Introducing the 2015-16 Calgary Flames

8 years ago

The moves are all done and the 2015-16 Calgary Flames opening roster is official.

The club will open the season with 22 active players – 3 goalies, 6 defenders and 13 forwards – and 3 players on the injured list. (You get to fill the spots of the injured guys, but you don’t get salary cap relief.) As of now, the Flames have a cap hit of around $69.7 million.

GOALTENDERS

#1 JONAS HILLER

33 years old; from Felben Wellhausen, Switzerland; $4.5 million AAV
Signed by the Flames as a free agent in July 2014
Played junior in Switzerland
378 NHL games with Anaheim and Calgary (career GAA 2.49, career SV% .917)

#31 KARRI RAMO

29 years old; from Asikkala, Finland; $3.8 million AAV
Acquired by the Flames in January 2012 via trade with Montreal (with Mike Cammalleri and a 2012 fifth round pick) for Rene Bourque, Patrick Holland and a 2013 second round pick.
Played junior in Finland
121 NHL games with Tampa Bay and Calgary (career GAA 2.92, career SV% .905)

#37 JONI ORTIO

24 years old; from Turku, Finland; $600,000 AAV
Drafted by the Flames in the sixth round (171st overall) in the 2009 NHL Draft
Played junior in Finland
15 NHL games with Calgary (career GAA 2.52, career SV% .899)

DEFENSEMEN

#4 KRIS RUSSELL

28 years old; from Caroline, Alberta; alternate captain; $2.6 million AAV
Acquired by Flames in July 2013 via trade with St. Louis for a 2014 fifth round pick.
Career year in 2014-15 in games (79), assists (30) and points (34)
Set modern-day NHL shot-blocking record in 2014-15
Played junior with Medicine Hat, went to two Memorial Cups
158 points in 511 NHL games with Columbus, St. Louis and Calgary

#5 MARK GIORDANO

32 years old; from Toronto, Ontario; captain; $4.02 million AAV
Signed by Flames as a free agent in July 2004
Career year in 2014-15 in assists (37) and points (48)
Top-ten in Norris Trophy voting in each of the past two seasons: 10th in 2013-14, 6th in 2014-15.
Missed 32 combined regular season/playoff games with bicep tear at end of the season
Played junior with Owen Sound
245 points in 510 NHL games with Calgary

#6 DENNIS WIDEMAN

32 years old; from Kitchener, Ontario; alternate captain; $5.25 million AAV
Acquired by Flames in June 2012 via trade with Washington for Jordan Henry and a 2013 fifth round pick
Career year in 2014-15 in goals (15), assists (41) and points (56)
Played junior with Sudbury and London
350 points in 707 NHL games with St. Louis, Boston, Florida, Washington and Calgary

#7 T.J. BRODIE

Non-Roster Injured Player (broken hand; retroactive to September 21)
25 years old; from Chatham, Ontario; $4.65 million AAV
Drafted by Flames in the fourth round (114th overall) in 2008 NHL Draft
Career year in 2014-15 in goals (11), assists (30) and points (41)
Played junior with Saginaw and Barrie
100 points in 266 NHL games with Calgary

#15 LADISLAV SMID

Non-Roster Injured Player (neck surgery; retroactive to January)
29 years old; from Frydlant, Czech Republic; $3.5 million AAV
Acquired by Flames in November 2013 via trade with Edmonton (with Olivier Roy) for Laurent Brossoit and Roman Horak
Missed 57 combined regular season/playoff games in 2014-15 due to injury
Played junior in the Czech Republic
72 points in 561 NHL games with Edmonton and Calgary

#27 DOUGIE HAMILTON

22 years old; from Toronto, Ontario; $5.75 million AAV
Acquired by Flames in June 2015 via trade with Boston for a 2015 first round pick and tow 2015 second round picks
Played junior with Niagara
83 points in 178 NHL games with Boston

#29 DERYK ENGELLAND

33 years old; from Edmonton, Alberta; $2.917 million AAV
Signed by Flames as a free agent in July 2014
Played junior with Moose Jaw
58 points in 319 NHL games with Pittsburgh and Calgary

#61 BRETT KULAK

21 years old; from Edmonton, Alberta; $656,000 AAV
Drafted by Flames in the fourth round (105th overall) in 2012 NHL Draft
Made NHL debut last season against Winnipeg on April 11.
Played junior with Vancouver
0 points in 1 NHL game with Calgary

