Potential Calgary Flames draft pick Carson Carels hoping to be drafted by a Canadian team

Potential Calgary Flames draft pick Carson Carels hoping to be drafted by a Canadian team

NHL 2026 draft prospect Carson Carels would be overjoyed to hear a Canadian call his name at the podium this June. The 17-year-old defenceman has been projected to go as high as second overall by TSN’s Craig Button, while most other lists have him slotted between the 3-7 range. Either way, he’s going to be one of the first players to come off the board. Carels, who grew up in Cypress Hill, Man., said in a conversation with TSN that he would love…

Top Draft choice openly states he wants to be picked by a Canadian team

Carson Carels wants to bring it back home.But first, he'll have to get drafted by a team back home.Carels, the number two ranked defenseman in the upcoming 2026 NHL Draft, told media today that he hopes he'll be drafted by an NHL team this summer so that he can one day bring a Stanley Cup championship back to the country. "A lot of people have asked me who I would want to go to," the Prince George Cougars blueliner and Manitoba native said. "Any…