WEARING A Calgary Flames jersey at the Young Stars Classic in Penticton, B.C., in September, defenseman Etienne Morin was still marvelling at his good fortune. “I can’t really believe that I’m here right now, that I just got drafted in the NHL,” he said. “If you were speaking to me three, four years ago, I’d say you’re crazy, it’s not happening for real.”
But after a standout season with the Moncton Wildcats, where he led ‘Q’ D-men with 21 goals, Morin was picked in the second round (48th overall) by the Flames in June.
Calgary was a comfortable fit from the jump. Former Wildcats captain Jakob Pelletier was a first-round pick back in 2019, and Morin grew up playing in Valleyfield, Que., with 2024 NHL draft prospect Justin Poirier, whose older brother,…
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