Introducing the 2025-26 Flames opening roster

The Calgary Flames announced their season-opening roster on Monday afternoon.

The Flames will begin 2025-26 with a mix of young and old players, an interesting juxtaposition between veteran players retained from Brad Treliving’s regime and a wave of younger players brought up from within the team’s drafting and development system.

Here’s a rundown of all 25 players on the opening roster – 23 active players and two on the injury reserve list.

Goaltenders

#1 – Devin Cooley – goaltender

28 years old; from Los Gatos, California; 6’5″, 187 pounds
$775,000 AAV; will be unrestricted free agent following 2025-26 season
Played junior hockey with the Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) and Springfield Jr. Blues (NAHL) and college hockey with the University of Denver Pioneers (NCAA)
Signed as a free agent
6 career NHL games, all with San Jose

#32 – Dustin Wolf – goaltender

24 years old; from Gilroy, California; 6’0″, 166 pounds
$850,000 AAV; seven year contract extension (through 2032-33) begins in 2026-27 with $7.5 million AAV
Calgary’s seventh round pick (214th overall) in the 2019 NHL Draft
Played junior hockey with the Everett Silvertips (WHL)
71 career NHL games, all with the Flames
Won World Junior Championship with United States in 2021
WHL top goaltender in 2019-20 and 2020-21 (CHL also in 2019-20)
AHL top goaltender in 2021-22 and 2022-23
AHL most valuable player in 2022-23
Calder Trophy runner-up in 2024-25
Produced 31.5 goals above replacement in 2024-25 (via Evolving Hockey)

Defencemen

#4 – Rasmus Andersson – defenceman (alternate captain)

28 years old (turns 29 on Oct. 27); from Malmö, Sweden; 6’1″, 202 pounds
Right shot defender; primarily plays right side
$4.55 million AAV; will be unrestricted free agent following 2025-26 season
Calgary’s second round pick (53rd overall) in the 2015 NHL Draft
Played junior hockey with the Malmö Redhawks (J20 SuperElit) and the Barrie Colts (OHL, as an import)
536 career NHL games, all with the Flames
Produced 11.4 goals above replacement in 2024-25 (via Evolving Hockey)

#7 – Kevin Bahl – defenceman

25 years old; from New Westminster, British Columbia; 6’6″, 230 pounds
Left shot defender; primarily plays left side
$5.35 million AAV; will be unrestricted free agent following 2030-31 season
Arizona’s second round pick (55th overall) in the 2018 NHL Draft
Played junior hockey with the Ottawa 67’s (OHL)
Acquired in a trade with New Jersey – the Flames traded Jacob Markstrom to the Devils for Bahl and a 2025 first-round pick (Cole Reschny)
221 career NHL games, with New Jersey and the Flames
Produced 0.2 goals below replacement in 2024-25 (via Evolving Hockey)

#19 – Zayne Parekh – defenceman

19 years old; from Nobleton, Ontario; 6’0″, 185 pounds
Right shot defender; primarily plays right side
$942,500 AAV; will be restricted free agent following 2027-28 season (unless he plays fewer than 10 NHL games this season)
Calgary’s first round pick (ninth overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft
Played junior hockey with the Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
1 career NHL game, all with the Flames
OHL and CHL top defenceman in 2023-24
Won Memorial Cup with Saginaw in 2024

#24 – Jake Bean – defenceman

27 years old; from Calgary, Alberta; 6’1″, 191 pounds
Left shot defender; primarily plays left side
$1.75 million AAV; will be unrestricted free agent following 2025-26 season
Carolina’s first round pick (13th overall) in the 2016 NHL Draft
Played junior hockey with the Calgary Hitmen and Tri-City Americans (WHL)
Signed as a free agent
261 career NHL games, with Carolina, Columbus and the Flames
Won World Junior Championship with Canada in 2018
Won Calder Cup with Charlotte in 2019
Produced 1.2 goals below replacement in 2024-25 (via Evolving Hockey)

#44 – Joel Hanley – defenceman

34 years old; from Keswick, Ontario; 5’11”, 190 pounds
Left shot defender; primarily plays left side
$1.75 million AAV; will be unrestricted free agent following 2026-27 season
Played college hockey with the University of Massachusetts Minutemen (NCAA)
Claimed off waivers from Dallas
246 career NHL games, with Montreal, Arizona, Dallas and the Flames
Produced 7.9 goals above replacement in 2024-25 (via Evolving Hockey)

