<p>The Calgary Flames have officially announced the start of main training camp. Ignoring all the hustle and bustle of off-ice business, on-ice business kicks off on Thursday with fitness testing for veterans and then with on-ice sessions beginning Friday.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a look at who&#8217;s coming to camp!</p>
<p></p>
<h2><strong>Goaltenders (7)</strong></h2>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><strong>#</strong></td>
<td><strong>Player</strong></td>
<td><strong>Age</strong></td>
<td><strong>2016-17 Club</strong></td>
<td><strong>Acquired</strong></td>
<td><strong>Waivers?</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>32</td>
<td>Jon Gillies</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>Stockton (AHL)</td>
<td>2012 Draft</td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>31</td>
<td>Eddie Lack</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>Carolina (NHL)</td>
<td>Trade</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>72</td>
<td>Mason McDonald</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>Adirondack (ECHL)</td>
<td>2014 Draft</td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>82</td>
<td>Tyler Parsons</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>London (OHL)</td>
<td>2016 Draft</td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>33</td>
<td>David Rittich</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>Stockton (AHL)</td>
<td>Free agency</td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>70</td>
<td>Nick Schneider</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>Medicine Hat (WHL)</td>
<td>Free agency</td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>41</td>
<td>Mike Smith</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>Arizona (NHL)</td>
<td>Trade</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2><strong>Defensemen (21)</strong></h2>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><strong>#</strong></td>
<td><strong>Player</strong></td>
<td><strong>Age</strong></td>
<td><strong>2016-17 Club</strong></td>
<td><strong>Acquired</strong></td>
<td><strong>Shot</strong></td>
<td><strong>Waivers?</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>54</td>
<td>Rasmus Andersson</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>Stockton (AHL)</td>
<td>2015 Draft</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>44</td>
<td>Matt Bartkowski</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>Calgary (NHL)</td>
<td>Free agency</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>7</td>
<td>T.J. Brodie</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>Calgary (NHL)</td>
<td>2008 Draft</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>43</td>
<td>Kayle Doetzel</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>Stockton (AHL)</td>
<td>AHL contract</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>5</td>
<td>Mark Giordano</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>Calgary (NHL)</td>
<td>Free agency</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>27</td>
<td>Dougie Hamilton</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>Calgary (NHL)</td>
<td>Trade</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>24</td>
<td>Travis Hamonic</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>NY Islanders (NHL)</td>
<td>Trade</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>85</td>
<td>Josh Healey</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>Ohio State (NCAA)</td>
<td>Free agency</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>78</td>
<td>Tyson Helgesen</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>Spokane (WHL)</td>
<td>Try-out</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>61</td>
<td>Brett Kulak</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>Stockton (AHL)</td>
<td>2012 Draft</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>58</td>
<td>Oliver Kylington</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>Stockton (AHL)</td>
<td>2015 Draft</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>39</td>
<td>Daniel Maggio</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>Orlando (ECHL)</td>
<td>Try-out</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>68</td>
<td>Adam Ollas Mattsson</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>Djurgardens IF (SHL)</td>
<td>2014 Draft</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>55</td>
<td>Dylan Olsen</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>Nanton (RHL)</td>
<td>Try-out</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>65</td>
<td>Colby Robak</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>Utica (AHL)</td>
<td>Try-out</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>98</td>
<td>Sam Ruopp</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>Prince George (WHL)</td>
<td>Try-out</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>26</td>
<td>Michael Stone</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>Calgary (NHL)</td>
<td>Trade</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>42</td>
<td>Juuso Valimaki</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>Tri-City (WHL)</td>
<td>2017 Draft</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>73</td>
<td>Cliff Watson</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>Michigan Tech (NCAA)</td>
<td>Try-out</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4</td>
<td>Tyler Wotherspoon</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>Stockton (AHL)</td>
<td>2011 Draft</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>53</td>
<td>Oleg Yevenko</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>Cleveland (AHL)</td>
<td>AHL contract</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2><strong>Forwards (40)</strong></h2>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><strong>#</strong></td>
<td><strong>Player</strong></td>
<td><strong>Age</strong></td>
<td><strong>2016-17 Club</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: left"><strong>Acquired</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: left"><strong>Shot</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: left"><strong>Waivers?</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>11</td>
