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Flames Plan To Loan Zayne Parekh To Team Canada For World Juniors

The 19-year-old remains week-to-week with an upper-body injury, with Calgary targeting a brief early-December return.

Overview

  • Sportsnet reports Calgary intends to loan Parekh to Canada for the 2026 World Juniors, contingent on his health.
  • Parekh has been out since Nov. 7 with an upper-body injury and is ruled out for the current road trip.
  • The Flames aim to dress him for one or two early-December home games before Canada’s camp opens Dec. 12 in Niagara Falls.
  • A roster decision is due by Dec. 20, with pre-tournament games set for Minneapolis and St. Paul, the host cities.
  • Calgary is considering a short AHL conditioning stint; the rookie has 1 assist in 11 NHL games with 14:46 average ice time under CHL/AHL eligibility constraints.