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Calgary Flames‘ 2nd round pick in the 2012 draft (#42 overall) 2nd year defenseman Patrick Sieloff(50) had himself quite the debut in what was an unfortunate, rather uneventful season for the team.

He scored his first NHL goal on his first shot and it was the game-winner in a 2-1 late season victory.

Almost ironically he’s never really been much of a scorer.

In his first game the 6’1″ 205 lbs. blue liner also had 3 hits, 2 breakups, 2 penalty minutes and even 2:35 on the shorthanded situation with a +1 rating over 22 shifts for 17:59 of total ice time.

He had a modestly better sophomore year with new affiliate Stockton Heat, tying his 2 goals mark and establishing a new career high 9 assists and 11 points.

He’s also an unfortunate -16 plus/minus dropping from a -9 in the previous campaign.

Starting with a pair of years in the USHL with the US National Team Development Program, then a year of the OHL for Windsor Spitfires that was cut short by a hip injury.

He would turn pro the following season but after only 2 AHL games with then farm team Abbotsford Heat was befallen by a staff infection that knocked him out of the entire 2013/2014.

All is well now though.

He still has another year on his entry level deal and with a strong training camp could find himself on the big league opening night roster.