CALGARY — The Calgary Flames will loan Zayne Parekh to Team Canada for the World Junior Championship next month, Sportsnet has learned.

If he’s healthy enough.

Dealing with an upper-body injury sustained almost two weeks ago when he was hit awkwardly into the boards by Chicago’s Nick Foligno, Parekh will not join the Flames on their 11-day road trip starting Sunday in Vancouver.

The team returns Dec. 3, which leaves just four Flames home games between then and the opening of Team Canada’s 10-day camp in Niagara Falls, Ont., starting Dec. 12.

The hope is that the 19-year-old defenceman will be ready to play at least a few of those NHL games before leaving the Flames to chase gold at the 10-team tourney in Minnesota, starting Dec. 26.

The Flames listed Parekh as week-to-week following t

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