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Flames Prospects Game Day: The NextGen Showcase against Edmonton (6pm, Flames.com)

Photo credit: courtesy WHL

By Ryan Pike

Sep 14, 2026, 14:00 EDTUpdated: Sep 14, 2026, 18:13 EDT

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Friends, it’s time once again to do that hockey.

The Calgary Flames will welcome the Edmonton Oilers to the historic Scotiabank Saddledome for a prospects clash, entitled the NextGen Showcase! The game is intended to be the centrepiece of each club’s prospects training camp, and you can imagine players on both sides of the ice will be looking to make an impression on their respective club’s management and coaching staff.

The game begins at 6 p.m. MT! You can catch the game streamed on the Flames website and app! Tickets are still available at Ticketmaster for $10.

For a view from the other side, head on over to DFO Edmonton!

The Flames

Based on practices and reporting on morning skate from QR Calgary’s Pat Steinberg, here’s how we expect the Flames to look:

Matvei Gridin – Tyson Gross – Aydar Suniev
Simon Katolicky – Riley Boychuk – Joe Iginla
Chase Harrington – Jonathan Castagna – Andrew Basha
Ryder Boulton – Will Dineen – Quinn Olson
Carter Wilkie

Abram Wiebe – Kent Anderson
Axel Hurtig – Jakob Leander
Mace’o Phillips – Bode Laylin
Kyle Walker

Arsenii Sergeev
Kirill Zarubin

Our projected extras for this game look to be Semyon Konopsky and Owen Say. Via Steinberg, Sergeev will get the first half of the game, with Zarubin getting the second half. They’ll be dressing 13 forwards and seven defenders.

In terms of players to watch… well, dealer’s choice:

Matvei Gridin played 37 NHL games and could legitimately make a run at the Flames’ scoring lead in 2026-27.
Tyson Gross is a local kid who could make the NHL roster as fourth line centre.
Ryder Boulton, long-time NHLer Eric’s kid, is an agitator with a high motor.
Chase Harrington, a 2026 second-rounder, is an agitator with a high skill level.
Joe Iginla, son of the team’s all-time leading scorer, playing his first game in a Flames jersey on Saddledome ice.

It should be a fascinating game from the home perspective.

The Oilers

Via the Oilers’ social media, projected lines for the road side:

Isaac Howard – Josh Samanski – Quinn Hutson
Rhett Pitlick – Viljami Marjala – David Lewandowski
William Nicholl – Owen Michaels – Simon Tassy
Weston Cameron – Rudolfs Berzkalns – Caden Harvey
Olli Wahlroos

Damien Carfagna – Beau Akey
Andrew Robinson – Tomas Cibulka
Samuel Sjolund – Zach Bookman
Kyle Heger

Nathaniel Day, Eemil Vinni and Samuel Jonsson are listed as their netminders.

From a skill standpoint, keep your eyes out for Beau Akey, Isaac Howard, Quinn Hutson and Josh Samanski.

Who are you excited to see in the NextGen Showcase? Let us know in the comments!

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