The Flames won\u2019t have to travel nearly as far to watch goaltending prospect Yegor Yegorov this winter.<\/p>\n
And they won\u2019t have to get up early, either.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s because Yegorov, Calgary\u2019s sixth-round selection in the 2023 NHL Draft, is bringing his talents to North America for the 2026-27 campaign.<\/p>\n
And the newest netminder in Miami University\u2019s recruiting class cannot wait to get started.<\/p>\n
\u201cI always dreamt to play in North America,\u201d Yegorov said at last week\u2019s Flames Development Camp at WinSport. \u201cObviously the NHL has always been my dream, and now, when I finally took this little step forward to coming over here, it inspires me a lot and gives me motivation and power to move forward and follow my dreams.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a step forward, and I’m super excited to make it.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 6\u20193\u201d puck-stopper – who turns 21 in August – has spent most of the past four years batting away biscuits in Russia\u2019s junior circuit, collecting 39 wins (six by shutout) along the way. This past season with Spartak-MAX, Yegorov posted a career-best 13 wins and .918 save percentage while the year before, he made his pro debut in Russia\u2019s second division, posting four appearances with HK Tambov.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yegorov\u2019s English is impeccable, a skill that will serve him well both on and off the ice in Ohio this winter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But he\u2019s thankful to have the help of a pair of countrymen on the RedHawks roster including forward Ilia Morozov, who was picked No. 20 by the Buffalo Sabres in last month\u2019s Draft after completing his freshman season at Miami.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s a huge help to have a Russian guy in your team, and there will be also (defenceman) Vladislav Lukashevich (a Florida draftee who transferred to Miami from Michigan State a year ago),\u201d said Yegorov. \u201cSo there, I will be the third Russian guy in the team, and obviously it’s gonna help me a lot to adjust and feel at home in Miami.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don’t know either of them in person, I\u2019ve just heard of them, and I’m looking forward to meeting them and becoming good friends.\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u2019s made good friends among his fellow Flames prospects, too. Calls of \u201cEGOR\u201d rained through WinSport after each Yegorov shootout save in this past Friday\u2019s Snowy Cup.<\/p>\n
Those shouts from his peers have to invoke a warm, fuzzy feeling. Because when overseas, Yegorov mostly keeps contact with Calgary\u2019s goaltending department.<\/p>\n
Those relationships keep getting stronger, too.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe’ve been in touch with Jordan Sigalet and Mackenzie Skapski after almost every game,\u201d Yegorov explained. \u201cI had a chat with Jordan, and sometimes with Mackenzie as well. He sent me video presentations of his vision, how goalies should play, what should I improve.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been a huge help, actually, and I’m looking forward to coming over to North American and playing here, because it will be way easier to stay in touch with the Calgary coaches.\u201d<\/p>\n
Yegorov says his initial overtures with Miami began last summer. Head Coach Anthony Noreen helped the RedHawks post a 15-win, year-over-year improvement a season ago in just his second winter on the job, and the RedHawks hit the national rankings in 2025-26 for the first time since 2019.<\/p>\n
Noreen has a history of helping prospects find their way to Calgary, too. He was Adam Klapka\u2019s bench boss with the USHL\u2019s Tri-City Storm, helping the 6\u20198\u201d Czech acclimatize to North America before the forward eventually earned a Flames free-agent deal.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s that pursuit – professional aspirations on this side of the Atlantic – that\u2019s drawn Yegorov to Noreen\u2019s squad.<\/p>\n
And just like every time he visits the Stampede City for camp, Yegorov is eager, ready and willing to do everything he can to progress.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s my third time here, and every time it’s special, it’s like one of the best parts of the year,\u201d he said of coming to Calgary this summer. \u201cSeeing familiar faces, being able to work with coaches, being a part of a family, a Calgary family.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to making my next step and coming over here like permanently. That’s my dream, that’s my goal, and I’ll do whatever it takes.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Flames won\u2019t have to travel nearly as far to watch goaltending prospect Yegor Yegorov this winter. And…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":789195,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194293],"tags":[49,2798,48],"class_list":["post-789194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-calgary","tag-ca","tag-calgary","tag-canada"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/789194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=789194"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/789194\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/789195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=789194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=789194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=789194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}