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Some years, the opening of National Hockey League free agency is an utter frenzy of activity as teams scramble to grab the best available players to fill out their rosters. In 2026, for the Calgary Flames, that’s probably not the case. First and foremost, the NHL’s free agency crop for 2026 leaves a lot to…
We have a trade to announce… in the Western Hockey League. On Tuesday, the Western League’s Medicine Hat Tigers announced that they’ve acquired the rights to Calgary Flames prospect Mace’o Phillips from the Portland Winterhawks in exchange for a pair of draft picks. He’s expected to be joining the Tigers for the upcoming 2026-27 season,…
Out of four NHL teams linked to soon-to-be free agent Sergei Bobrovsky, which one is the best fit for the team and the goaltender?
Over the weekend, the Calgary Flames added to their stockpile of young prospects with nine selections at the 2026 NHL Draft. On Tuesday, USA Hockey announced their invites to the upcoming World Junior Summer Showcase, being held in Windsor, Ontario in late July. On that roster were four Flames prospects: defenceman Mace’o Phillips and forwards…
A Calgary Flames prospect will have some North American options open to him for the 2026-27 season. On Tuesday morning, the Canadian Hockey League held their annual import draft, an opportunity for teams from the three Canadian major junior circuits to obtain the rights of promising young European players. During that event, the Calgary Hitmen…
The Florida Panthers have acquired former goaltender Jacob Markstrom and forward Angus Crookshank from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for forwards Evan Rodrigues, Jesper Boqvist and Ben Steeves. Markstrom recorded a 23-19-1 record and posted a 3.07 goals-against average, .883 save percentage and one shutout in 44 games during the 2025-26 campaign. He spent the last two seasons in the Garden State with the Devils after being traded to New Jersey by the Calgary Flames on J...
Pals, it’s been an eventful few days. The Calgary Flames made nine selections at the 2026 NHL Draft on Friday and Saturday. On Monday, they opted not to tender qualifying offers to seven pending restricted free agents. As we prepare for the opening of unrestricted free agency on Wednesday morning, let’s update our prior organizational…
Things heat up quickly around the NHL Entry Draft after the lull following the Stanley Cup Final. Now, after welcoming a new batch of prospects, headlined by Carson Carels, the…
The Calgary Flames have tendered qualifying offers to three players, retaining their exclusive negotiating rights as they prepare to become restricted free agents on Wednesday. The deadline to qualify RFAs was 3 p.m. MT on Monday. The Flames had 10 players they could provide qualifying offers to, and they extended offers to three of them….
It’s a busy time of year, pals! The 2026 NHL Draft has come and gone! Qualifying offers for pending restricted free agents are due on Monday by 3 p.m. MT. Then free agency begins on Wednesday at 10 a.m. MT. As we continue through a busy stretch, let’s check in with our pals with the…
It sure seems like June is Craig Conroy’s month. Two years ago, his Calgary Flames knocked it out of the park with a fantastic 2024 draft class. The following summer, they picked up right where they left off with a centre-heavy crop of intriguing prospects. And now, here we are, with all seven rounds of…
For the Calgary Flames, the most exciting part of the offseason, most likely, has come and gone. Leading up to the draft, General Manager Craig Conroy was armed with eleven…
The Calgary Flames entered the 2026 NHL Draft with nine selections, including five inside the top 55, giving them plenty of opportunities to add impact talent. Rather than chasing boom-or-bust prospects, Calgary focused on players with strong NHL projection while still finding value throughout the draft. The Flames addressed nearly every position. They landed a…
The Calgary Wranglers, like the Flames are looking to make a huge improvement on the 2025-26 season and move forward with a clean slate going into the last season in the Saddledome. This organization is trying to make moves to put them back in a contender conversation and develop their new and existing assets to…
With the No. 65 overall selection in the 2026 NHL Draft, the Calgary Flames selected the son of iconic franchise legend Jarome Iginla, one of the best players in team history who also led them to Game 7 of the 2004 Stanley Cup Final. 17-year-old Joe Iginla, who split time between the Edmonton Oil Kings […] The post Joe Iginla’s Flames fandom comes full circle in NHL Draft appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The 2026 draft has finished, and in just three days, the 2026 Free Agent Frenzy will begin Unlike Friday, all eight teams in the Pacific Division made a selection on Saturday, which featured rounds two through seven. The Calgary Flames made seven selected, tied for the most with the Vancouver Canucks, Seattle Kraken, and Anaheim…
All was quiet surrounding the Stampede City leading up to the 2026 NHL Entry Draft, until days before, when Calgary Flames general manager (GM) Craig Conroy came out of left…
The 2026 NHL Draft has concluded, and the Calgary Flames have been busy. The Flames made nine selections over the two days of the draft, adding a goaltender, two defencemen and six forwards. As we do every year, the assembled media met with Flames director of amateur scouting Tod Button after the final round and…
The Calgary Flames entered the offseason expecting veteran forward Blake Coleman to generate significant interest around the NHL. Instead, the trade market has cooled considerably, creating an increasingly difficult situation…
The NHL's free-agent market opens at noon on Wednesday, July 1, and the best defenceman available is Vegas Golden Knights blueliner Rasmus Andersson. The 29-year-old Swedish defenceman appeared in 33 games for the Golden Knights after a trade from the Calgary Flames, and chipped in with 17 points, playing close to 22 minutes per game, including on both sides of special teams. Andersson's a great defensive defender, who loves to block shots, and can make a crisp first pass, and join the rush o...
The 2026 NHL Draft is in the books, and it was a busy one for general manager Craig Conroy and the Calgary Flames. The Flames made nine draft choices over the course of Friday and Saturday’s festivities in Buffalo. We’ll be digging into the prospects in more detail in the coming days – and seeing…
In the National Hockey League’s annual entry draft, players get selected by clubs for any number of reasons. Sometimes they’ve ripped it offensively in their draft year. Sometimes they have qualities that make scouts excited for their potential for growth. So let’s make one thing clear: all due respect to the young man, but Joe…
The Calgary Flames have made their fifth round selection at the 2026 NHL Draft. At 132nd overall, the Flames have selected forward Simon Katolicky, who played this past season for Tappara in the U20 SM-Sarja, Finland’s top junior league. He’s slated to join the Ontario Hockey League’s Sarnia Sting in 2026-27 after being selected by…
The Calgary Flames have made their fourth round selection in the 2026 NHL Draft. With the 100th overall pick, the Flames have selected forward Egor Barabanov from the Ontario Hockey League’s Saginaw Spirit. Barabanov was ranked 43rd among North American skaters by the NHL’s Central Scouting Service. He was ranked 79th by Daily Faceoff and…
An Iginla will be wearing a Calgary Flames sweater again.