Who is Adam Klapka? Introducing the Flames’ training-camp surprise yyc Flames NHL
There’s always one training-camp attendee in every market, typically a relative unknown, who captures the imagination of the fan base and has analysts adjusting their top-prospect charts.
“I can only see the lower half of him,” quipped fellow forward hopeful Matthew Phillips, listed a full foot shorter than Klapka. ”He has intangibles that are pretty special. He’s a big guy, but he shows soft hands from time to time and he has a bomb of a shot.
Calgary Flames Dillon Dubé and Adam Klapka during NHL training camp in Calgary on Thursday, September 29, 2022. Al Charest / PostmediaDuring Friday’s practice at the Saddledome, teammates whistled when the new guy in No. 43 won an extended board battle with rugged rearguard Nikita Zadorov, who at 6-foot-6 is not accustomed to giving inches to anybody.“He has really good hockey sense and he has really good hands,” Sutter said.
Noreen first spotted this skating skyscraper at the 2019 World Junior A Challenge in Dawson Creek, B.C. He was there as bench boss for Team USA but was also eyeballing for guys who might be able to bolster his squad in Nebraska. “So I was surprised that he didn’t get taken but not surprised that he went back home last year and had a really good season. And then, obviously, I was really excited when Calgary stepped up and signed him.””I think they liked my game, how I play, because it’s similar to how they want to play here,” said Klapka, who inked a two-year, entry-level deal. “I should play straight, hit the guys, be at the front of the net, be aggressive at the front of the net and protect my teammates and this stuff.
“In our league, on certain nights, he could dominate the defence, use his body well, use his size, use his speed. And when he’s going around a defencemen, there’s no way they can outpower him because he’s just a massive, massive man. Another quality he has is his shot — he has a cannon of a shot.Article content
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