Vancouver Canucks' Arshdeep Bains (13), front, Calgary Flames' Cole Schwindt (79), centre, and Vancouver's Aatu Raty (54), back, vie for the puck during first-period NHL pre-season action in Abbotsford, B.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press

Flames lose Cole Schwindt on waivers as Jakob Pelletier goes unclaimed

'I need him playing. I need him playing games. I need him being the best player in the American League,' said Flames general manager Craig Conroy on Pelletier

by · Calgary Herald

The Calgary Flames did, indeed, lose a forward prospect on the waiver wire Monday.

Flames lose Cole Schwindt on waivers as Jakob Pelletier goes unclaimed Back to video

Just not the guy that everybody has been talking about.

Jakob Pelletier was not claimed. That is the good news. A first-round pick in 2019, Pelletier will remain in the organization, dispatched to start the season with the AHL’s Wranglers and challenged to prove that he should be at the top of the list of call-up candidates.