<p>With one pre-season game left on the docket, the Calgary Flames are getting their roster closer to its final form. On Thursday morning, the club announced the assignments of six players to the American Hockey League&#8217;s Calgary Wranglers: defencemen Jonathan Aspirot and Hunter Brzustewicz, and forwards Clark Bishop, Martin Frk, Justin Kirkland and Sam Morton.</p>
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<p>Aspirot, Bishop, Frk and Kirkland had all recently cleared waivers. Heck, Aspirot and Bishop had been previously assigned to Wranglers camp, but were brought back up on Wednesday to fill out the roster for the club&#8217;s final pre-season game in Winnipeg – one of the benefits of having your farm team in the same city as your NHL club.</p>
<p>This was the first Flames camp for both Brzustewicz and Morton; Brzustewicz was acquired from Vancouver in the Elias Lindholm trade in January, while Morton was a college free agent signing. Both showed extremely well in training camp, especially Brzustewicz.</p>
<p>A third-round selection by the Canucks in 2023, Brzustewicz had an awesome 2023-24 season offensively with the Ontario Hockey League&#8217;s Kitchener Rangers, producing 79 assists and 92 points – only Flames prospect Zayne Parekh had more points among OHL blueliners.</p>
<p>The knock on Brzustewicz in the scouting community was that his commitment to defensive hockey wasn&#8217;t quite as good as his offensive acumen, and he might need work. Well, he&#8217;s hardly a finished product, but he looked much closer to well-rounded than many anticipated he would be in his first camp with the Flames. He dressed for three pre-season games and had three assists. He turned a lot of heads with his surprisingly poised play in all three zones&#8230; and he&#8217;s only 19 years old.</p>
<p>Morton was a college signing after four seasons with Minnesota State &#8211; Mankato. He joined the Wranglers on a late-season try-out agreement and made it impossible for head coach Trent Cull to remove him from the lineup. He&#8217;s continued his effective two-way play this year, looking rock-solid in both Penticton and main camp despite his lack of pro experience. Sure, he&#8217;s 25, but typically it takes collegiate players a bit of time to adjust. We&#8217;ll see if Morton can continue this momentum into his first full pro season with the Wranglers.</p>
<p>Following these moves, the Flames&#8217; camp roster is down to 30 players: three goaltenders, nine defencemen and 18 forwards. They have to be down to a 23-man roster by 3 p.m. MT on Monday.</p>
<h1>Goaltenders (3)<strong><br />
</strong></h1>
<table border="1">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>No.</td>
<td>Player</td>
<td>Age</td>
<td>2023-24 Team(s)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>Devin Cooley</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>San Jose Sharks (NHL)<br />
Rochester Americans (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>80</td>
<td>Daniel Vladar</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>32</td>
<td>Dustin Wolf</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)<br />
Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><em>Camp Roster Moves: Connor Murphy, Matt Radomsky (assigned to Wranglers on Sept. 27), Waltteri Ignatjew (assigned to Wranglers on Oct. 1)<br />
</em></p>
<h1>Defensemen (9)<strong><br />
</strong></h1>
<table border="1">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>No.</td>
<td>Player</td>
<td>Age</td>
<td>Shot</td>
<td>2023-24 Team(s)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4</td>
<td>Rasmus Andersson</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>8</td>
<td>Tyson Barrie (PTO)</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Nashville Predators (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>7</td>
<td>Kevin Bahl</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>New Jersey Devils (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>24</td>
<td>Jake Bean</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>44</td>
<td>Joel Hanley</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Dallas Stars (NHL)<br />
Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>62</td>
<td>Daniil Miromanov</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Vegas Golden Knights (NHL)<br />
Calgary Flames (NHL)<br />
Henderson Silver Knights (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>94</td>
<td>Brayden Pachal</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Vegas Golden Knights (NHL)<br />
Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>26</td>
<td>Jarred Tinordi</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>52</td>
<td>MacKenzie Weegar</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><em>Camp Roster Moves: Axel Hurtig, Eric Jamieson, Henry Mews, Etienne Morin (assigned to junior teams on Sept. 24), Zayne Parekh (assigned to junior team on Sept. 27); Joni Jurmo, Jeremie Poirier (assigned to Wranglers on Sept. 28); Jonathan Aspirot (assigned to Wranglers on Sept. 29); Artem Grushnikov, Yan Kuznetsov (assigned to Wranglers on Oct. 1); Jonathan Aspirot (recalled from Wranglers on Oct. 2); Ilya Solovyov (assigned to Wranglers on Oct. 2); Jonathan Aspirot, Hunter Brzustewicz (assigned to Wranglers on Oct. 3)<br />
</em></p>
<h1>Forwards (18)<strong><br />
</strong></h1>
<table border="1">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>No.</td>
<td>Player</td>
<td>Age</td>
<td>Shot</td>
<td>2023-24 Team(s)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>11</td>
<td>Mikael Backlund</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>20</td>
<td>Blake Coleman</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>39</td>
<td>Matt Coronato</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)<br />
Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>71</td>
<td>Walker Duehr</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)<br />
Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>42</td>
<td>Samuel Honzek</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Vancouver Giants (WHL)<br />
Calgary Wranglers (AHL)<br />
Slovakia (WJC)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>10</td>
<td>Jonathan Huberdeau</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>15</td>
<td>Dryden Hunt</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)<br />
Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>91</td>
<td>Nazem Kadri</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>43</td>
<td>Adam Klapka</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)<br />
Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>96</td>
<td>Andrei Kuzmenko</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Vancouver Canucks (NHL)<br />
Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>70</td>
<td>Ryan Lomberg</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Florida Panthers (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>39</td>
<td>Anthony Mantha</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Washington Capitals (NHL)<br />
Vegas Golden Knights (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>76</td>
<td>Martin Pospisil</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)<br />
Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>21</td>
<td>Kevin Rooney</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)<br />
Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>79</td>
<td>Cole Schwindt</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)<br />
Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>17</td>
<td>Yegor Sharangovich</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>47</td>
<td>Connor Zary</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)<br />
Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><em>Camp Roster Moves: Jacob Battaglia, Hunter Laing, Luke Misa (assigned to junior teams on Sept. 24), Luke McNamara (released on Sept. 24); Andrew Basha, Matvei Gridin (assigned to junior teams on Sept. 26); Alex Gallant, Trevor Janicke, Rory Kerins, Ilya Nikolaev, David Silye (assigned to Wranglers on Sept. 27); Parker Bell, Lucas Ciona, Jaden Lipinski, William Strömgren (assigned to Wranglers on Sept. 28); Clark Bishop (assigned to Wranglers on Sept. 29); Clark Bishop (recalled from Wranglers on Oct. 2); Clark Bishop, Martin Frk, Justin Kirkland, Sam Morton (assigned to Wranglers on Oct. 3)<br />
</em></p>


