{"id":405986,"date":"2026-01-13T21:54:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T21:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/405986\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T21:54:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T21:54:16","slug":"martin-pospisil-assigned-to-ahl-on-conditioning-loan-as-flames-manage-long-term-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/405986\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin Pospisil Assigned to AHL on Conditioning Loan as Flames Manage Long-Term Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Calgary Flames have placed forward Martin Pospisil on the long-term injury list and assigned him to the AHL\u2019s Calgary Wranglers on a conditioning loan, marking a significant step in his return-to-play process.<\/p>\n<p>Pospisil has yet to appear in a game for the Flames this season, and until recently, it remained uncertain whether he would return at all. Given his history with concussions, the organization has continued to take a cautious, measured approach with the 26-year-old forward, as timelines surrounding similar injuries can often be unpredictable.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\u00a9 Sergei Belski-Imagn Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/70b8a35777518c19d09c34e5eaaf0492.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Sergei Belski-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>The conditioning stint suggests Pospisil is progressing toward game readiness, allowing him to ease back into competition in a controlled environment. While the Flames have not indicated when \u2014 or if \u2014 he could rejoin the NHL roster, the move itself is a positive signal after an extended absence.<\/p>\n<p>There may also be international implications. Team Slovakia general manager Miroslav \u0160atan recently hinted at the possibility of Pospisil being part of Slovakia\u2019s roster for the upcoming Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina. The timing of this assignment could indicate that both the player and the Flames are preparing him for potential Olympic participation later this season.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\u00a9 Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/90547e75e2b92ad9ae351e5582341a76.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Selected by Calgary in the fourth round (105th overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft. Over 144 NHL games across two seasons, he has recorded 12 goals and 49 points while playing an energetic, physical style that has resulted in 193 penalty minutes. He also finished last season with a plus-14 rating, highlighting his effectiveness at five-on-five.<\/p>\n<p>For now, the focus remains on health and gradual reintegration. How Pospisil responds during his time with the Wranglers will go a long way in determining his NHL future \u2014 and potentially his availability on the international stage later this winter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Calgary Flames have placed forward Martin Pospisil on the long-term injury list and assigned him to the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":405987,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5124],"tags":[895,26,163,5294,896,5,5843,4],"class_list":{"0":"post-405986","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-calgary-flames","8":"tag-calgary","9":"tag-calgary-flames","10":"tag-calgary-wranglers","11":"tag-calgaryflames","12":"tag-flames","13":"tag-hockey","14":"tag-martin-pospisil","15":"tag-nhl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/115890020208849882","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405986","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=405986"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405986\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/405987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=405986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=405986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=405986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}