Derek Schutz

Age: 19

Height: 6-3. Weight: 190

Number: 25

Hometown: Yorktown, Saskatchewan

Position: Center

Last year: 22 goals, 34 assists, 113 penalty minutes.

NHL draft status: Unsigned third-round pick of the Calgary Flames

Quick check: Surgery to repair chronic shoulder problem kept him out of camp with the Flames, and restricted activity in preseason.

Coach’s comment: “He’s in better shape, as far as feeling good, than he’s been in two years. He’s a real leader. It’s time for him to be the dominant two-way center we need.”