The Calgary Flames have a handful of prospects with bonafide World Junior aspirations as we head into December, but one prominent prospect won’t be headed overseas. FlamesNation has confirmed with the Norwegian Ice Hockey Association that Emilio Pettersen won’t be playing for them at the upcoming Division 1A World Junior Championship in December.
Pettersen was a sixth round selection of the Flames in the 2018 NHL Draft. Continuing in the fine tradition of recent late round picks – see also: Andrew Mangiapane, Matthew Phillips, Dmitry Zavgorodniy and Dustin Wolf – he’s been very productive since being selected.
Pettersen is currently a sophomore with the University of Denver Pioneers, where he has 10 points in 13 games and plays on their top line.