Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - The Flames yakapinda mu2008 NHL Entry Draft
muOttawa nechisarudzo chechi17 chose chose. Vakatengesa chisarudzo ichocho kuLos Angeles, uye vakawana chisarudzo chechi 25 chose chose kubva kuMontreal. Nokusarudza ikoko, Flames yakasarudza centre Greg Nemisz weOntario Hockey League's Windsor Spitfires. Akanyorwa pamatanho matanhatu-tsoka-nhatu uye 197 mapaundi, Nemisz anorondedzerwa semunhu anogona simba mberi uyo asingatyi kushanda nesimba. Calgary yakatora vamwe vatambi vatanhatu, vachitungamirirwa nekusarudzwa kwechipiri-kutenderera Mitch Wahl, uyo Flames chirongwa chekuve anogona kuve epamusoro-matanhatu kumberi.