With one pre-season game left on the docket, the Calgary Flames are getting their roster closer to its final form. On Thursday morning, the club announced the assignments of six players to the American Hockey League's Calgary Wranglers: defencemen Jonathan Aspirot and Hunter Brzustewicz, and forwards Clark Bishop, Martin Frk, Justin Kirkland and Sam Morton.
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Aspirot, Bishop, Frk and Kirkland had all recently cleared waivers. Heck, Aspirot and Bishop had been previously assigned to Wranglers camp, but were brought back up on Wednesday to fill out the roster for the club's final pre-season game in Winnipeg – one of the benefits of having your farm team in the same city as your NHL club.

This was the first Flames camp for both Brzustewicz and Morton; Brzustewicz was acquired from Vancouver in the Elias Lindholm trade in January, while Morton was a college free agent signing. Both showed extremely well in training camp, especially Brzustewicz.

A third-round selection by the Canucks in 2023, Brzustewicz had an awesome 2023-24 season offensively with the Ontario Hockey League's Kitchener Rangers, producing 79 assists and 92 points – only Flames prospect Zayne Parekh had more points among OHL blueliners.

The knock on Brzustewicz in the scouting community was that his commitment to defensive hockey wasn't quite as good as his offensive acumen, and he might need work. Well, he's hardly a finished product, but he looked much closer to well-rounded than many anticipated he would be in his first camp with the Flames. He dressed for three pre-season games and had three assists. He turned a lot of heads with his surprisingly poised play in all three zones... and he's only 19 years old.

Morton was a college signing after four seasons with Minnesota State - Mankato. He joined the Wranglers on a late-season try-out agreement and made it impossible for head coach Trent Cull to remove him from the lineup. He's continued his effective two-way play this year, looking rock-solid in both Penticton and main camp despite his lack of pro experience. Sure, he's 25, but typically it takes collegiate players a bit of time to adjust. We'll see if Morton can continue this momentum into his first full pro season with the Wranglers.

