Ethan Wyttenbach is burning to get his shot in the NHL.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Flames draft pick and Quinnipiac phenom will use his second collegiate season to prep for the big break \u2014 and perhaps an opportunity to wear the stars and stripes after Christmas \u2014 as the promising 19-year-old continues to impress the hockey world.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe goal is to play one more year and then head to Calgary at the end of the season,\u201d the Roslyn native told The Post before heading back to campus.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ethan Wyttenbach, a Quinnipiac hockey standout and Flames prospect, takes part in a charity hockey game at the Ed Westfall Rink at Veterans Memorial Park in Calverton, N.Y. on Aug. 15, 2026 Kevin C. Downs for NY Post<\/p>\n
The winger heads back north of New Haven coming off an awe-inspiring campaign with the Bobcats.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Forget the freshman 15 \u2014 Wyttenbach put up an NCAA-leading 59 points, was named rookie of the year and finished as a top 10 finalist for college hockey\u2019s top trophy, the Hobey Baker Award.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel way better than I did last year, and I\u2019m just hoping to replicate it \u2014 plus a little bit,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Flame on!\u00a0<\/p>\n
Wyttenbach got a taste of the show this summer while at Flames rookie camp, which he was restricted from last year due to injury.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cJust getting a second chance to meet the guys, build better relationships with the staff\u201d were all huge confidence boosters, he said. \u201cIt was cool to see the fans there \u2026 just looking forward to building my roots there.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ethan Wyttenbach of Team USA celebrates his first goal of the game during the 2026 World Junior Summer Showcase at WFCU Centre on August 1, 2026 in Windsor, Canada. ISI Photos via Getty Images<\/p>\n
Wyttenbach, a fifth-round pick in 2025, has also skated this summer with a future Calgary teammate way closer to home on the island, working out with Flames star Matthew Coronato of Greenlawn.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI skated with him pretty much every day, and we worked out together,\u201d Wyttenbach said. \u201cIt was great to learn from him in any way I can and just build that relationship with him. The goal is to be teammates with him at the end of this year.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Play \u2018Free Bird\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ethan Wyttenbach is a draft pick of the Flames. Kevin C. Downs for NY Post<\/p>\n
The Nassau County sensation also showed his skills on the global stage with Team USA this summer during the World Junior Summer Showcase, notching eight points in four games \u2014 five of them goals.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His next goal is making America\u2019s roster for the 2027 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship at the end of the year and into January.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s cool to wear the jersey in the summer, but it\u2019s not the real thing,\u201d Wyttenbach said. \u201cI\u2019m just trying to earn my spot on the team in December and see what I can do to help the team in any way I can.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ethan Wyttenbach out on the ice. Kevin C. Downs for NY Post<\/p>\n
Afterward, the plan is playoff redemption with his Bobcats, who fell to North Dakota in the regional round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m excited for a second chance at winning a national championship \u2014 and just being back with the guys,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That and taking home the Hobey this time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ethan Wyttenbach of Quinnipiac wins the Tim Taylor Award as rookie of the year in men\u2019s NCAA hockey during the 2026 Hobey Baker Memorial & Mike Richter Award Ceremonies at the Presidio Ballroom at Park MGM Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 10, 2026. Getty Images<\/p>\n
\u201cThose would combine for a pretty good sophomore year,\u201d he said, laughing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The whirlwind success is also humbling Wyttenbach, who is still getting used to kids coming up for autographs and pictures after games.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s definitely still a little bit new to me, being so young, but it\u2019s just really cool,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ethan Wyttenbach stands with his father, Andrew Wyttenbach, and his brother, Ryan Wyttenbach Kevin C. Downs for NY Post<\/p>\n
Wyttenbach recalled his own adolescence, when he aspired to be like Rangers Norris Trophy winner Adam Fox from Jericho and Bruins Olympic gold medalist Charlie McAvoy from Long Beach.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI kind of understand what it\u2019s like to be in their shoes now and just try and be as good of a role model as I can,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now Wyttenbach is doing his best not to get caught offside between dwelling on past success and future ambitions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m really happy with where I\u2019m at,\u201d he said. \u201cSo, just trying to take it little by little \u2014 and I\u2019ll see what happens.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ethan Wyttenbach is burning to get his shot in the NHL.\u00a0 The Flames draft pick and Quinnipiac phenom…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":820700,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[4047,2239,385,61536,222973,99],"class_list":["post-820699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nhl","tag-calgary-flames","tag-long-island","tag-nhl","tag-nhl-draft","tag-quinnipiac-university","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=820699"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820699\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/820700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=820699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=820699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=820699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}