Matchsticks and Gasoline · Sep 20, 2015
Pavel Karnaukhov among first five cut from Flames training camp
The Flames' preseason officially starts tomorrow, but that hasn't stopped them from getting out the chopping block.
The 2015-16 NHL season is still 17 days away, and preseason games have yet to begin, but that hasn't stopped the Calgary Flames from starting to trim their roster. Five players were cut before the start of camp when Jason Bell, Jason Fram, Julien Proulx and Tomas Soustal were returned to their junior teams and Eric Roy was released from his amateur tryout; but now, the first cuts of training camp have occurred.
Of the 64 players invited to camp, now, just 59 remain. The first casualties:
C Tyson Baillie (Kelowna Rockets, WHL)
D Riley Bruce (North Bay Battalion, OHL)