The Calgary Flames have unveiled a development camp roster that’s noticeably trimmed down after the 2026 NHL Draft, a reflection of just how much prospect depth the organization believes it has in the pipeline.
The group is headlined by Calgary’s newest draft class, but there are plenty of familiar names mixed in as well. The roster includes first-round picks Carson Carels, Jack Hextall, Cole Reschny and Cullen Potter, along with second-round selections Tobias Trejbal, Chase Harrington, Alan Shaikhlislamov and others from the 2026 class. The Flames also brought in several players from previous drafts, giving the camp a broad look at the organization’s young talent.
Up front, the camp roster features Egor Barabanov, Calgary’s 2026 fourth-round pick at No. 100 overall, who is listed at centre and spent 2025-26 with the Saginaw Spirit. Harrington, the No. 36 pick in 2026, comes in from the Spokane Chiefs, while Hextall, selected No. 30 overall, is coming off a season with the Youngstown Phantoms. Joe Iginla, taken in the third round at No. 65, split his 2025-26 season between the Edmonton Oil Kings and Vancouver Giants.
The forward group also includes Jonathan Castagna, who was drafted in 2023 by Arizona and later moved to Calgary in the MacKenzie Weegar deal, plus Max Curran, acquired by Calgary in the Nazem Kadri deal. Curran played for the Tri-City Americans last season. Other forwards on the list include Kody Dupuis, the son of former NHLer Pascal Dupuis; Aidan Lane, who spent 2025-26 at Harvard; Cullen Potter, who played at Arizona State; Cole Reschny, who played at North Dakota; Ethan Wyttenbach, who was at Quinnipiac; and Brett Olson, an undrafted centre eligible for 2026 who suited up for the Vancouver Giants.
Calgary also has a pair of 2026 picks with big frames in the mix: Simon Katolicky, listed at 6-foot-4 and 198 pounds after a season with Tappara U20 in Finland, and Shaikhlislamov, who played for Toplar Ufa in the MHL.
On defence, the Flames will get a look at Carels, the No. 6 overall pick in 2026, along with Bode Laylin, Jakob Leander, Henry Mews and Mace’o Phillips. Mews, drafted in 2024, is coming off a season at Michigan, while Phillips spent 2025-26 with the Green Bay Gamblers.
Kent Anderson, an undrafted Calgary native, is also on the list and is set to play for the AHL Wranglers next season. The team noted that he is from Calgary, AB, and will be with the Wranglers next season.
Mews is injured and will not take part in on-ice sessions.
In goal, Calgary will have Oliver Auyeung-Ashton and Josh Fleming, both undrafted and both coming from NCAA programs, along with Trejbal, the Flames’ second-round pick in 2026, and Yegor Yegorov, a 2023 draft pick who played for MHK Spartak-MAH Moskva in 2025-26.
The camp gets going at WinSport on Wednesday, July 1, with separate goalie and skater sessions scheduled throughout the day. The same schedule repeats on Thursday, July 2.
Goalie A is set for an 8:15 on-ice session followed by 10:00 off-ice, while Groups 1-2 skate at 9:30 before an 11:45 off-ice session. Goalie B’s schedule runs 10:00 off-ice and 11:30 on-ice.
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