#52 – MacKenzie Weegar – defenceman (alternate captain)

31 years old; from Nepean, Ontario; 6’0″, 206 pounds
Right shot defender; plays either side
$6.25 million AAV; will be unrestricted free agent following 2030-31 season
Florida’s seventh round pick (206th overall) in the 2013 NHL Draft
Played junior hockey with the Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
Acquired in a trade with Florida – the Flames traded Matthew Tkachuk and a 2025 fourth-round pick (Mads Kongsbak Klyvo) to Florida for Weegar, Jonathan Huberdeau, Cole Schwindt and a 2025 first-round pick (Cullen Potter)
550 career NHL games, with Florida and the Flames
Won QMJHL Championship with Halifax in 2013
Won World Championship with Canada in 2023
Produced 18.5 goals above replacement in 2024-25 (via Evolving Hockey)

#62 – Daniil Miromanov – defenceman

28 years old; from Moskva, Russia; 6’4″, 207 pounds
Right shot defender; primarily plays right side
$1.25 million AAV; will be unrestricted free agent following 2025-26 season
Played junior hockey with the Acadie-Bathurst Titan and Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL, as an import)
Acquired in a trade with Vegas – the Flames traded Noah Hanifin to Vegas for Miromanov, a 2024 third-round pick (Kirill Zarubin) and a 2026 first-round pick
93 career NHL games, with Vegas and the Flames
Produced 1.0 goals below replacement in 2024-25 (via Evolving Hockey)

#94 – Brayden Pachal – defenceman

26 years old; from Estevan, Saskatchewan; 6’2″, 202 pounds
Right shot defender; primarily plays right side
$1.188 million AAV; will be unrestricted free agent following 2026-27 season
Played junior hockey with the Victoria Royals and Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
Claimed off waivers from Vegas
138 career NHL games, with Vegas and the Flames
Won WHL Championship with Prince Albert in 2019
Produced 1.7 goals below replacement in 2024-25 (via Evolving Hockey)

Forwards

#10 – Jonathan Huberdeau – forward (alternate captain) (injury reserve)

32 years old; from St-Jérôme, Quebec; 6’1″, 200 pounds
Left shot forward; primarily plays left wing
$10.5 million AAV; will be unrestricted free agent following 2030-31 season
Florida’s first round pick (3rd overall) in the 2011 NHL Draft
Played junior hockey with the Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
Acquired in a trade with Florida – the Flames traded Matthew Tkachuk and a 2025 fourth-round pick (Mads Kongsbak Klyvo) to Florida for Huberdeau, MacKenzie Weegar, Cole Schwindt and a 2025 first-round pick (Cullen Potter)
912 career NHL games, with Florida and the Flames
Set NHL single-season record for assists by a left wing in 2021-22
Won Memorial Cup with Saint John in 2011
Won QMJHL Championship with Saint John in 2011 and 2012
Produced 10.1 goals above replacement in 2024-25 (via Evolving Hockey)

#11 – Mikael Backlund – forward (captain)

36 years old; from Västerås, Sweden; 6’0″, 206 pounds
Left shot forward; primarily plays centre
$4.5 million AAV; two year contract extension (through 2027-28) begins in 2026-27 with $3.5 million AAV
Calgary’s first round pick (24th overall) in the 2007 NHL Draft
Played junior hockey with VIK Hockey Ungdom and VIK Västerås HK (J20 SuperElit) and the Kelowna Rockets (WHL, as an import)
1,066 career NHL games, all with the Flames
Won WHL Championship with Kelowna in 2009
Won World Championship with Sweden in 2018
Won King Clancy Memorial Trophy in 2022-23
Produced 1.0 goals above replacement in 2024-25 (via Evolving Hockey)

#16 – Morgan Frost – forward

26 years old; from Aurora, Ontario; 6’0″, 192 pounds
Left shot forward; primarily plays centre
$4.375 million AAV; will be unrestricted free agent following 2026-27 season
Philadelphia’s first round pick (27th overall) in the 2017 NHL Draft
Played junior hockey with the Soo Greyhounds (OHL)
Acquired in a trade with Philadelphia – the Flames traded Andrei Kuzmenko, Jakob Pelletier, a 2025 second-round pick (Shane Vansaghi) and a 2028 seventh-round pick to Philadelphia for Frost and Joel Farabee
310 career NHL games, with Philadelphia and the Flames
Produced 3.4 goals above replacement in 2024-25 (via Evolving Hockey)

