<p>Guess who&#8217;s back?</p>
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<p>After assigning them to the American Hockey League&#8217;s Calgary Wranglers last week, the Calgary Flames have recalled blueliner Jonathan Aspirot and forward Clark Bishop from the Wranglers. The moves were announced on Wednesday morning.</p>
<p>At first blush, calling up players you&#8217;ve already demoted to the minor league camp seems a bit odd. But for the Flames, it&#8217;s fairly simple. The club has two pre-season games left – away at Winnipeg on Wednesday evening and home to the Jets on Friday evening – and the general preference for the team is to avoid unnecessary travel for their key veteran players. (The season is a long enough grind without an extra same-day trip to and from Winnipeg.)</p>
<p>So with some roster decisions still in flux, the Flames opted to bring up a couple reliable veteran bodies to help what should be a pretty young Flames team navigate a game in Winnipeg against what&#8217;s likely to be a veteran-laden Jets club.</p>
<p>The pair or recalls bring the camp roster up to 37 players, including Martin Frk and Justin Kirkland (who both cleared waivers over the weekend) and Ilya Solovyov (placed on waivers earlier on Tuesday). They have to have a cap compliant, 23-man roster filed with the league&#8217;s central registry by 3 p.m. MT this coming 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 (12)<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>46</td>
<td>Jonathan Aspirot</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</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>48</td>
<td>Hunter Brzustewicz</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Kitchener Rangers (OHL)</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>98</td>
<td>Ilya Solovyov</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)<br />
Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</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)<br />
</em></p>
<h1>Forwards (22)<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>61</td>
<td>Clark Bishop</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</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>93</td>
<td>Martin Frk</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>SC Bern (NL)<br />
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers (NL)</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>58</td>
<td>Justin Kirkland</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Arizona Coyotes (NHL)<br />
Tucson Roadrunners (AHL)</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>45</td>
<td>Sam Morton</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Wranglers (AHL)<br />
Minnesota State Mankato (NCAA)</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)<br />
</em></p>


Guess who's back?
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After assigning them to the American Hockey League's Calgary Wranglers last week, the Calgary Flames have recalled blueliner Jonathan Aspirot and forward Clark Bishop from the Wranglers. The moves were announced on Wednesday morning.

At first blush, calling up players you've already demoted to the minor league camp seems a bit odd. But for the Flames, it's fairly simple. The club has two pre-season games left – away at Winnipeg on Wednesday evening and home to the Jets on Friday evening – and the general preference for the team is to avoid unnecessary travel for their key veteran players. (The season is a long enough grind without an extra same-day trip to and from Winnipeg.)

So with some roster decisions still in flux, the Flames opted to bring up a couple reliable veteran bodies to help what should be a pretty young Flames team navigate a game in Winnipeg against what's likely to be a veteran-laden Jets club.

The pair or recalls bring the camp roster up to 37 players, including Martin Frk and Justin Kirkland (who both cleared waivers over the weekend) and Ilya Solovyov (placed on waivers earlier on Tuesday). They have to have a cap compliant, 23-man roster filed with the league's central registry by 3 p.m. MT this coming 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 (12)<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>46</td>
<td>Jonathan Aspirot</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</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>48</td>
<td>Hunter Brzustewicz</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>Kitchener Rangers (OHL)</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>98</td>
<td>Ilya Solovyov</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Flames (NHL)
Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</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)
</em>
<h1>Forwards (22)<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>61</td>
<td>Clark Bishop</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Wranglers (AHL)</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>93</td>
<td>Martin Frk</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>R</td>
<td>SC Bern (NL)
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers (NL)</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>58</td>
<td>Justin Kirkland</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Arizona Coyotes (NHL)
Tucson Roadrunners (AHL)</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>45</td>
<td>Sam Morton</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>Calgary Wranglers (AHL)
Minnesota State Mankato (NCAA)</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)
</em>

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