Calgary Flames forward Jonathan Huberdeau left a pre-season tilt against the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday with an undisclosed injury after crashing into the net.
Huberdeau was down on the ice for a few minutes before he was able to skate off under his own power.
Flames head coach Ryan Huska did not have an update on his status after the game, but told TSN’s Salim Valji that he liked Huberdeau’s intent on the play and that he expects the same from everyone else on the team.
No updates from Huska on Pospisil or Huberdeau…he did say he liked Huberdeau’s intent on the play he got hurt/others should do similar…and he wasn’t happy with the response after Devin Cooley got run earlier in the game. #Flames
— Salim Nadim Valji (@salimvalji) October 2, 2025
Huberdeau crashed into Canucks goaltender Kevin Lankinen while trying to corral a puck. He appeared to knock helmets with Lankinen before taking an awkward fall into the goalpost.
The injury occurred after fellow Flames forward Martin Pospisil departed with an apparent injury earlier in the game. Huska did not have an update on Pospisil’s status either.
Huberdeau, 32, scored 28 goals and finished with 62 points last year with the Flames, his third in Calgary. He has been unable to recapture the form that allowed him to score a career-high 112 points in 80 games in his final year with the Florida Panthers in 2021-22.
The Flames open their regular-season schedule on Oct. 8, in a battle against the Edmonton Oilers.