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Calgary Flames announce 2025–26 opening night roster

Originally posted on The Win Column | By James William | Last updated Oct 6, 2025 8:48 PM ET

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

Number	Player
11	Mikael Backlund “C”
16	Morgan Frost
17	Yegor Sharangovich
20	Blake Coleman “A”
23	Justin Kirkland
27	Matt Coronato
29	Sam Honzek
43	Adam Klapka
47	Connor Zary
70	Ryan Lomberg
86	Joel Farabee
91	Nazem Kadri “A”
92	Matvei 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

Number	Player
4	Rasmus Andersson “A”
7	Kevin Bahl
19	Zayne Parekh
24	Jake Bean
44	Joel Hanley
52	MacKenzie Weegar “A”
62	Daniil Miromanov
94	Brayden 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

Number	Player
1	Devin Cooley
32	Dustin 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.

This article first appeared on The Win Column and was syndicated with permission.

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