Flames assign Zayne Parekh to OHL’s Saginaw Spirit [Video]

The Calgary Flames have assigned 2024 ninth-overall pick Zayne Parekh back to the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).

The 18-year-old defenceman will play the 2024-25 season with the OHL’s Saginaw Spirit – the defending Memorial Cup champions.

On Thursday, the Flames also sent their other 2024 first-round pick Matvei Gridin back to junior, to play with the Shawinigan Cataractes of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

Additionally, they reassigned Andrew Basha, the team’s 2024 second-round pick, 41st overall, to the Medicine Hat Tigers.

Later on Friday, the team announced they had assigned seven players to the Calgary Wranglers of the AHL, including:

• Gallant, Alex – RW;
• Janicke, Trevor – RW;
• Kerins, Rory – C;
• Murphy, Connor – G;
• Nikolaev, Ilya – C;
• Radomsky, Matt – G; and
• Silye, David – C.

The Flames have four goalies, 16 defencemen and 26 forwards remaining on their training camp roster, as of Friday.

Calgary will take on the Vancouver Canucks in their next pre-season game on …