Yahoo! Sports · Jun 27, 2015
Flames' Oliver Kylington to use NHL Draft drop as motivation (Puck Daddy)
SUNRISE, Fla. — The waiting was the hardest part for Oliver Kylington. The 18-year defenseman from Sweden was pegged by many as a first rounder, but fell to 60th and the Calgary Flames.
“It was a bit tough,” he said after the selection. “I was nervous sitting there and waiting, but I’m just happy now be part of the NHL and part of the Calgary Flames.”
Kylington said he had a clue he’d go anywhere from 15, which Calgary originally had before dealing it as part of the Dougie Hamilton trade, to the second round, but he knew to expect the unexpected. The Flames had expressed interest, speaking with him in Stockholm and again during the NHL Combine earlier this month in Buffalo.