The team has decided to put together a group which includes 15 forwards, eight defencemen, two goalies.
Among the players that will break camp with the team include forward Matvei Gridin and and defenceman Zayne Parekh.
Parekh, 19, has been pushing to make the roster out of camp but knowing there is still work to do to be a consistent presence in the lineup. He was skating as an extra defenceman in practice on Monday
Gridin, 19, is expected to take Huberdeau’s spot alongside centre Morgan Frost and right-winger Matt Coronato
The team will also have a couple of players who won’t be available to start the season.
Huberdeau was hurt after colliding with goaltender Kevin Lankinen in a pre-season game against the Vancouver Canucks. The 32-year-old Huberdeau is coming off his best season in Calgary, scoring 28 goals and 62 points in 81 games in 2024-25.
Pospisil missed the final pre-season game with an undisclosed injury. Pospisil had a career-best 25 points — four goals and 21 assists — and 84 penalty minutes in 81 games last season for Calgary, which earned him a three-year contract extension.
Sam Honzek was also recalled from the AHL Calgary Wranglers.
Flames opening-night roster
Forwards
Mikael Backlund
Blake Coleman
Matt Coronato
Joel Farabee
Morgan Frost
Matvei Gridin
Sam Honzek
Nazem Kadri
Justin Kirkland
Adam Klapka
Ryan Lomberg
Yegor Sharangovich
Connor Zary
Defencemen
Rasmus Andersson
Kevin Bahl
Jake Bean
Joel Hanley
Daniil Miromanov
Brayden Pachal
Zayne Parekh
MacKenzie Weegar
Goaltenders
Devin Cooley
Dustin Wolf
Injured Reserve
Jonathan Huberdeau
Martin Pospisil
