Bode Laylin

September 2026 – Bode Laylin is a right-shot defenseman the Calgary Flames selected 164th overall, and he arrives in the Western Hockey League this season after a breakout run with the Tri-City Storm. Skating is the foundation of his game, and he paired that mobility with real offense in 2025-26, posting 11 goals and 38 points in 55 games and earning a spot on the USHL Third All-Star Team.

He moves pucks up ice cleanly and activates into the rush, and he competes harder than his size suggests, the profile of a mobile puck-mover rather than a shutdown type. The projection runs through development: Everett for 2026-27, then the University of Minnesota, where his father Cory is an assistant.

For fantasy managers the appeal is the skating-plus-points combination on the right side, though a sixth-round pedigree and a long runway keep the certainty low. Realistic upside is a mobile second-pair defenseman who helps a power play, closer to a 35-to-40-point NHL ceiling than a driver, which makes him a dynasty-only stash to monitor through his WHL season. Andrew Epps