<td>Mikael Backlund</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>Calgary (NHL)</td>
<td style="text-align: left">2007 Draft</td>
<td style="text-align: left">L</td>
<td style="text-align: left">Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>93</td>
<td>Sam Bennett</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>Calgary (NHL)</td>
<td style="text-align: left">2014 Draft</td>
<td style="text-align: left">L</td>
<td style="text-align: left">Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>36</td>
<td>Troy Brouwer</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>Calgary (NHL)</td>
<td style="text-align: left">Free agency</td>
<td style="text-align: left">R</td>
<td style="text-align: left">Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>62</td>
<td>Austin Carroll</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>Stockton (AHL)</td>
<td style="text-align: left">2014 Draft</td>
<td style="text-align: left">R</td>
<td style="text-align: left">No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>64</td>
<td>Joseph Cramarossa</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>Vancouver (NHL)</td>
<td style="text-align: left">Try-out</td>
<td style="text-align: left">L</td>
<td style="text-align: left">N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>89</td>
<td>Sam Dove-McFalls</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>Saint John (QMJHL)</td>
<td>Try-out</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>59</td>
<td>Dillon Dube</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>Kelowna (WHL)</td>
<td>2016 Draft</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>79</td>
<td>Micheal Ferland</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>Calgary (NHL)</td>
<td>2009 Draft</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>76</td>
<td>Brett Findlay</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>Toronto (AHL)</td>
<td>AHL contract</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>48</td>
<td>Zach Fischer</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>Medicine Hat (WHL)</td>
<td>2017 Draft</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>15</td>
<td>Spencer Foo</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>Union College (NCAA)</td>
<td>Free agency</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>67</td>
<td>Michael Frolik</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>Calgary (NHL)</td>
<td>Free agency</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>13</td>
<td>Johnny Gaudreau</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>Calgary (NHL)</td>
<td>2011 Draft</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>80</td>
<td>Glenn Gawdin</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>Swift Current (WHL)</td>
<td>Try-out</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>17</td>
<td>Luke Gazdic</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>Albany (AHL)</td>
<td>Free agency</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>51</td>
<td>Tanner Glass</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>Hartford (AHL)</td>
<td>Try-out</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>25</td>
<td>Freddie Hamilton</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>Calgary (NHL)</td>
<td>Trade</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>21</td>
<td>Garnet Hathaway</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>Stockton (AHL)</td>
<td>Free agency</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>97</td>
<td>Ben Hawerchuk</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>Barrie (OHL)</td>
<td>Try-out</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>46</td>
<td>Marek Hrivik</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>Hartford (AHL)</td>
<td>Free agency</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>77</td>
<td>Mark Jankowski</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>Stockton (AHL)</td>
<td>2012 Draft</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>45</td>
<td>Morgan Klimchuk</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>Stockton (AHL)</td>
<td>2013 Draft</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>20</td>
<td>Curtis Lazar</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>Calgary (NHL)</td>
<td>Trade</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>56</td>
<td>Ryan Lomberg</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>Stockton (AHL)</td>
<td>Free agency</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>57</td>
<td>Joel Lowry</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>Ontario (AHL)</td>
<td>Try-out</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>88</td>
<td>Andrew Mangiapane</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>Stockton (AHL)</td>
<td>2015 Draft</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>23</td>
<td>Sean Monahan</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>Calgary (NHL)</td>
<td>2013 Draft</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>84</td>
<td>Brad Morrison</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>Vancouver (WHL)</td>
<td>Try-out</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>37</td>
<td>Rod Pelley</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>Albany (AHL)</td>
<td>AHL contract</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>47</td>
<td>Matthew Phillips</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>Victoria (WHL)</td>
<td>2016 Draft</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>28</td>
<td>Emile Poirier</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>Stockton (AHL)</td>
<td>2013 Draft</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>60</td>
<td>Brett Pollock</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>Adirondack (ECHL)</td>
<td>2014 Draft</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>74</td>
<td>Daniel Pribyl</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>Stockton (AHL)</td>
<td>Free agency</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>50</td>
