You could be forgiven if you hadn't have heard of Brandon Hickey when he was drafted last summer.
The third round selection, 64th overall, of the Calgary Flames in the 2014 NHL Draft flew a bit under the radar as a draft prospect - he ended the year ranked 63rd among North American skaters by Central Scouting. But the Flames, having their ear to the ground in their own backyard, nabbed him from the AJHL's Spruce Grove Saints. A year later, the 19-year-old defender looks like a completely different person. His game has some swagger and he's sporting a beard, a by-product of his lengthy playoff run with the Boston University Terriers.