Following these moves, the Flames' camp roster is down to 30 players: three goaltenders, nine defencemen and 18 forwards. They have to be down to a 23-man roster by 3 p.m. MT on Monday.
<h1>Goaltenders (3)<strong>
</strong></h1>
<table border="1">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>No.</td>
<td>Player</td>
<td>Age</td>
<td>2023-24 Team(s)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>Devin Cooley</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>San Jose Sharks (NHL)
Rochester Americans (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>80</td>
<td>Daniel Vladar</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>32</td>
<td>Dustin Wolf</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)
Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<em>Camp Roster Moves: Connor Murphy, Matt Radomsky (assigned to Wranglers on Sept. 27), Waltteri Ignatjew (assigned to Wranglers on Oct. 1)
</em>
<h1>Defensemen (9)<strong>
</strong></h1>
<table border="1">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>No.</td>
<td>Player</td>
<td>Age</td>
<td>Shot</td>
<td>2023-24 Team(s)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4</td>
<td>Rasmus Andersson</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>8</td>
<td>Tyson Barrie (PTO)</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Nashville Predators (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>7</td>
<td>Kevin Bahl</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>New Jersey Devils (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>24</td>
<td>Jake Bean</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>44</td>
<td>Joel Hanley</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Dallas Stars (NHL)
Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>62</td>
<td>Daniil Miromanov</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Vegas Golden Knights (NHL)
Calgary Flames (NHL)
Henderson Silver Knights (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>94</td>
<td>Brayden Pachal</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Vegas Golden Knights (NHL)
Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>26</td>
<td>Jarred Tinordi</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>52</td>
<td>MacKenzie Weegar</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<em>Camp Roster Moves: Axel Hurtig, Eric Jamieson, Henry Mews, Etienne Morin (assigned to junior teams on Sept. 24), Zayne Parekh (assigned to junior team on Sept. 27); Joni Jurmo, Jeremie Poirier (assigned to Wranglers on Sept. 28); Jonathan Aspirot (assigned to Wranglers on Sept. 29); Artem Grushnikov, Yan Kuznetsov (assigned to Wranglers on Oct. 1); Jonathan Aspirot (recalled from Wranglers on Oct. 2); Ilya Solovyov (assigned to Wranglers on Oct. 2); Jonathan Aspirot, Hunter Brzustewicz (assigned to Wranglers on Oct. 3)
</em>
<h1>Forwards (18)<strong>
</strong></h1>
<table border="1">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>No.</td>
<td>Player</td>
<td>Age</td>
<td>Shot</td>
<td>2023-24 Team(s)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>11</td>
<td>Mikael Backlund</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>20</td>
<td>Blake Coleman</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>39</td>
<td>Matt Coronato</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)
Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>71</td>
<td>Walker Duehr</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)
Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>42</td>
<td>Samuel Honzek</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Vancouver Giants (WHL)
Calgary Wranglers (AHL)
Slovakia (WJC)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>10</td>
<td>Jonathan Huberdeau</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>15</td>
<td>Dryden Hunt</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)
Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>91</td>
<td>Nazem Kadri</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>43</td>
<td>Adam Klapka</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)
Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>96</td>
<td>Andrei Kuzmenko</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Vancouver Canucks (NHL)
Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>70</td>
<td>Ryan Lomberg</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Florida Panthers (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>39</td>
<td>Anthony Mantha</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Washington Capitals (NHL)
Vegas Golden Knights (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>76</td>
<td>Martin Pospisil</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)
Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>21</td>
<td>Kevin Rooney</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)
Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>79</td>
<td>Cole Schwindt</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)
Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>17</td>
<td>Yegor Sharangovich</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>47</td>
<td>Connor Zary</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)
Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<em>Camp Roster Moves: Jacob Battaglia, Hunter Laing, Luke Misa (assigned to junior teams on Sept. 24), Luke McNamara (released on Sept. 24); Andrew Basha, Matvei Gridin (assigned to junior teams on Sept. 26); Alex Gallant, Trevor Janicke, Rory Kerins, Ilya Nikolaev, David Silye (assigned to Wranglers on Sept. 27); Parker Bell, Lucas Ciona, Jaden Lipinski, William Strömgren (assigned to Wranglers on Sept. 28); Clark Bishop (assigned to Wranglers on Sept. 29); Clark Bishop (recalled from Wranglers on Oct. 2); Clark Bishop, Martin Frk, Justin Kirkland, Sam Morton (assigned to Wranglers on Oct. 3)
</em>

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