#17 – Yegor Sharangovich – forward

27 years old; from Minsk, Belarus; 6’2″, 196 pounds
Left shot forward; can play centre or either wing
$5.75 million AAV; will be unrestricted free agent following 2029-30 season
New Jersey’s fifth-round pick (141st overall) in the 2018 NHL Draft
Played junior hockey with Dinamo-Raubichi (MHL)
Acquired in a trade with New Jersey – the Flames traded Tyler Toffoli to New Jersey for Sharangovich and a 2023 third-round pick (Aydar Suniev)
360 career NHL games, with New Jersey and the Flames
Produced 0.5 goals below replacement in 2024-25 (via Evolving Hockey)

#20 – Blake Coleman – forward (alternate captain)

33 years old; from Plano, Texas; 5’11”, 199 pounds
Left shot forward; can play either wing
$4.9 million AAV; will be unrestricted free agent following 2026-27 season
New Jersey’s third round pick (75th overall) in the 2011 NHL Draft
Played junior hockey with the Tri-City Storm and Indiana Ice (USHL) and college hockey with Miami University RedHawks (NCAA)
Signed as a free agent
624 career NHL games, with New Jersey, Tampa Bay and the Flames
Won Stanley Cup with Tampa Bay in 2020 & 2021
Produced 0.2 goals below replacement in 2024-25 (via Evolving Hockey)

#23 – Justin Kirkland – forward

29 years old; from Winnipeg, Manitoba; 6’3″, 183 pounds
Left shot forward; can play centre or the wing
$900,000 AAV; will be unrestricted free agent following 2025-26 season
New Jersey’s third round pick (75th overall) in the 2011 NHL Draft
Played junior hockey with the Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
Signed as a free agent
30 career NHL games, with Anaheim, Arizona and the Flames
Produced 3.4 goals above replacement in 2024-25 (via Evolving Hockey)

#27 – Matt Coronato – forward

22 years old; from Greenlawn, New York; 5’10”, 183 pounds
Right shot forward; primarily plays right wing
$6.5 million AAV; will be unrestricted free agent following 2031-32 season
Calgary’s first round pick (13th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft
Played junior hockey with the Chicago Steel (USHL) and college hockey with the Harvard University Crimson (NCAA)
112 career NHL games, all with the Flames
Produced 10.4 goals above replacement in 2024-25 (via Evolving Hockey)

#29 – Sam Honzek – forward

20 years old; from Trencin, Slovakia; 6’4″, 194 pounds
Left shot forward; primarily plays left wing but has dabbled at centre
$886,666 AAV; will be restricted free agent following 2027-28 season
Calgary’s first round pick (16th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft
Played junior hockey with HK Dukla Trencin (Slovakia) and the Vancouver Giants (WHL, as an import)
5 career NHL games, all with the Flames
Produced 0.9 goals below replacement in 2024-25 (via Evolving Hockey)

#43 – Adam Klapka – forward

25 years old; from Praha, Czechia; 6’8″, 235 pounds
Right shot forward; primarily plays right wing
$1.25 million AAV; will be restricted free agent following 2026-27 season
Played junior hockey with HC Slavia Praha (Czechia U20) and the Tri-City Storm (USHL)
Signed as a free agent
34 career NHL games, all with the Flames
Produced 3.3 goals above replacement in 2024-25 (via Evolving Hockey)

#47 – Connor Zary – forward

24 years old; from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; 6’0″, 178 pounds
Left shot forward; can play centre or left wing
$3.775 million AAV; will be restricted free agent following 2027-28 season
Calgary’s first round pick (24th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft
Played junior hockey with the Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
117 career NHL games, all with the Flames
Produced 2.1 goals below replacement in 2024-25 (via Evolving Hockey)

#70 – Ryan Lomberg – forward

30 years old; from Richmond Hill, Ontario; 5’9″, 184 pounds
Left shot forward; can play either wing
$2 million AAV; will be unrestricted free agent following 2025-26 season
Played junior hockey with the Muskegon Lumberjacks and Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) and college hockey with the University of Maine Black Bears (NCAA)
Signed as a free agent
337 career NHL games, with Florida and the Flames
Won Stanley Cup with Florida in 2024
Produced 0.5 goals below replacement in 2024-25 (via Evolving Hockey)

#76 – Martin Pospisil – forward (injury reserve)

