The Calgary Flames are set to get their first look at recent college free-agent signing Tyson Gross.
After morning skate, head coach Ryan Huska confirmed Gross would suit up on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Lightning (6 p.m. MT / 8 p.m. ET on Sportsnet West).
Gross centred a fourth-line unit with Martin Pospisil and Adam Klapka on his wings.
He is primed to slide into the lineup in place of Connor Zary, who left the team's win over the Florida Panthers on Friday following a controversial hit from A.J. Greer.
Zary remains out with an upper-body injury and is day-to-day, Huska told reporters.
Zary went into the boards headfirst on the play and stayed down on the ice while being attended to by Calgary's trainers. He was able to get up and skate off under his own power, but immediately headed to the locker room.
Greer is scheduled for a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Sunday.
As for Gross, Calgary inked the 23-year-old forward to a two-year entry-level contract out of St. Cloud State University earlier in March.
Gross recorded a team-leading 41 points (18 goals and 23 assists) in 36 games as a junior at St. Cloud State during the 2025-26 season.
Serving as captain in his third season, Gross was named a finalist for NCHC Player of the Year, Forward of the Year and Defensive Forward of the Year.
A native of Calgary, Gross played his final collegiate game on March 7 when his Huskies lost in the first round of the NCHC playoffs.
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