<td>Mark Rassell</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>Medicine Hat (WHL)</td>
<td>Try-out</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>63</td>
<td>Adam Ruzicka</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>Sarnia (OHL)</td>
<td>2017 Draft</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>49</td>
<td>Hunter Shinkaruk</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>Stockton (AHL)</td>
<td>Trade</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>71</td>
<td>Hunter Smith</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>Stockton (AHL)</td>
<td>2014 Draft</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>18</td>
<td>Matt Stajan</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>Calgary (NHL)</td>
<td>Trade</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>19</td>
<td>Matthew Tkachuk</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>Calgary (NHL)</td>
<td>2016 Draft</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>10</td>
<td>Kris Versteeg</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>Calgary (NHL)</td>
<td>Free agency</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2><strong>Notes</strong></h2>
<p>Among the try-out players invited to camp:</p>
<ul>
<li>Dave Lowry&#8217;s son Joel</li>
<li>Oleg Yevenko, a big Belarusian who was a farmhand when the AHL club was in Adirondack</li>
<li>Colby Robak, who was with the Stockton Heat for a bit last year before joining the Utica Comets</li>
<li>Every try-out player invited to Penticton</li>
</ul>
<h2><strong>The Veterans</strong></h2>
<p>To ensure that preseason games are actually worth attending, teams are required to dress at least eight &#8220;veteran players&#8221; in each exhibition outing. Veterans are (a) skaters that played in 30+ NHL games last year, (b) goalies that either dressed in 50+ games or played in 30+ games, (c) the most recent first rounder and (d) anybody who&#8217;s played 100+ NHL games.</p>
<p>The following players qualify:</p>
<ul>
<li>Goalies: Smith, Lack</li>
<li>Defensemen: Brodie, Giordano, Hamilton, Stone, Valimaki, Bartkowski, Olsen</li>
<li>Forwards: Frolik, Monahan, Stajan, Bennett, Backlund, Ferland, Tkachuk, Brouwer, Gaudreau, Versteeg, Cramarossa, Lazar, Gazdic, Glass, Pelley</li>
</ul>
<h2><strong>Schedule</strong></h2>
<p>The Flames have split their roster into three groups and <a href="https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/training-camp-roster-and-schedule-released/c-291043456">begin on-ice sessions on Friday</a>. From there, they have six dates with preseason games:</p>
<ul>
<li>Sept. 18: home and home split squad games against Edmonton</li>
<li>Sept. 20: home against Vancouver</li>
<li>Sept. 22: home against Arizona</li>
<li>Sept. 25: road against Winnipeg</li>
<li>Sept. 28: road against Vancouver</li>
<li>Sept. 30: home against Winnipeg</li>
</ul>
<p>Expect a bunch of cuts on Sept. 23, followed by more selective pruning afterwards to get the team down to its 23-man roster by Oct. 3 at 3 p.m. MT – the league&#8217;s roster deadline.</p>

The Calgary Flames have officially announced the start of main training camp. Ignoring all the hustle and bustle of off-ice business, on-ice business kicks off on Thursday with fitness testing for veterans and then with on-ice sessions beginning Friday.

Here's a look at who's coming to camp!


<h2><strong>Goaltenders (7)</strong></h2>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><strong>#</strong></td>
<td><strong>Player</strong></td>
<td><strong>Age</strong></td>
<td><strong>2016-17 Club</strong></td>
<td><strong>Acquired</strong></td>
<td><strong>Waivers?</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>32</td>
<td>Jon Gillies</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>Stockton (AHL)</td>
<td>2012 Draft</td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>31</td>
<td>Eddie Lack</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>Carolina (NHL)</td>
<td>Trade</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>72</td>
<td>Mason McDonald</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>Adirondack (ECHL)</td>
<td>2014 Draft</td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>82</td>
<td>Tyler Parsons</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>London (OHL)</td>
<td>2016 Draft</td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>33</td>
<td>David Rittich</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>Stockton (AHL)</td>
<td>Free agency</td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>70</td>
<td>Nick Schneider</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>Medicine Hat (WHL)</td>
<td>Free agency</td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>41</td>
<td>Mike Smith</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>Arizona (NHL)</td>
<td>Trade</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2><strong>Defensemen (21)</strong></h2>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><strong>#</strong></td>
<td><strong>Player</strong></td>
<td><strong>Age</strong></td>
<td><strong>2016-17 Club</strong></td>
<td><strong>Acquired</strong></td>
<td><strong>Shot</strong></td>
<td><strong>Waivers?</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>54</td>
<td>Rasmus Andersson</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>Stockton (AHL)</td>
<td>2015 Draft</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>44</td>
<td>Matt Bartkowski</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>Calgary (NHL)</td>
<td>Free agency</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>7</td>
<td>T.J. Brodie</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>Calgary (NHL)</td>
<td>2008 Draft</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>43</td>
<td>Kayle Doetzel</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>Stockton (AHL)</td>
<td>AHL contract</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>5</td>
<td>Mark Giordano</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>Calgary (NHL)</td>
<td>Free agency</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>27</td>
<td>Dougie Hamilton</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>Calgary (NHL)</td>
