Flames announce 2019 main camp roster and schedule
By Ryan Pike
4 years agoThe Calgary Flames have announced their main training camp roster, and it’s their smallest roster in years. They have 55 players vying for up to 23 opening night roster spots, including a handful of players in town on try-outs.
The roster
Goalies (7):
| Player | Age | 2018-19 Team(s) | Contract |
| Jon Gillies | 25 | Stockton (AHL) | 1-way |
| Tyler Parsons | 21 | Stockton (AHL) | 2-Way |
| David Rittich | 27 | Calgary (NHL) | 1-Way |
| Nick Schneider | 22 | Stockton (AHL) Kansas City (ECHL) | 2-Way |
| Cam Talbot | 32 | Edmonton (NHL) Philadelphia (NHL) | 1-Way |
| Dustin Wolf | 18 | Everett (WHL) | N/A |
| Artyom Zagidulin | 24 | Magnitigorsk (KHL) | 2-Way |
Defensemen (16):
| Player | Age | 2018-19 Team(s) | Shot | Contract |
| Rasmus Andersson | 22 | Calgary (NHL) | R | 2-Way |
| TJ Brodie | 29 | Calgary (NHL) | L | 1-Way |
| Brandon Davidson | 28 | Chicago (NHL) Rockford (AHL) | L | 2-Way |
| Mark Giordano | 35 | Calgary (NHL) | L | 1-Way |
| Eric Gryba | 31 | New Jersey (NHL) Binghamton (AHL) | R | PTO |
| Rob Hamilton | 25 | Stockton (AHL) Manchester (ECHL) | L | AHL |
| Travis Hamonic | 29 | Calgary (NHL) | R | 1-Way |
| Noah Hanifin | 22 | Calgary (NHL) | L | 1-Way |
| Oliver Kylington | 22 | Calgary (NHL) Stockton (AHL) | L | 2-Way |
| Zac Leslie | 25 | Chicago (AHL) | L | AHL |
| Andrew MacDonald | 33 | Philadelphia (NHL) | L | PTO |
| Andrew Nielsen | 22 | Toronto (AHL) Stockton (AHL) | L | 2-Way |
| Corey Schueneman | 24 | Western Michigan (NCAA) Stockton (AHL) | L | AHL |
| Michael Stone | 30 | Calgary (NHL) Stockton (AHL) | R | 1-Way |
| Rinat Valiev | 24 | Stockton (AHL) | L | 2-Way |
| Alexander Yelesin | 23 | Yaroslavl (KHL) | R | 2-Way |
Forwards (32):
| Player | Age | 2018-19 Team(s) | Shot | Contract |
| Mikael Backlund | 30 | Calgary (NHL) | L | 1-Way |
| Sam Bennett | 23 | Calgary (NHL) | L | 1-Way |
| Austin Czarnik | 26 | Calgary (NHL) | R | 1-Way |
| Dillon Dube | 21 | Calgary (NHL) Stockton (AHL) | L | 2-Way |
| Byron Froese | 28 | Laval (AHL) Lehigh Valley (AHL) | R | 2-Way |
| Michael Frolik | 31 | Calgary (NHL) | L | 1-Way |
| Alex Gallant | 26 | Chicago (AHL) | L | AHL |
| Johnny Gaudreau | 26 | Calgary NHL) | L | 1-Way |
| Glenn Gawdin | 22 | Stockton (AHL) | R | 2-Way |
| Alexandre Grenier | 28 | Laval (AHL) | R | PTO |
| Mark Jankowski | 24 | Calgary (NHL) | L | 1-Way |
| Justin Kirkland | 23 | Milwaukee (AHL) | L | 2-Way |
| Elias Lindholm | 24 | Calgary (NHL) | R | 1-Way |
| Ryan Lomberg | 24 | Calgary (NHL) Stockton (AHL) | L | 2-Way |
| Milan Lucic | 31 | Edmonton (NHL) | L | 1-Way |
| Jeremy McKenna | 20 | Moncton (QMJHL) | R | AHL |
| Sean Monahan | 24 | Calgary (NHL) | L | 1-Way |
| Mason Morelli | 23 | Nebraska (NCAA) Stockton (AHL) | L | AHL |
| Jakob Pelletier | 18 | Moncton (QMJHL) | L | N/A |
| Matthew Phillips | 21 | Stockton (AHL) | R | 2-Way |
| Luke Philp | 23 | U Alberta (USports) | R | 2-Way |
| Martin Pospisil | 19 | Sioux City (USHL) | L | 2-Way |
| Alan Quine | 26 | Calgary (NHL) Stockton (AHL) | L | 2-Way |
| Tobias Rieder | 26 | Edmonton (NHL) | L | PTO |
| Zac Rinaldo | 29 | Nashville (NHL) Milwaukee (AHL) | L | PTO |
| Buddy Robinson | 27 | Stockton (AHL) | R | 2-Way |
| Milos Roman | 20 | Vancouver (WHL) | L | N/A |
| Adam Ruzicka | 20 | Sarnia (OHL) Sudbury (OHL) | L | 2-Way |
| Derek Ryan | 32 | Calgary (NHL) | R | 1-Way |
| Devante Smith-Pelly | 27 | Washington (NHL) Hershey (AHL) | R | PTO |
| Eetu Tuulola | 21 | TPS (SM-Liiga) | R | 2-Way |
| Dmitry Zavgorodniy | 19 | Rimouski (QMJHL) | R | 2-Way |
(Not listed: unsigned restricted free agents Matthew Tkachuk and Andrew Mangiapane, injured defender Juuso Valimaki)
The schedule
Fitness testing goes Thursday at Winsport, followed by on-ice sessions beginning Friday at the Saddledome. There will be two groups, rather than three as they’ve had in prior camps.
The Flames will be playing eight pre-season contests in the run-up to the regular season:
- Mon., Sept. 16: at home vs. Vancouver (7 p.m. MT) and on the road in Victoria against Vancouver (8 p.m. MT, on Sportsnet One/West)
- Wed., Sept. 18: at home vs. San Jose (7 p.m. MT)
- Fri., Sept. 20: on the road in Edmonton (7 p.m. MT)
- Sun., Sept. 22: on the road in Winnipeg (6 p.m. MT)
- Tue., Sept. 24: at home vs. Winnipeg (7 p.m. MT)
- Thu., Sept. 26: on the road in San Jose (8:30 p.m. MT)
- Sat., Sept. 28: at home vs. Edmonton (7 p.m. MT)
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