Flames official roster for the start of the 2017-2018 season announced.

The Calgary Flames have officially set their 23-man roster for the start of the 2017-2018 National Hockey League regular season.

According to a report from the Flames official website the final cuts have been made and these are the men you can expect to see start the regular season, although there is one major exception.

Due to immigration issues the Flames have yet to officially sign NHL legend Jaromir Jagr, so although he does not appear on this official list he is expected to play from the Flames barring any issues. 

Here is the full roster minus Jagr according to the Flames:

Goaltenders

31 - Eddie Lack

41 - Mike Smith

Defensemen

5 - Mark Giordano

7 - TJ Brodie

24 - Travis Hamonic

26 - Michael Stone

27 - Dougie Hamilton

44 - Matt Bartkowski

61 - Brett Kulak

Forwards

10 - Kris Versteeg

11 - Mikael Backlund

13 - Johnny Gaudreau

15 - Tanner Glass

18 - Matt Stajan

19 - Matthew Tkachuk

20 - Curtis Lazar

21 - Garnet Hathaway

23 - Sean Monahan

25 - Freddie Hamilton

36 - Troy Brouwer

67 - Michael Frolik

79 - Micheal Ferland

93 - Sam Bennett