Both players were born in Canada (Huberdeau in Quebec and Weegar in Ontario) and they relish the chance to play in a hockey-mad market north of the 49th.
"This is super cool for me playing in a Canadian market," explained Weegar. "I never really thought that I would probably play for a Canadian market but this is going to be super exciting for me and my family. Lots of history obviously with Calgary, and I got to watch them growing up. Obviously, I've been seeing them on TSN all that time. And you know, the fans here are so passionate and they're loud and I know when Johnny and I have come to Calgary and played against the Flames, it's been crazy. So watching you guys in the playoffs and seeing the C of Red and stuff like that and now to be part of it, it's a really cool feeling. It's very surreal for myself, you know, obviously Johnny and I being Canadian kids."
Neither have much familiarity with Calgary, but their new teammates all reached out Friday night, added them to the players' group chat and Weegar said they seemed 'like a great group of guys.'
Huberdeau did add he has been here for the Stampede before:"It's pretty cool. And (when) I went there I got dressed as a cowboy. So it was a cool experience."
Both players, who have one year left on their contracts, were also asked about re-upping here.
"I'm open to staying in Calgary for a long time," said Huberdeau, while Weegar responded: "I'm open to signing a long-term deal ... very open to it."