There's more to hockey than scoring goals and stopping pucks. For some players, putting up points came second to their main task: angering their opponents.
Colton Poolman played the last four seasons in the Calgary Flames’ AHL system. While he did not get any looks with the parent club, he was a strong pairing for other cusp guys who did.
A veteran minor-leaguer is heading to a new organization for the first time. On Tuesday, the Buffalo Sabres announced they have signed defenseman Colton Poolman to a one-year, two-way contract.
It’s been said before, and we’ll say it again: the goal of the Calgary Flames’ American Hockey League affiliate is not to win games. The stated goal of the Calgary Wranglers, and before them the Stockton Heat, is the development of future NHL players for the Flames.