A pair of Flames college prospects won weekly awards

If there’s been a bright spot in what’s been a fairly tumultuous season for the Calgary Flames thus far, it’s been the performances of several of their prospects. Earlier this week, a pair of the Flames’ 2025 NHL Draft selections received weekly awards from their collegiate hockey conferences.

Here’s what honours Cullen Potter and Ethan Wyttenbach received this week.

Cullen Potter

Potter, a first-round pick by the Flames in June’s entry draft, was named the National Collegiate Hockey Conference’s Forward of the Week.

Here’s an excerpt of what the conference said:

Potter continued to stay hot last weekend, powering Arizona State to a sweep of Ohio State with a pair of overtime wins. The Calgary Flames first round draft pick tied for the NCHC lead with four points on the weekend, tallying a goal and an assist both nights against the Buckeyes. In Friday’s opener, Potter scored ASU’s first goal on the power play to tie the game, then set up the overtime game-winner with the primary assist in a 3-2 victory. A night later, he helped the Sun Devils erase a three-goal deficit with another primary assist during the comeback, before scoring the OT winner on Saturday to cap a 4-3 win. Potter was named First Star of the Game both nights.

This is the first time this season that Potter has captured conference weekly honours, while fellow Flames 2025 first-round pick Cole Reschny was named player of the week in early November. Now in his sophomore year at Arizona State University, Potter’s rebounded from a slow start – for both him and his team – to find success lately. So far this season he has five goals and nine assists for 14 points through 16 games. He had 22 points over his freshman season, so he’s quietly getting closer to that output already.

Ethan Wyttenbach

Wyttenbach, a fifth-round pick by the Flames in June’s entry draft, was named ECAC Hockey’s Rookie of the Week.

Here’s what the conference said:

Ethan Wyttenbach (Fr., Quinnipiac) claims Rookie of the Week recognition. The freshman forward was +2 this past holiday week, making his mark. Wednesday afternoon, Wyttenbach took advantage of two power plays and assisted his teammates to find the back of the net. He also posted two goals in the Bobcats’ 7-6 overtime win against Holy Cross. Saturday night, Wyttenbach posted two assists against Stonehill for a 3-2 win.

A freshman with Quinnipiac University who spent last season with the USHL’s Sioux Falls Stampede, Wyttenbach is one of the best stories in college hockey so far this season. Wyttenbach has previously been named Rookie of the Week in early October and Rookie of the Month for October as a whole. He’s amassed a very nice body of work, posting eight goals and 14 assists for 22 points through 16 games. He leads all college freshmen in points and assists, and he’s tied for seventh in points overall across all college players.