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Czech mates set for Calgary debut

Saturday, 01.26.2013 / 2:44 PM

By Aaron Vickers - NHL.com Correspondent / 2012-2013 At the Rink blog

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Czech mates set for Calgary debut

CALGARY, Alberta – Jiri Hudler and Roman Cervenka will both make their debut with the Calgary Flames on Saturday in this season's first installment of the "Battle Of Alberta."

Hudler left training camp and missed the opening three games of the season for Calgary after tending to the passing of his father, Jiri Hudler Sr., in the Czech Republic.

Cervenka missed training camp with issues relating to a blood clot. After seeing a hematology expert at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, the Czech forward has been cleared to play and is ready to be inserted in the lineup against the Edmonton Oilers for his first career NHL game.

"He’s confident and good for him," Hudler said of his teammate and countryman. "He’s got his big day. We took a picture having breakfast this morning, his first game-day breakfast. It’s nice."

Though he's no stranger to NHL action, the game will hold special significance for Hudler too. Saturday's match will mark the 29-year-old’s first in a Flames uniform after signing a four-year, $16-million contract in July.

"Right now it’s a regular game day like always, but tonight’s going to be special for sure," he said. "As soon as I walk in the building tonight, that’s going to elevate another level."

Here are the possible line combinations for the Flames:

Curtis Glencross – Alex Tanguay – Jarome Iginla

Lee Stempniak – Mikael Backlund – Michael Cammalleri

Jiri Hudler – Matt Stajan – Roman Cervenka

Sven Baertschi – Blair Jones – Blake Comeau

Jay Bouwmeester – Mark Giordano

Dennis Wideman – TJ Brodie

Cory Sarich – Derek Smith

Miikka Kiprusoff

Leland Irving

Injured: Anton Babchuk

Scratched: Steve Begin, Chris Butler

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