023 Draft 2017-06-23 5
Benjamin Jones C 23 1999-02-26 Henderson Silver Knights (AHL) RFA in 2023 Free Agency 2022-07-16 NA
Adam Ruzicka C 23 1999-05-11 Calgary Flames (NHL) RFA Draft 2017-06-24 11
Martin Pospisil C 22 1999-11-19 Stockton Heat (AHL) RFA Draft 2018-06-23 19
Demetrious Koumontzis LW 22 2000-03-24 Arizona State University (NCAA) Unsigned Draft 2018-06-23 31
Emilio Pettersen C 22 2000-04-03 Stockton Heat (AHL) RFA in 2023 Draft 2018-06-23 16
Ilya Solovyov D 22 2000-07-20 Stockton Heat (AHL) RFA in 2024 Draft 2020-10-07 30
Adam Klapka RW 21 2000-09-14 Liberec Bili Tygri HC RFA in 2024 Free Agency 2022-05-16 NA
Lucas Feuk LW 21 2001-02-19 Vasterviks IK (SHL) Unsigned Draft 2019-06-22 36
Daniil Chechelev G 21 2001-02-23 Kansas City Mavericks (ECHL) Unsigned Draft 2020-10-07 28
Jakob Pelletier LW 21 2001-03-07 Stockton Heat (AHL) RFA in 2024 Draft 2019-06-21 8
Dustin Wolf G 21 2001-04-16 Stockton Heat (AHL) RFA in 2024 Draft 2019-06-22 6
Cole Schwindt C 21 2001-04-25 Charlotte Checkers (AHL) RFA in 2024 Trade 2022-07-22 NA
Josh Nodler C 21 2001-04-27 Michigan State University (Big10) Unsigned Draft 2019-06-22 27
Ilya Nikolaev C 21 2001-06-26 Tri-City Storm (USHL) Unsigned Draft 2019-06-22 29
Connor Zary C 20 2001-09-25 Stockton Heat (AHL) RFA in 2024 Draft 2020-10-06 7
Jake Boltmann D 20 2001-10-19 University of Notre Dame (NCAA) Unsigned Draft 2020-10-07 35
Yan Kuznetsov D 20 2002-03-09 Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL) RFA in 2024 Draft 2020-10-07 21
Rory Kerins LW 20 2002-04-12 Soo Greyhounds (OHL) RFA in 2025 Draft 2020-10-07 34
Jeremie Poirier D 20 2002-06-02 Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL) RFA in 2024 Draft 2020-10-07 17
Cole Jordan D 19 2002-09-21 Moose Jaw Warrios (WHL) Unsigned Draft 2021-07-24 33
Matthew Coronato RW 19 2002-11-14 Harvard (NCAA) Unsigned Draft 2021-07-23 10
Arsenii Sergeev G 19 2002-12-16 Tri-City Storm (USHL) Unsigned Draft 2021-07-24 41
Lucas Ciona LW 19 2003-01-08 Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) Unsigned Draft 2021-07-24 39
Jack Beck RW 19 2003-04-12 Ottawa 67's (OHL) Unsigned Draft 2021-07-24 43
Cameron Whynot D 19 2003-05-05 Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) Unsigned Draft 2021-07-24 32
Cole Huckins C 19 2003-05-14 Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL) Unsigned Draft 2021-07-24 37
William Stromgren LW 19 2003-06-07 Modo Hockey (SHL) Unsigned Draft 2021-07-24 25
Parker Bell LW 18 2003-09-26 Tri-City Americans (WHL) Unsigned Draft 2022-07-08 NA
Topi Ronni C 18 2004-05-05 Tappara Tampere (SM-Liiga) Unsigned Draft 2022-07-08 NA
Cade Littler C 18 2004-07-12 Wenatchee Wild (BCHL) Unsigned Draft 2022-07-08 NA

Here are the players who left the list this season and their ranking last year if they were in the Top 25:

Aged Out: Justin Kirkland, Connor Mackey (9), Rasmus Andersson (3), Noah Hanifin (2), Glenn Gawdin (14), Adam Werner, Oliver Kylington (15), Johanness Kinnvall (22)

Traded: Matthew Tkachuk (1), Emil Heineman (23)

Terminated/Unsigned: Dmitri Zavgorodny (20), Ryan Francis (18), Eetu Tuulola, Tyler Parsons (24)

That’s 11 ranked players also moving on, leaving lots of room for guys to move up.

Here is the link again: https://forms.gle/P23tU22YWcJ3MHEs8

Thank you for voting!