<td>Trade</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>24</td>
<td>Travis Hamonic</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>NY Islanders (NHL)</td>
<td>Trade</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>85</td>
<td>Josh Healey</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>Ohio State (NCAA)</td>
<td>Free agency</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>78</td>
<td>Tyson Helgesen</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>Spokane (WHL)</td>
<td>Try-out</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>61</td>
<td>Brett Kulak</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>Stockton (AHL)</td>
<td>2012 Draft</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>58</td>
<td>Oliver Kylington</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>Stockton (AHL)</td>
<td>2015 Draft</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>39</td>
<td>Daniel Maggio</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>Orlando (ECHL)</td>
<td>Try-out</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>68</td>
<td>Adam Ollas Mattsson</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>Djurgardens IF (SHL)</td>
<td>2014 Draft</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>55</td>
<td>Dylan Olsen</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>Nanton (RHL)</td>
<td>Try-out</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>65</td>
<td>Colby Robak</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>Utica (AHL)</td>
<td>Try-out</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>98</td>
<td>Sam Ruopp</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>Prince George (WHL)</td>
<td>Try-out</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>26</td>
<td>Michael Stone</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>Calgary (NHL)</td>
<td>Trade</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>42</td>
<td>Juuso Valimaki</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>Tri-City (WHL)</td>
<td>2017 Draft</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>73</td>
<td>Cliff Watson</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>Michigan Tech (NCAA)</td>
<td>Try-out</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4</td>
<td>Tyler Wotherspoon</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>Stockton (AHL)</td>
<td>2011 Draft</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>53</td>
<td>Oleg Yevenko</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>Cleveland (AHL)</td>
<td>AHL contract</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2><strong>Forwards (40)</strong></h2>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><strong>#</strong></td>
<td><strong>Player</strong></td>
<td><strong>Age</strong></td>
<td><strong>2016-17 Club</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: left"><strong>Acquired</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: left"><strong>Shot</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: left"><strong>Waivers?</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>11</td>
<td>Mikael Backlund</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>Calgary (NHL)</td>
<td style="text-align: left">2007 Draft</td>
<td style="text-align: left">L</td>
<td style="text-align: left">Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>93</td>
<td>Sam Bennett</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>Calgary (NHL)</td>
<td style="text-align: left">2014 Draft</td>
<td style="text-align: left">L</td>
<td style="text-align: left">Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>36</td>
<td>Troy Brouwer</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>Calgary (NHL)</td>
<td style="text-align: left">Free agency</td>
<td style="text-align: left">R</td>
<td style="text-align: left">Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>62</td>
<td>Austin Carroll</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>Stockton (AHL)</td>
<td style="text-align: left">2014 Draft</td>
<td style="text-align: left">R</td>
<td style="text-align: left">No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>64</td>
<td>Joseph Cramarossa</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>Vancouver (NHL)</td>
<td style="text-align: left">Try-out</td>
<td style="text-align: left">L</td>
<td style="text-align: left">N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>89</td>
<td>Sam Dove-McFalls</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>Saint John (QMJHL)</td>
<td>Try-out</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>59</td>
<td>Dillon Dube</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>Kelowna (WHL)</td>
<td>2016 Draft</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>79</td>
<td>Micheal Ferland</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>Calgary (NHL)</td>
<td>2009 Draft</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>76</td>
<td>Brett Findlay</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>Toronto (AHL)</td>
<td>AHL contract</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>48</td>
<td>Zach Fischer</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>Medicine Hat (WHL)</td>
<td>2017 Draft</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>15</td>
<td>Spencer Foo</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>Union College (NCAA)</td>
<td>Free agency</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>67</td>
<td>Michael Frolik</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>Calgary (NHL)</td>
<td>Free agency</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>13</td>
<td>Johnny Gaudreau</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>Calgary (NHL)</td>
<td>2011 Draft</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>80</td>
<td>Glenn Gawdin</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>Swift Current (WHL)</td>
<td>Try-out</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>17</td>
<td>Luke Gazdic</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>Albany (AHL)</td>
<td>Free agency</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>51</td>
