when I found out the roster and that I wasn’t on it

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Calgary Flames blue-line prospect Zayne Parekh in action with the Ontario Hockey League’s Saginaw Spirit.Photo by Emma Miller, Saginaw Spirit /Eric Young/Dream Bigger Media

“I told him, ‘You’ve gotta go prove everybody wrong and prove to everybody the things you’ve been working on this year and getting better at,’ ” s

“Ray has got me bought in for getting excited for making a kill or a good defensive stop just as much as making a cool offensive play or something of that nature,” Parekh said. “I think the defensive side of my game is really coming along.”

“I think they know I have pretty special talents with the puck. So if they can trust me to put me on the ice, then I’ll have a pretty good shot of making the team.”

“I’ve watched this tournament since I was a kid every Christmastime,” Parekh said. “Hopefully this time I’ll be playing in it.”

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