Folks, it’s almost time for NHL hockey to return!
In advance of their Jan. 14 puck drop against the Jets, the Calgary Flames have unveiled their 2020-21 training camp roster!
The Flames have invited 41 players to camp – five goalies, 12 defensemen and 24 forwards, plus four players who will be late arrivals. The camp is limited to 36 skaters, so as the three late-arriving skaters arrive the club will have to cut skaters who are already in camp.
They have to unveil a cap compliant roster of 20 to 23 players by 3 p.m. MT on Jan. 12. They’re also required to carry between four and six players on their taxi squad, one of which will be a goaltender. (The taxi squad is basically an extension of their AHL roster, but hang out with the NHL team as extra bodies.)
The camp will be closed to the public and feature zero pre-season games and two scrimmages.
Here’s who will be in camp:
Goaltenders (5)
No. | Player | Age | 2019-20 Team(s) |
70 | Louis Domingue | 28 | New Jersey/Vancouver (NHL) Binghamton/Syracuse (AHL) |
25 | Jacob Markstrom | 30 | Vancouver Canucks (NHL) |
33 | David Rittich | 28 | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
39 | Garret Sparks (PTO) | 27 | Vegas Golden Knights (NHL) Chicago Wolves (AHL) |
50 | Artyom Zagidulin | 25 | Stockton Heat (AHL) |
Late arrival: #40 Dustin Wolf (World Juniors)
Signed but not invited: Tyler Parsons (ankle surgery)
Unsigned and not invited: Daniil Chechelev (KHL)
Defensemen (12)
No. | Player | Age | Shot | 2019-20 Team(s) |
4 | Rasmus Andersson | 24 | R | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
5 | Mark Giordano | 37 | L | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
55 | Noah Hanifin | 23 | L | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
46 | Carl-Johan Lerby | 23 | L | Malmo Redhawks (SHL) |
3 | Connor Mackey | 24 | L | Minnesota State University Mavericks (NCAA) |
89 | Nikita Nesterov | 27 | L | CSKA Moscow (KHL) |
72 | Alex Petrovic | 28 | R | Providence Bruins (AHL) |
44 | Colton Poolman | 25 | L | University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks (NCAA) |
26 | Michael Stone (PTO) | 30 | R | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
8 | Chris Tanev | 31 | R | Vancouver Canucks (NHL) |
6 | Juuso Valimaki | 22 | L | Did not play due to injury |
45 | Alexander Yelesin | 24 | R | Calgary Flames (NHL) Stockton Heat (AHL) |
Late arrival: #58 Oliver Kylington (immigration issues)
Signed but not Invited: Johannes Kinnvall (on loan to HV71 for this season)
Unsigned and not invited: Ilya Solovyov (KHL), Yan Kuznetsov (NCAA/World Juniors), Jeremie Poirier (QMJHL), Jake Boltmann (NCAA)
Forwards (24)
No. | Player | Age | Shot | 2019-20 Team(s) |
11 | Mikael Backlund | 31 | L | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
93 | Sam Bennett | 24 | L | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
29 | Dillon Dube | 22 | L | Calgary Flames (NHL) Stockton Heat (AHL) |
38 | Byron Froese | 29 | R | Stockton Heat (AHL) |
13 | Johnny Gaudreau | 27 | L | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
42 | Glenn Gawdin | 23 | R | Stockton Heat (AHL) |
52 | Justin Kirkland | 24 | L | Stockton Heat (AHL) |
27 | Josh Leivo | 27 | R | Vancouver Canucks (NHL) |
28 | Elias Lindholm | 26 | R | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
17 | Milan Lucic | 32 | L | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
88 | Andrew Mangiapane | 24 | L | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
23 | Sean Monahan | 26 | L | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
20 | Joakim Nordstrom | 28 | L | Boston Bruins (NHL) |
64 | Emilio Pettersen | 20 | L | University of Denver Pioneers (NCAA) |
41 | Matthew Phillips | 22 | R | Stockton Heat (AHL) |
39 | Luke Philp | 25 | R | Stockton Heat (AHL) |
36 | Zac Rinaldo | 30 | L | Calgary Flames (NHL) Stockton Heat (AHL) |
53 | Charles “Buddy” Robinson III | 29 | R | Calgary Flames (NHL) Stockton Heat (AHL) |
63 | Adam Ruzicka | 21 | L | Stockton Heat (AHL) |
10 | Derek Ryan | 34 | R | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
81 | Dominik Simon | 26 | L | Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL) |
19 | Matthew Tkachuk | 23 | L | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
75 | Eetu Tuulola | 22 | R | Stockton Heat (AHL) |
78 | Dmitry Zavgorodniy | 20 | R | Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) |
(One more PTO player may be arriving late according to Brad Treliving.)
Late arrivals: #47 Connor Zary (World Juniors), #49 Jakob Pelletier (World Juniors)
Signed but not invited: Martin Pospisil
Unsigned and not invited: Josh Nodler (NCAA), Rory Kerins (OHL), Ilya Nikolayev (Russia), Mitchell Mattson (NCAA), Lucas Feuk (Sweden), Demetrios Koumontzis (NCAA), Filip Sveningsson (Sweden), Ryan Francis (QMJHL)
