FROM BURNED TO FLAME

His lack of size once got him cut from an under-16 team, but a growth spurt – and a lot of hard work – eventually turned Trevor Hoskin into an NHL prospect

BY RYAN KENNEDY

WHILE MANY OF HIS fellow 2024 NHL draft-eligible peers were in The Sphere in Las Vegas, waiting to hear their names called and pulling on jerseys, Trevor Hoskin was sitting on his couch at home, surrounded by family. Already passed over twice and in his final year of eligibility as a 20-year-old, Hoskin wasn’t guaranteed to be picked, but considering the road he had travelled in his young career, it felt like being selected would be a just reward. So when the Calgary Flames drafted the right winger in the fourth round, 106th overall, the celebration was on in the Hoskin household. “I wasn’t too sure when I was gonna go or if I was gonna go,” Hoskin said. “I knew if I did, it would be around the fourth round…

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