FN’s mid-season Flames prospect updates: Owen Say

The only secured goaltending position in the Calgary Flames organization going into this season was that of Dustin Wolf. The backup spot was up for grabs and that also created a dynamic down to the AHL. Calgary needed some more options and one of the options they added to the organization was former Notre Dame netminder, Owen Say.

Say, a 24 year old goaltender, has experience with the BCHL’s Salmon Arm Silverbacks, college hockey with Mercyhurst College and most recently, a year with Notre Dame in the 2024-25 season. With Notre Dame, Say played in 27 games, had a 10-15-0 record, a 2.82 GAA and a .920 save percentage. After the completion of his season, the Flames signed Say to a one-year, two-way deal.

Say made his professional debut with the Calgary Wranglers on Oct. 11 against the Colorado Eagles in the team’s second game of the season. He gave up one goal against and that would be the only goal needed for the now Pacific Division leaders to win the game. Say picked up his first professional win in his next appearance on Oct. 19 against the Tucson Roadrunners in a 4-3 overtime nailbiter. 

October and November were big months for Say as he and Ivan Prosvetov split the games as the team determined who their starter would be. Say ended up getting the edge in this friendly competition in December when Prosvetov was injured against the Abbotsford Canucks on Dec. 2. On Dec. 9, Say posted his first professional shutout in Calgary’s 3-0 win over the Coachella Valley Firebirds. 

He, Arsenii Sergeev and little bit of Connor Murphy split time in net and on Jan 5, Say actually got to sit on the Flames bench to back up Dustin Wolf on an emergency basis. Say had played the night before but Devin Cooley was out with an illness and he needed to be ready in case he was called upon. The Flames didn’t end up needing the rookie netminder in their match-up against the Seattle Kraken, but it was surely a cool experience for him.

In his next start against the Abbotsford Canucks on Jan. 10, Owen Say made an awkward save in the splits on a goal against early in the second period and took himself out of the game at the next media timeout. After his evaluation, it was determined that he would be out with a lower body injury and out on a month-to-month basis. 

The way the numbers stand for Say now is 19 games player with a 6-7-4-1 record. He has a 3.36 GAA and a .889 save percentage. Say was improving as time went on and you could tell he was making adjustments with the different pace and style of play in the AHL. Now that Ivan Prosvetov is back from injury, they would’ve probably continued to split the time in net had he not got injured himself. Say may be back before the end of the season but remains on an injured status until further notice.