Flames forward Roman Horak gained valuable experience in the NHL this season and is hoping to be a larger contributor next season.
"This summer is going to be huge. Hopefully, next year I can be a part of this team," said Horak, who is one of the top prospects in the Calgary system.

Center Roman Horak collected a pair of assists in the Calgary Flames' 3-1 victory over the Avalanche in Colorado Monday night.
Horak, who was called up from the minors by the Flames on April 3, assisted on goals by Mike Cammalleri, his 12th of the season, and Roman Cervenka, his sixth.

Roman Horak was called up from the minors on Wednesday April 3.

Coach Bob Hartley has put Roman Horak, Roman Cervenka and Jiri Hudler together to form a "Czeching Line".
The three natives of the Czech Republic will hopefully mesh well together. Hudler grew up being a big fan of Horak's dad, also named Roman, who played in Europe his whole career and scored three goals at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics. "They're both skilled and really smart players, so I'm going to try to fit in and be a young guy who tries to fly around and pass to them and let them create," Horak said. "Obviously, I watched them play, so I know who they are, and I'm just trying to fit. (Cervenka) has been playing the Czech league and in Russia, so I watched him. And they both play for the national team, so whenever there is a world championship or something like that, you can watch that on TV. So I, obviously, saw that they're both great, great players." Horak has a goal and an assist in five games and the Flames are still high on the youngster.

Roman Horak netted his first goal of the season on Sunday.
Horak has two points in four games this season. He's averaged just 12:16 minutes per contest and was on the ice for only 9:47 on Sunday, so we can't recommend picking him up at this time.

Roman Horak might get a chance to play alongside Jarome Iginla and Curtis Glencross.
Horak was called up by the Calgary Flames on Thursday. He has 14 goals and 21 points in 43 AHL games this season, but he had just 11 points in 61 contests with the Flames in 2011-12. Still, this could be a golden opportunity to show what he can do offensively. "It's all a matter of being productive," Flames coach Bob Hartley said. "I've watched plenty of games during the work stoppage. I want to look at them and see what they're going to do for us from now on. What they did last year or five years ago, it's all over. It's a new start."

Roman Horak has been summoned from the minors by Calgary.
He played in the first two games of the year with the Flames, where he had one assist and three shots, before being sent down to the AHL. Paul Byron sustained a fractured hand Wednesday, which opened a spot on the roster for Horak.

Roman Horak was reassigned to AHL Abbotsford on Wednesday evening.
He played in Calgary's previous two contests prior to being sent down ahead of Wednesday's match against Vancouver. Horak had one assist and three shots with the Flames over that span.