<p>The Calgary Flames have reduced their training camp roster by six players on Thursday.</p>
<p>Five waiver-exempt players have been sent to the American Hockey League&#8217;s Calgary Wranglers: goaltender Dustin Wolf, defencemen Yan Kuznetsov and Jeremie Poirier, and forwards Lucas Ciona and Connor Zary. The club has also returned 2023 first-round pick Samuel Honzek to the Western Hockey League&#8217;s Vancouver Giants.</p>
<p></p>
<p>Following these moves, the Flames&#8217; camp roster is down to 30 players: 2 goaltenders, 10 defencemen and 18 forwards.</p>
<h2><strong>Goaltenders (2)<br />
</strong></h2>
<table border="1">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>No.</td>
<td>Player</td>
<td>Age</td>
<td>2022-23 Team(s)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>25</td>
<td>Jacob Markstrom</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>80</td>
<td>Daniel Vladar</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><em>Cuts: Jari Kykkanen (released from try-out on Sept. 26), Connor Murphy &amp; Matt Radomsky (assigned to Wranglers camp on Sept. 28), Oscar Dansk (assigned to Wranglers camp on Oct. 3), Dustin Wolf (assigned to Wranglers camp on Oct. 5)<br />
</em></p>
<h2><strong>Defensemen (10)<br />
</strong></h2>
<table border="1">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>No.</td>
<td>Player</td>
<td>Age</td>
<td>Shot</td>
<td>2022-23 Team(s)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4</td>
<td>Rasmus Andersson</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>57</td>
<td>Nick DeSimone</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)<br />
Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>48</td>
<td>Dennis Gilbert</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)<br />
Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>55</td>
<td>Noah Hanifin</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>58</td>
<td>Oliver Kylington</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Did not play</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>82</td>
<td>Jordan Oesterle</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Detroit Red Wings (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>98</td>
<td>Ilya Solovyov</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>8</td>
<td>Chris Tanev</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>52</td>
<td>MacKenzie Weegar</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)<br />
Canada (WC)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>16</td>
<td>Nikita Zadorov</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><em>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), Yan Kuznetsov (recalled from Wranglers camp on Oct. 4), Yan Kuznetsov and Jeremie Poirier (assigned to Wranglers camp on Oct. 5)<br />
</em></p>
<h2><strong>Forwards (18)<br />
</strong></h2>
<table border="1">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>No.</td>
<td>Player</td>
<td>Age</td>
<td>Shot</td>
<td>2022-23 Team(s)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>11</td>
<td>Mikael Backlund</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>20</td>
<td>Blake Coleman</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>39</td>
<td>Matt Coronato</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Harvard University (NCAA)<br />
Calgary Flames (NHL)<br />
United States (WC)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>29</td>
<td>Dillon Dubé</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>71</td>
<td>Walker Duehr</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)<br />
Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>10</td>
<td>Jonathan Huberdeau</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>15</td>
<td>Dryden Hunt</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>New York Rangers (NHL)<br />
Colorado Avalanche (NHL)<br />
Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)<br />
Toronto Marlies (AHL)<br />
Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>91</td>
<td>Nazem Kadri</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>43</td>
<td>Adam Klapka</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>28</td>
<td>Elias Lindholm</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>88</td>
<td>Andrew Mangiapane</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>22</td>
<td>Jakob Pelletier</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)<br />
Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>78</td>
<td>Emilio Pettersen</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>76</td>
<td>Martin Pospisil</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>21</td>
<td>Kevin Rooney</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)<br />
Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>63</td>
<td>Adam Ruzicka</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>79</td>
<td>Cole Schwindt</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>17</td>
<td>Yegor Sharangovich</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>New Jersey Devils (NHL)</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><em>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), Lucas Ciona and Connor Zary (assigned to Wranglers camp on Oct. 5), Samuel Honzek (assigned to Vancouver, WHL, on Oct. 5)<br />
</em></p>
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The Calgary Flames have reduced their training camp roster by six players on Thursday.

Five waiver-exempt players have been sent to the American Hockey League's Calgary Wranglers: goaltender Dustin Wolf, defencemen Yan Kuznetsov and Jeremie Poirier, and forwards Lucas Ciona and Connor Zary. The club has also returned 2023 first-round pick Samuel Honzek to the Western Hockey League's Vancouver Giants.



Following these moves, the Flames' camp roster is down to 30 players: 2 goaltenders, 10 defencemen and 18 forwards.
<h2><strong>Goaltenders (2)
</strong></h2>
<table border="1">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>No.</td>
<td>Player</td>
<td>Age</td>
<td>2022-23 Team(s)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>25</td>
<td>Jacob Markstrom</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>80</td>
<td>Daniel Vladar</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<em>Cuts: Jari Kykkanen (released from try-out on Sept. 26), Connor Murphy &amp; Matt Radomsky (assigned to Wranglers camp on Sept. 28), Oscar Dansk (assigned to Wranglers camp on Oct. 3), Dustin Wolf (assigned to Wranglers camp on Oct. 5)
</em>
<h2><strong>Defensemen (10)
</strong></h2>
<table border="1">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>No.</td>
<td>Player</td>
<td>Age</td>
<td>Shot</td>
<td>2022-23 Team(s)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4</td>
<td>Rasmus Andersson</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>57</td>
<td>Nick DeSimone</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)
Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>48</td>
<td>Dennis Gilbert</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)
Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>55</td>
<td>Noah Hanifin</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>58</td>
<td>Oliver Kylington</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Did not play</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>82</td>
<td>Jordan Oesterle</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Detroit Red Wings (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>98</td>
<td>Ilya Solovyov</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>8</td>
<td>Chris Tanev</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>52</td>
<td>MacKenzie Weegar</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)
Canada (WC)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>16</td>
<td>Nikita Zadorov</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<em>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), Yan Kuznetsov (recalled from Wranglers camp on Oct. 4), Yan Kuznetsov and Jeremie Poirier (assigned to Wranglers camp on Oct. 5)
</em>
<h2><strong>Forwards (18)
</strong></h2>
<table border="1">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>No.</td>
<td>Player</td>
<td>Age</td>
<td>Shot</td>
<td>2022-23 Team(s)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>11</td>
<td>Mikael Backlund</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>20</td>
<td>Blake Coleman</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>39</td>
<td>Matt Coronato</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Harvard University (NCAA)
Calgary Flames (NHL)
United States (WC)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>29</td>
<td>Dillon Dubé</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>71</td>
<td>Walker Duehr</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)
Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>10</td>
<td>Jonathan Huberdeau</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>15</td>
<td>Dryden Hunt</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>New York Rangers (NHL)
Colorado Avalanche (NHL)
Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)
Toronto Marlies (AHL)
Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>91</td>
<td>Nazem Kadri</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>43</td>
<td>Adam Klapka</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>28</td>
<td>Elias Lindholm</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>88</td>
<td>Andrew Mangiapane</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>22</td>
<td>Jakob Pelletier</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)
Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>78</td>
<td>Emilio Pettersen</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>76</td>
<td>Martin Pospisil</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>21</td>
<td>Kevin Rooney</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)
Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>63</td>
<td>Adam Ruzicka</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>79</td>
<td>Cole Schwindt</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>17</td>
<td>Yegor Sharangovich</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>New Jersey Devils (NHL)</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<em>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), Lucas Ciona and Connor Zary (assigned to Wranglers camp on Oct. 5), Samuel Honzek (assigned to Vancouver, WHL, on Oct. 5)
</em>

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