FORWARDS

#8 JOE COLBORNE

Non-Roster Injured Player (thumb injury; retroactive to October 1)
25 years old; from Calgary, Alberta; $1.275 million AAV
Acquired by Flames in September 2013 via trade with Toronto for a 2015 fourth round pick
Played college hockey with University of Denver
62 points in 160 NHL games with Toronto and Calgary

#11 MIKAEL BACKLUND

26 years old; from Vasteras, Sweden; $3.575 million AAV
Drafted by the Flames in the first round (24th overall) in 2007 NHL Draft
Played junior in Sweden and with Kelowna
128 points in 298 NHL games with Calgary

#13 JOHNNY GAUDREAU

22 years old; from Carney’s Point, New Jersey; $925,000 AAV (plus bonuses)
Drafted by the Flames in the fourth round (104th overall) in the 2011 NHL Draft
Played college hockey with Boston College
Won Hobey Baker Award as college hockey’s MVP in 2014
Finalist for the Calder Trophy as the NHL’s top rookie in 2015
65 points in 81 NHL games with Calgary

#16 JOSH JOORIS

25 years old; from Burlington, Ontario; $975,000 AAV
Signed by the Flames as a free agent in July 2013
Played college hockey with Union College
24 points in 60 NHL games with Calgary

#17 LANCE BOUMA

25 years old; from Provost, Alberta; $2.2 million AAV
Drafted by the Flames in the third round (78th overall) in the 2008 NHL Draft
Played junior with Vancouver, went to a Memorial Cup
53 points in 199 NHL games with Calgary

#18 MATT STAJAN

31 years old; from Mississauga, Ontario; $3.125 million AAV
Acquired by the Flames in January 2010 via trade with Toronto (with Jamal Mayers, Niklas Hagman and Ian White) for Dion Phaneuf, Keith Aulie and Fredrik Sjostrom
Played junior with Belleville
361 points in 774 NHL games with Toronto and Calgary

#19 DAVID JONES

31 years old; from Guelph, Ontario; $4 million AAV
Acquired by the Flames in June 2013 via trade with Colorado (with Shane O’Brien) for Alex Tanguay and Cory Sarich
Played college hockey with Dartmouth College
173 points in 387 NHL games with Colorado and Calgary

#21 MASON RAYMOND

30 years old; from Cochrane, Alberta; $3.15 million AAV
Signed by the Flames as a free agent in July 2014
Played college hockey with University of Minnesota-Duluth
246 points in 513 NHL games with Vancouver, Toronto and Calgary

#23 SEAN MONAHAN

20 years old; from Brampton, Ontario; alternate captain; $925,000 AAV (plus bonuses)
Drafted by the Flames in the first round (6th overall) in the 2013 NHL Draft
Played junior with Ottawa
96 points in 156 NHL games with Calgary

#24 JIRI HUDLER

31 years old; from Olomouc, Czech Republic; $4 million AAV
Signed by the Flames as a free agent in July 2012
Won Lady Byng Trophy last season as the NHL’s most gentlemanly player
Played junior in the Czech Republic
Won a Stanley Cup with Detroit in 2008
371 points in 604 NHL games with Detroit and Calgary

#52 BRANDON BOLLIG

28 years old; from St. Charles, Missouri; $1.25 million AAV
Acquired by Flames in June 2014 via trade with Chicago for a 2014 third round pick
Played college hockey with St. Lawrence University
Won Stanley Cup with Chicago in 2013
19 points in 187 NHL games with Chicago and Calgary

#67 MICHAEL FROLIK

27 years old; from Kladno, Czech Republic; $4.3 million AAV
Signed by the Flames as a free agent in July 2015
Played junior in the Czech Republic and with Rimouski
Won Stanley Cup with Chicago in 2013
235 points in 512 NHL games with Florida, Chicago and Winnipeg

#79 MICHEAL FERLAND

23 years old; from Swan River, Manitoba; $825,000 AAV
Drafted by the Flames in the fifth round (133rd overall) in the 2010 NHL Draft
Played junior with Brandon and Saskatoon, went to two Memorial Cups
5 points in 26 NHL games with Calgary (plus the playoffs)

#93 SAM BENNETT

19 years old; from Holland Landing, Ontario; $925,000 AAV (plus bonuses)
Drafted by the Flames in the first round (4th overall) in the 2014 NHL Draft
Made NHL debut last season against Winnipeg on April 11
Played junior with Kingston
1 point in 1 NHL game with Calgary (plus the playoffs)

Introducing the 2015-16 Calgary Flames

GOALTENDERS

DEFENSEMEN

FORWARDS

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