The Calgary Flames (30-23-11) play the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night, ending a three-game homestand before their final trip to the East Coast next week.
In their last contest against the Vancouver Canucks, forward Conor Zary hit defenseman Elias Pettersson with an elbow in the back of the head, leading to a two-game suspension, announced on Thursday afternoon.
During the same game, captain Mikael Backlund suffered an upper-body injury, and on Friday, the team announced that he was now listed as week-to-week.
#Flames say captain Mikael Backlund is week-to-week with an upper body injury.
Big blow down the stretch.
— Pat Steinberg (@Fan960Steinberg) March 14, 2025
Before the Canucks game, the Flames recalled Adam Klapka from the Calgary Wranglers. The 24-year-old was a healthy scratch on Tuesday, but will most likely be pressed into action on Friday night against Colorado.
Meanwhile, with another hole in the lineup to fill, Calgary recalled Dryden Hunt on Friday morning. The pair of Wranglers forwards have combined to skate in 14 games this season in the NHL, with one point.
Forward Dryden Hunt has been recalled from the @AHLWranglers.#Flames | @original16beerpic.twitter.com/xsWOSO7tns
— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) March 14, 2025
Hunt is the Wranglers' second-leading scorer, with 48 points, while Klapka has contributed 26 points.
However, that wasn't the Flames organization's last move on Friday. The Wranglers acquired forward Ty Tullio from the Buffalo Sabres via the Rochester Americans.
Forward Ty Tullio has been reassigned by the Buffalo Sabres from Rochester Americans and loaned to the Calgary Wranglers.
Tullio, fifth round draft pick by the Edmonton Oilers in 2020 has played 147 games in the AHL, putting up 54 points. pic.twitter.com/q2QL8ZZsJE
— Calgary Wranglers (@AHLWranglers) March 14, 2025
Initially drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the fifth round (125th overall) in the 2020 Draft, Tullio has yet to play in the NHL. Over three seasons in the AHL, he has scored 23 goals with 31 assists for 54 points in 147 games.
The Flames, who maintain the second wildcard spot in the Western Conference, will host the Avalanche at the Saddledome on Friday. Meanwhile, the Wranglers hit the road for a weekend series with the Abbotsford Canucks on Saturday and Sunday.
