In this week’s edition of Calgary Flames News & Rumours, Dustin Wolf continues to fly under the radar as he was left off USA’s 2026 Winter Olympic orientation camp roster. Meanwhile, Nazem Kadri is still hoping to appear in the Olympics despite being left off of Canada’s orientation camp roster. In other news, general manager (GM) Craig Conroy had positive words to say when it comes to Zayne Parekh cracking the Flames roster this coming season.
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Wolf Snubbed by USA Hockey
Once again, Dustin Wolf is being looked over. This is nothing new to the undersized 24-year-old goalie, who has had to prove detractors wrong throughout his entire playing career. Despite often being looked over due to size concerns, he has continued to prove everybody wrong at each and every level throughout his playing career, including the NHL.
After excellent numbers in the American Hockey League for three-straight seasons, Wolf made his presence felt with the Flames in 2024-25, posting a 2.64 goals against average (GAA) along with a .910 save percentage (SV%), numbers that were good enough to see him named a Calder Trophy finalist. Despite the great season, however, there appear to still be doubters surrounding his game.
Wolf was left off of USA’s Olympic orientation camp roster in favour of Connor Hellebuyck, Jake Oettinger, Jeremy Swayman, and Joey Daccord. Though Hellebuyck and Oettinger were viewed as locks to make the team, Swayman’s struggles in 2024-25 seemed to give Wolf an opportunity to make this team. As for Daccord, his invitation comes as a surprise, and makes it impossible to view Wolf’s non-invitation as anything but a snub.
Kadri Still Has Sights Set on Olympics
Another Flames snub for Olympics came earlier this month, as Nazem Kadri was left off the 42-man roster for Canada’s orientation camp. While he would have been viewed as a longshot to crack the roster, his combined 64 goals and 142 points over the past two seasons should have seemingly been enough to get his name called to come to camp.
Kadri was undoubtedly frustrated by not being named, and stated that he feels as though he deserved a chance to be on that list. That said, not being included in the camp doesn’t mean he can’t wind up cracking the final roster, something which he is still very much looking to do despite…
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