25 years old; from Zvolen, Slovakia; 6’2″, 173 pounds
Left shot forward; can play centre or either wing
$1 million AAV; three year contract extension (through 2028-29) begins in 2026-27 with $2.5 million AAV
Calgary’s fourth round pick (105th overall) in the 2018 NHL Draft
Played junior hockey with the RB Hockey Juniors (U20 SM-liiga) and the Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
144 career NHL games, all with the Flames
Produced 7.3 goals above replacement in 2024-25 (via Evolving Hockey)

#86 – Joel Farabee – forward

25 years old; from Syracuse, New York; 6’0″, 183 pounds
Left shot forward; can play either wing
$5 million AAV; will be unrestricted free agent following 2027-28 season
Philadelphia’s first round pick (14th overall) in the 2018 NHL Draft
Played junior hockey with the U.S. National Development Program (USHL) and college hockey with the Boston University Terriers (NCAA)
Acquired in a trade with Philadelphia – the Flames traded Andrei Kuzmenko, Jakob Pelletier, a 2025 second-round pick (Shane Vansaghi) and a 2028 seventh-round pick to Philadelphia for Farabee and Morgan Frost
415 career NHL games, with Philadelphia and the Flames
Produced 1.6 goals below replacement in 2024-25 (via Evolving Hockey)

#91 – Nazem Kadri – forward (alternate captain)

35 years old; from London, Ontario; 6’0″, 185 pounds
Left shot forward; primarily plays centre
$7 million AAV; will be unrestricted free agent following the 2028-29 season
Toronto’s first round pick (7th overall) in the 2009 NHL Draft
Played junior hockey with the Kitchener Rangers and London Knights (OHL)
Signed as a free agent
985 career NHL Games, with Toronto, Colorado and the Flames
Won OHL Championship with Kitchener in 2008
Won Stanley Cup with Colorado in 2022
Produced 4.0 goals above replacement in 2024-25 (via Evolving Hockey)

#92 – Matvei Gridin – forward

19 years old; from Kurgan, Russia; 6’1″, 190 pounds
Left shot forward; can play either wing
$942,500 AAV; will be restricted free agent following 2027-28 season (unless he doesn’t play 10 NHL games this season)
Calgary’s first round pick (28th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft
Played junior hockey with the Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) and Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
QMJHL top rookie and top offensive rookie in 2024-25

About the 2025-26 roster:

The Flames’ roster features nine homegrown draft picks representing the 2007 (Backlund), 2015 (Andersson), 2018 (Pospisil), 2019 (Wolf), 2020 (Zary), 2021 (Coronato), 2023 (Honzek) and 2024 (Parekh and Gridin) drafts, though Popsisil isn’t on the active roster to start the season. The Flames are carrying 12 Canadians, five Americans, two Russians, two Swedes, two Slovaks, a Czech, and a Belarusian.

The youngest player on the roster is Matvei Gridin (born Mar. 3, 2006), while the oldest player is Mikael Backlund (born Mar. 17, 1989). Three players on the roster – Honzek, Gridin and Parekh – weren’t alive when the Flames played in the 2004 Stanley Cup Final.

The tallest player is Adam Klapka (6’8″), the shortest player is Ryan Lomberg (5’9″). The heaviest player is Klapka (235 pounds), the lightest player is Dustin Wolf (166 pounds).

Changes from last season’s opening roster:

On the 2024 opening roster but no longer with the club are Tyson Barrie, Andrei Kuzmenko, Anthony Mantha, Kevin Rooney and Dan Vladar.

New faces since last year’s opening roster are Farabee, Frost, Kirkland, Gridin, Parekh and Cooley.

Coaching staff and management

The head coach is Ryan Huska (50; Cranbrook, B.C.), who’s entering his third season as Flames head coach.

The assistant coaches are Dave Lowry (60; Sudbury, Ontario), Trent Cull (52; Georgetown, Ontario), Cail MacLean (49; Middleton, Nova Scotia), Jason LaBarbera (45; Burnaby, B.C.) and Jamie Pringle (50; Picton, Ontario). Based on our understanding of things: the forwards are managed by Lowry and MacLean, the defencemen by Cull, the power play by MacLean, the penalty kill by Cull, goalies by LaBarbera and video by Pringle.

The general manager is Craig Conroy (54; Potsdam, New York), who’s entering his third season as Flames GM. His assistants are Dave Nonis (58; Burnaby, B.C.), Brad Pascall (54; Coquitlam, B.C.) and Peter Hanlon (St. Johns, Newfoundland and Labrador).

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