Calgary Flames followers should be enthusiastic about what they’re seeing from Zayne Parekh within the junior ranks.
The Flames prospect joined some man named Bobby Orr within the OHL historic database on Sunday with a singular feat.
Parekh scored the ultimate aim within the Saginaw Spirit’s 8-3 win over the North Bay Battalion, giving the defenceman 30 objectives on the season.
Parekh is simply the second defenceman in OHL/OHA historical past to attain 30-plus objectives in a number of seasons. The opposite is Orr, who did it from 1964-66 with the Oshawa Generals.
Picked ninth total by the Flames in 2024 after serving to the Spirit win the Memorial Cup on residence ice final 12 months, Parekh additionally notched three assists on Sunday. With 30 objectives and 66 assists for 96 factors in 55 video games, the native of Markham, Ont., has 21 extra factors than the league’s subsequent No. 2-scoring defenceman.
The Spirit, additionally that includes prime 2025 NHL Draft prospect and league-leading scorer Michael Misa, are fourth within the Western Convention standings.
Parekh or Misa each weren’t chosen for the Canadian junior crew that was eradicated within the quarterfinals at this 12 months’s world junior championship.
