Director of Amateur Scouting Tod Button Previews the 2026 Draft!
6/24/202624 min
On this episode of Flames Talk, Pat Steinberg is joined by Tod Button, the Calgary Flames’ Director of Amateur Scouting. Tod breaks down what the Flames are focusing on in the lead-up to the draft, their process for evaluating talent, how the team plans to approach the draft by selecting the best player available, and how the NCAA has impacted the way teams assess prospects!
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First 90 secondsTod Button· Guest0:00
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Pat Steinberg· Host0:07
It's Flames Talk on a Wednesday, June 24th, as we continue moving closer to the 2026 NHL Draft, Friday and Saturday this weekend. We'll have wall-to-wall coverage of the NHL Draft for you. We have for the last two months, we have all week, and we will this weekend. And our draft coverage this week brought to you by four great sponsors, including Atlas Pizza & Sports Bar, serving the best pizza, pasta, steaks, and ribs for over half a century. Dine in at 6060 Memorial Drive Northeast, or visit atlaspizzasportsbar.com. Every year, whether the draft is in one location or scattered in 32 different locations, we always sit down for a chat with Director of Amateur Scouting, Todd Button. Usually on the Wednesday, sometimes the Thursday, but we always sit down with Todd Button, the Flames Director of Amateur Scouting, for a pre-draft conversation. This year is such a fascinating draft class. Calgary's position at number six really lends to some, like, fun conversations about what they might end up doing. Uh, time to hear from Todd Button. I spoke with him a little earlier on Wednesday at the Hot Stove Lounge at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Here's Director of Amateur Scouting, Todd Button. How is everything going? Where do things sit? And what's the, uh, what's the kind of current status report for you and your scouting report on Wednesday?