The Calgary Flames kick off the NHL season Thursday as they open their training camp.

No one will actually lace them up though as the players will undergo medicals and do fitness testing.

They'll take to the ice Friday at Winsport up at COP.

They open the pre-season with a split squad game with the Edmonton Oilers Monday night in both Calgary and Edmonton.

The games are 7 o'clock starts at the Scotiabank Saddledome and Rexall Place.