Four Flames clear waivers, headed to the Wranglers

A bit of Calgary Flames training camp news in advance of their Wednesday night pre-season clash with the Vancouver Canucks.

Per several reports, four Flames players have cleared waivers on Wednesday after being placed on waivers on Tuesday: forwards Sam Morton, Dryden Hunt and Clark Bishop, and defenceman Yan Kuznetsov. They’ll all be assigned to the Wranglers at some point in the next day or so.

Morton, 26, is headed into his second pro season after signing as a free agent out of college. He had a strong year in 2024-25 with the Wranglers and made his NHL debut in Game 82, scoring his first NHL goal.

Hunt, 29, is a veteran pro who’s entering his 10th season. He’s bounced between the Flames and Wranglers since joining the organization at the 2023 trade deadline, and he’ll be a really valuable veteran for the Wranglers this season.

Bishop, 29, is entering his second season as the Wranglers captain and his 10th season of pro overall. He split last season between the Flames and the Wranglers and, like Hunt, will be leaned upon for leadership and mentorship of the Wranglers’ youngsters this season.

Kuznetsov, 23, is entering his fourth pro season. He had a superb season in 2024-25, providing Hunter Brzustewicz with a strong defensive partner as the American blueliner navigated his first pro season. Kuznetsov might not be a high-end offensive producer, but he’s a really versatile, valuable AHL defender.

These moves drop the Flames to 27 players on their training camp roster.

Here’s how the Flames and Wranglers stack up as of midday on Wednesday.

Flames camp roster

The Flames have 27 players in camp:

• Goaltenders Devin Cooley, Ivan Prosvetov and Dustin Wolf
• Defencemen Rasmus Andersson, Kevin Bahl, Jake Bean, Joel Hanley, Daniil Miromanov, Brayden Pachal, Zayne Parekh, Ilya Solovyov and MacKenzie Weegar
• Forwards Mikael Backlund, Blake Coleman, Matt Coronato, Joel Farabee, Morgan Frost, Matvei Gridin, Jonathan Huberdeau, Nazem Kadri, Rory Kerins, Justin Kirkland, Adam Klapka, Ryan Lomberg, Martin Pospisil, Yegor Sharangovich and Connor Zary

The Flames have to be compliant with the NHL’s roster limit (23 players) and salary cap ($95.5 million) by 3 p.m. MT on Monday.

Wranglers camp roster

The Wranglers just started camp, so their roster has a mix of NHL-contracted players, AHL-contracted players, and individuals on try-out deals with the Wranglers (but are likely destined for the ECHL):

• Goaltenders Noah Giesbrecht (try-out), Connor Murphy (AHL), Owen Say and Arsenii Sergeev
• Defencemen Arvils Bergmanis (try-out), Xavier Bernard (AHL), Hunter Brzustewicz, Nick Cicek, Billy Constantinou (try-out), Artem Grushnikov, Yan Kuznetsov, Simon Mack (AHL), Etienne Morin, Turner Ottenbreit (try-out), Chase Pauls, Jeremie Poirier and Alexander Stensson (try-out)
• Forwards Andrew Basha, Parker Bell, Blake Bennett (AHL), Clark Bishop, Parker Bowman (try-out), Ryan Chyzowski (AHL), Lucas Ciona, Brett Davis (AHL), Rasmus Ekstrom (try-out), Martin Frk (AHL), Alex Gallant (AHL), Sam Honzek, Dryden Hunt, Carter King, Sam Morton, Quinn Olson (AHL), David Silye (AHL), Chaz Smedsrud (try-out), William Stromgren, Aydar Suniev, Carter Wilkie and Briley Wood (AHL)

There is no formal roster limit in the AHL, though most teams tend to carry somewhere around 25 players.