<td>Tanner Glass</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>Hartford (AHL)</td>
<td>Try-out</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>25</td>
<td>Freddie Hamilton</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>Calgary (NHL)</td>
<td>Trade</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>21</td>
<td>Garnet Hathaway</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>Stockton (AHL)</td>
<td>Free agency</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>97</td>
<td>Ben Hawerchuk</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>Barrie (OHL)</td>
<td>Try-out</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>46</td>
<td>Marek Hrivik</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>Hartford (AHL)</td>
<td>Free agency</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>77</td>
<td>Mark Jankowski</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>Stockton (AHL)</td>
<td>2012 Draft</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>45</td>
<td>Morgan Klimchuk</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>Stockton (AHL)</td>
<td>2013 Draft</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>20</td>
<td>Curtis Lazar</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>Calgary (NHL)</td>
<td>Trade</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>56</td>
<td>Ryan Lomberg</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>Stockton (AHL)</td>
<td>Free agency</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>57</td>
<td>Joel Lowry</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>Ontario (AHL)</td>
<td>Try-out</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>88</td>
<td>Andrew Mangiapane</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>Stockton (AHL)</td>
<td>2015 Draft</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>23</td>
<td>Sean Monahan</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>Calgary (NHL)</td>
<td>2013 Draft</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>84</td>
<td>Brad Morrison</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>Vancouver (WHL)</td>
<td>Try-out</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>37</td>
<td>Rod Pelley</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>Albany (AHL)</td>
<td>AHL contract</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>47</td>
<td>Matthew Phillips</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>Victoria (WHL)</td>
<td>2016 Draft</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>28</td>
<td>Emile Poirier</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>Stockton (AHL)</td>
<td>2013 Draft</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>60</td>
<td>Brett Pollock</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>Adirondack (ECHL)</td>
<td>2014 Draft</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>74</td>
<td>Daniel Pribyl</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>Stockton (AHL)</td>
<td>Free agency</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>50</td>
<td>Mark Rassell</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>Medicine Hat (WHL)</td>
<td>Try-out</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>63</td>
<td>Adam Ruzicka</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>Sarnia (OHL)</td>
<td>2017 Draft</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>49</td>
<td>Hunter Shinkaruk</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>Stockton (AHL)</td>
<td>Trade</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>71</td>
<td>Hunter Smith</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>Stockton (AHL)</td>
<td>2014 Draft</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>18</td>
<td>Matt Stajan</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>Calgary (NHL)</td>
<td>Trade</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>19</td>
<td>Matthew Tkachuk</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>Calgary (NHL)</td>
<td>2016 Draft</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>10</td>
<td>Kris Versteeg</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>Calgary (NHL)</td>
<td>Free agency</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Yes</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2><strong>Notes</strong></h2>
Among the try-out players invited to camp:
<ul>
 	<li>Dave Lowry's son Joel</li>
 	<li>Oleg Yevenko, a big Belarusian who was a farmhand when the AHL club was in Adirondack</li>
 	<li>Colby Robak, who was with the Stockton Heat for a bit last year before joining the Utica Comets</li>
 	<li>Every try-out player invited to Penticton</li>
</ul>
<h2><strong>The Veterans</strong></h2>
To ensure that preseason games are actually worth attending, teams are required to dress at least eight "veteran players" in each exhibition outing. Veterans are (a) skaters that played in 30+ NHL games last year, (b) goalies that either dressed in 50+ games or played in 30+ games, (c) the most recent first rounder and (d) anybody who's played 100+ NHL games.

The following players qualify:
<ul>
 	<li>Goalies: Smith, Lack</li>
 	<li>Defensemen: Brodie, Giordano, Hamilton, Stone, Valimaki, Bartkowski, Olsen</li>
 	<li>Forwards: Frolik, Monahan, Stajan, Bennett, Backlund, Ferland, Tkachuk, Brouwer, Gaudreau, Versteeg, Cramarossa, Lazar, Gazdic, Glass, Pelley</li>
</ul>
<h2><strong>Schedule</strong></h2>
The Flames have split their roster into three groups and <a href="https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/training-camp-roster-and-schedule-released/c-291043456">begin on-ice sessions on Friday</a>. From there, they have six dates with preseason games:
<ul>
 	<li>Sept. 18: home and home split squad games against Edmonton</li>
 	<li>Sept. 20: home against Vancouver</li>
 	<li>Sept. 22: home against Arizona</li>
 	<li>Sept. 25: road against Winnipeg</li>
 	<li>Sept. 28: road against Vancouver</li>
 	<li>Sept. 30: home against Winnipeg</li>
</ul>
Expect a bunch of cuts on Sept. 23, followed by more selective pruning afterwards to get the team down to its 23-man roster by Oct. 3 at 3 p.m. MT – the league's roster deadline.

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