As we head into a very unusual season, the Calgary Flames have announced their season-opening roster.
It's here!
Check out the #Flames 2020-21 opening night roster: https://t.co/T26tRszYoT pic.twitter.com/hAJ0jyFUXu
— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) January 12, 2021
The Flames will begin the season, for cap purposes, with 20 players on their roster, accompanied by six taxi squad players.
Goaltenders Jacob Markstrom (#25) and David Rittich (#33)
Defensemen Rasmus Andersson (#4), Mark Giordano (#5; captain) Juuso Valimaki (#6), Chris Tanev (#8), Noah Hanifin (#55) and Nikita Nesterov (#89)
Forwards Mikael Backlund (#11; alternate captain), Johnny Gaudreau (#13), Milan Lucic (#17), Matthew Tkachuk (#19; alternate captain), Joakim Nordstrom (#20), Sean Monahan (#23; alternate captain), Josh Leivo (#27), Elias Lindholm (#28), Dillon Dube (#29), Dominik Simon (#81) and Sam Bennett (#93)
The taxi squad consists of six players: goaltender Louis Domingue (#70), defensemen Connor Mackey (#3) and Oliver Kylington (#58), forwards Derek Ryan (#10), Zac Rinaldo (#36) and Buddy Robinson (#53).