Calgary Flames reduce camp roster by seven players
By Ryan Pike
9 months agoThe Calgary Flames have reduced their training camp roster by seven players on Tuesday.
Two waiver-exempt players – defencemen Yan Kuznetsov and Brady Lyle – have been assigned to the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wranglers. Four more players – goaltender Oscar Dansk, defenceman Colton Poolman, and forwards Ben Jones and Clark Bishop – have cleared waivers and been assigned to the Wranglers. The club has also signed defenceman Jonathan Aspirot, who was in NHL camp on a professional try-out, to an American Hockey League contract.
Following these moves, the Flames’ camp roster is down to 35 players: 3 goaltenders, 11 defencemen and 21 forwards.
Goaltenders (3)
| No. | Player | Age | 2022-23 Team(s) |
| 25 | Jacob Markstrom | 33 | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
| 80 | Daniel Vladar | 26 | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
| 32 | Dustin Wolf | 22 | Calgary Flames (NHL) Calgary Wranglers (AHL) |
Cuts: Jari Kykkanen (released from try-out on Sept. 26), Connor Murphy & Matt Radomsky (assigned to Wranglers camp on Sept. 28), Oscar Dansk (assigned to Wranglers camp on Oct. 3)
Defensemen (11)
| No. | Player | Age | Shot | 2022-23 Team(s) |
| 4 | Rasmus Andersson | 26 | R | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
| 57 | Nick DeSimone | 28 | R | Calgary Flames (NHL) Calgary Wranglers (AHL) |
| 48 | Dennis Gilbert | 26 | L | Calgary Flames (NHL) Calgary Wranglers (AHL) |
| 55 | Noah Hanifin | 26 | L | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
| 58 | Oliver Kylington | 26 | L | Did not play |
| 82 | Jordan Oesterle | 31 | L | Detroit Red Wings (NHL) |
| 72 | Jérémie Poirier | 20 | R | Calgary Wranglers (AHL) |
| 98 | Ilya Solovyov | 23 | L | Calgary Wranglers (AHL) |
| 8 | Chris Tanev | 33 | R | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
| 52 | MacKenzie Weegar | 29 | R | Calgary Flames (NHL) Canada (WC) |
| 16 | Nikita Zadorov | 28 | R | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
Cuts: Charles Cote, Tyson Galloway, Quinn Mantei and Donovan McCoy (released from try-outs on Sept. 26); Etienne Morin (assigned to Moncton, QMHL, on Sept. 29), Jarrod Gourley (assigned to Wranglers camp on Sept. 29), Mikael Diotte (released from try-out on Sept. 29), Yan Kuznetsov, Brady Lyle and Colton Poolman (assigned to Wranglers camp on Oct. 3), Jonathan Aspirot (signed to AHL contract on Oct. 3)
Forwards (21)
| No. | Player | Age | Shot | 2022-23 Team(s) |
| 11 | Mikael Backlund | 34 | L | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
| 79 | Lucas Ciona | 20 | L | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
| 20 | Blake Coleman | 31 | L | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
| 39 | Matt Coronato | 20 | R | Harvard University (NCAA) Calgary Flames (NHL) United States (WC) |
| 29 | Dillon Dubé | 24 | L | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
| 71 | Walker Duehr | 25 | R | Calgary Flames (NHL) Calgary Wranglers (AHL) |
| 42 | Samuel Honzek | 18 | L | Vancouver Giants (WHL) Slovakia (WJC) |
| 10 | Jonathan Huberdeau | 30 | L | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
| 15 | Dryden Hunt | 27 | L | New York Rangers (NHL) Colorado Avalanche (NHL) Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL) Toronto Marlies (AHL) Calgary Wranglers (AHL) |
| 91 | Nazem Kadri | 32 | R | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
| 43 | Adam Klapka | 23 | R | Calgary Wranglers (AHL) |
| 28 | Elias Lindholm | 28 | R | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
| 88 | Andrew Mangiapane | 27 | L | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
| 22 | Jakob Pelletier | 22 | L | Calgary Flames (NHL) Calgary Wranglers (AHL) |
| 78 | Emilio Pettersen | 23 | L | Calgary Wranglers (AHL) |
| 76 | Martin Pospisil | 23 | L | Calgary Wranglers (AHL) |
| 21 | Kevin Rooney | 30 | L | Calgary Flames (NHL) Calgary Wranglers (AHL) |
| 63 | Adam Ruzicka | 24 | L | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
| 79 | Cole Schwindt | 22 | R | Calgary Wranglers (AHL) |
| 17 | Yegor Sharangovich | 25 | L | New Jersey Devils (NHL) |
| 47 | Connor Zary | 21 | L | Calgary Wranglers (AHL) |
Cuts: Nathan Peer, Nathan Pilling and Oliver Tulk (released from try-outs on Sept. 26), Jaden Lipinski (assigned to Vancouver, WHL, on Sept. 26), Rory Kerins, Ilya Nikolaev, Mark Duarte, Alex Gallant and Mitch McLain (assigned to Wranglers camp on Sept. 28); Brett Sutter, William Stromgren and Parker Bell (assigned to Wranglers camp on Sept. 29), Ben Jones and Clark Bishop (assigned to Wranglers camp on Oct. 3)
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