After failing to sign a contract with the Devils, Young joined the Calgary Flames organization as a free agent in 1990. The Flames assigned him to their International Hockey League (IHL) affiliate, the Salt Lake Golden Eagles for the 1990–91 season where he recorded 31 goals and 67 points in 80 games. He was voted the recipient of the Ken McKenzie Trophy as the IHL's American-born rookie of the year. Young spent most of the 1991–92 season with the United States National Team as it travelled in a barnstorming tour in advance of the 1992 Winter Olympics; Young recorded 17 goals and 17 assists in 49 games with the team. He scored one goal and added three assists in eight games at the 1992 Olympic hockey tournament, for the American team that finished in fourth place. Young Rejoined the Golden Eagles for the remainder of the season where he posted four points in nine games.