It’s been exactly three years since Brad Treliving was hired to be the Flames’ general manager. The first meaningful decision he took part in once he was given the keys to the franchise? The 2014 NHL Entry Draft.
Treliving has now been at the head of three NHL drafts, and overall, that’s seen him rebuild the Flames’ farm system. Many of the players currently on the Stockton Heat were acquired by Treliving, as opposed to his predecessors. The prospects Treliving has brought in – Sam Bennett and Matthew Tkachuk aside – are still working to make the NHL full time, and they’ll probably still have a couple of seasons to go yet.