NHL teams were required to submit their start-of-season rosters this afternoon. The Calgary Flames’ opening night roster is in! Notably, preseason injuries to forwards Jonathan Huberdeau and Martin Pospisil mean that Flames fans will get a legitimate look at youngsters Matvei Gridin and Sam Honzek.

The Flames’ opening night roster consists of 13 forwards, eight defencemen, and two goaltenders. Let’s check it out!

Forwards

NumberPlayer11Mikael Backlund “C”16Morgan Frost17Yegor Sharangovich20Blake Coleman “A”23Justin Kirkland27Matt Coronato29Sam Honzek43Adam Klapka47Connor Zary70Ryan Lomberg86Joel Farabee91Nazem Kadri “A”92Matvei Gridin

The big “surprise” here is Gridin and Honzek making the opening night roster. This is almost certainly due to the fact that Huberdeau and Pospisil are starting the season on the injured list. Honzek was actually recalled from the AHL earlier today:

#Flames have recalled Sam Honzek from the AHL Wranglers to complete their 23-player opening day roster.

Jonathan Huberdeau and Martin Pospisil start the season on IR.

— Pat Steinberg (@Fan960Steinberg) October 6, 2025

Otherwise, we see a very similar group up front to what we saw on the ice last season. Let’s hope both Gridin and Honzek can prove they’re here to stay!

Defencemen

NumberPlayer4Rasmus Andersson “A”7Kevin Bahl19Zayne Parekh24Jake Bean44Joel Hanley52MacKenzie Weegar “A”62Daniil Miromanov94Brayden Pachal

This group is about what you’d expect at this point. Rasmus Andersson—barring a trade, MacKenzie Weegar, and Kevin Bahl were locks. This is the exact same blue line as last season, with Zayne Parekh seasoned on top.

It’s no surprise Parekh is on the roster, considering he’s not eligible to play in the AHL and would have to return to the OHL. He’s already shown he’s too good for the OHL, and he looked good in his NHL debut at the end of last season.

It’s hard to temper expectations with a prospect like Parekh, but we’ll have to try. That said, I could see him running the top power play in Calgary in short order. He’s just that good.

Goaltenders

NumberPlayer1Devin Cooley32Dustin Wolf

Dustin Wolf is the guy between the pipes. The only question has been: Who will be his backup? After placing free agent signing Ivan Prosvetov on waivers on October 2, it became abundantly clear that Devin Cooley won that job.

Cooley was phenomenal for the Calgary Wranglers to start last season, but a mid-season concussion derailed his season. The 6’5″ netminder finished the year with a 21–17–7 record, a 2.94 goals against average, and a 0.905 save percentage. He’ll look to prove that he’s back to 100% and capable of being relied on behind Wolf.

Calgary Flames hockey is back! Their season opener is on the road against the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday, October 7, at 8:00 PM MDT. They then head to British Columbia for a date with the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday, October 9, at 8:00 PM MDT. Finally, the Flames return to Calgary for their home opener against the St. Louis Blues on Saturday, October 11, at 2:00 PM MDT.

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