It’s been said before, and we’ll say it again: the goal of the Calgary Flames’ American Hockey League affiliate is not to win games. The stated goal of the Calgary Wranglers, and before them the Stockton Heat, is the development of future NHL players for the Flames.
The Calgary Flames have added a lot of new faces to their organization since the beginning of the 2023-24 season. Most recently, they added two American Hockey League level prospects via a pair of trades, as the club acquired Riley Damiani and Artem Grushnikov in a pair of trades with the Dallas Stars.
Back in May 2023, when Craig Conroy was named the Calgary Flames’ new general manager, he pledged to focus on asset management when it came to the club’s seven pending 2024 unrestricted free agents.
Good news, everybody! Calgary Flames defensive prospect Jeremie Poirier, known for his offensive-minded playing style and unfortunate, lengthy absence from game action this season, returned to practice with the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wranglers on Monday, per the club’s social media.
The hits keep on coming for the Calgary Flames organization in regards to injury. Already missing a slew of players throughout the organization due to
Jeremie Poirier climbed three spots in the 2023 FlamesNation prospect rankings after his first professional season with the Calgary Wranglers. He lands in a three-way tie for fifth alongside two other prospects.
The previous Flames’ regime seemed uninterested in giving young talent ice time, and that’ll hopefully change in 2023-24.
Colton Poolman has played his entire professional career in the Calgary Flames’ affiliation system. This season with the Wranglers, he had an important mentorship role on the second defence pairing with Jeremie Poirier (and we know how Poirier’s season turned out).
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In his first year with the Wranglers, rookie defenceman, Jeremie Poirier made quite the splash. His offensive production and playmaking abilities mixed with his defensive talents, made him the perfect combination of skills.
The Calgary Flames have a few interesting defensive prospects within their system, but it’s probably not unfair to say that the likes of Jeremie Poirier, Yan Kuznetsov and Ilya Solovyov are still works in progress.
It was a news-filled and game-filled Wednesday, and we just wanted to spotlight another piece of news: the American Hockey League unveiled their All-Rookie Team on Wednesday, and Calgary Wranglers defenceman Jeremie Poirier as named as part of that group.
The Calgary Wranglers are a joy to watch. They’re a heart-and-soul group with great players at every position and terrific special teams. In their last 11 games, they’ve gone 9–1–1.
The Calgary Wranglers finished up their eventful week of hockey at home with an afternoon game against the Abbotsford Canucks. In their previous meeting on Friday, the Wranglers came out victorious with a score of 5-1.
The Calgary Flames have assigned defenceman Jeremie Poirier to the American Hockey League, the club announced Tuesday. Poirier should be able to report to the AHL’s Calgary Wranglers in time for their training camp scrimmage on Wednesday morning.
When it comes down to it, friends, hockey is about out-scoring the other team. The Calgary Flames have a long history of defencemen who can create offence from the back end.
The Saint John Sea Dogs began their Memorial Cup tournament with a win over the Hamilton Bulldogs. And on Wednesday night, they completed their Memorial Cup tournament with a win over the Hamilton Bulldogs.
After a whirlwind season and several dramatic games along the way, the major junior careers for Calgary Flames prospects Jeremie Poirier and Yan Kuznetsov will potentially end on Wednesday night when the Saint John Sea Dogs face the Hamilton Bulldogs with the Memorial Cup on the line.
A pair of Calgary Flames prospects are off to the 2022 Memorial Cup Final. Saint John Sea Dogs defencemen Jeremie Poirier and Yan Kuznetsov will look to capture the most prestigious trophy in Canadian junior hockey on Wednesday when they face either the Hamilton Bulldogs or the Shawinigan Cataractes.
Calgary Flames defence prospect Jeremie Poirier scored an impressive goal in a Memorial Cup game on Saturday afternoon. With his Saint John Sea Dogs on the power play, Poirier picked up the puck at the point and unleashed a wicked shot past Shawinigan Cataractes goaltender Antoine Coulombe.
Welcome back for another edition of the Calgary Flames prospects report. This is a recurring segment at The Hockey Writers, following the seasons and storylines of all the prospects in the Flames system throughout the 2021-22 season.
The young defenceman will be under contract for the next three seasons. The Flames and Jeremie Poirier have come to terms on a three year, entry level deal today according to the organization.
Poirier finished 4th in QMJHL scoring by defensemen #17 - Jeremie Poirier Position: Defense Age: 19 Team: Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL) Stats: 9 Goals, 28 Assists in 33 Games Drafted in 2020, Round 3, Pick 72 2020 Ranking: #19 (+2) Jeremie Poirier is arguably the Calgary Flames most intriguing prospect right now.
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