The Calgary Flames have assigned defenseman Zayne Parekh to the AHL’s Calgary Wranglers on a conditioning loan, the club announced Saturday morning.
Parekh, 19, has appeared in 11 games with the Flames this season, collecting one assist and averaging 14:46 of ice time. The 6′ right-handed defender also played a starring role for Team Canada at the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship, racking up five goals and 13 points in seven games and winning a bronze medal.
The Flames originally selected Parekh with the No. 9 overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft. As a teenager drafted from the OHL’s Saginaw Spirit, Parekh is ineligible to play for the Wranglers on a full-time basis per the terms of the NHL/CHL agreement but will be able to join them on an interim basis as he recovers from an upper-body injury he sustained at the World Juniors.