Austin Czarnik is on course.
"Shot my first-ever 79 at my new club other day,'' reports the incoming Calgary Flames' right wing candidate.
He and pal Cameron Schilling, a Winnipeg Jets' prospect, are first-year members in good standing at Forest Lake Country Club, nestled in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., a towering 3-iron from Czarnik's home in Birmingham.
"Man, that felt great.
"And then I shot 77 two days later at another club. After a whole summer of mid-80s. So I think it's just a little tease."
And he's also on course.
"It's been a pretty hectic summer trying to get ready for camp,'' Czarnik acknowledges.
"But I've done everything in my power to be as prepared as I possibly can.
"I understand this is a really good opportunity for me. That's the one thing I was looking for and we talked about before I signed. An opportunity. That's all anybody can ask for.
"My goal is to make the team out of camp."
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Austin Czarnik is focused on landing a full-time gig in Calgary this season
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