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The Calgary Flames organizational philosophy of trying to be as competitive as possible and push for a playoff spot has taken a seat on the bench for the next couple seasons. In its place is getting younger and player development. The trades of Rasmus Andersson, MacKenzie Weegar and Nazem Kadri officially signalled to the NHL…
The Calgary Flames might finally be out of the worst of the rebuild, and with a roster full of young athletes, what special teams could Ryan Huska create with the new roster? The goal is to make fast, defensive and skilled special teams groups that can help ensure the Flames can keep control of the…
Rory Kerins has been a true prospect of the Calgary Flames growing through the organization since he was drafted. He’s well known for his jump from the ECHL and AHL to the NHL and had his breakout season in the AHL in the 2024-25 season. Kerins received votes on FlamesNation’s 2026-27 summer prospect rankings but…
The Toronto Maple Leafs will be pushing for a playoff spot this season after a disastrous 2025-26 campaign, and while they tried to be aggressive and make some additions this…
Entering the 2025-26 season, Joel Farabee’s position within the Calgary Flames organization was … well, tenuous. Acquired from the Philadelphia Flyers midway through the 2024-25 campaign, Farabee finished the year with just three goals and six points in 31 games with the Flames, totals he described as “embarrassing” in his season-ending exit interview. And with…
Since Craig Conroy took over as their general manager in 2023, the Calgary Flames have made 33 selections across four drafts. Relative to their original allotment of seven selections per year, that represents a surplus of five picks (including three extra first-rounders). It’s that level of excess capital that may have emboldened Conroy and his…
NHL.com is providing in-depth prospect analysis for each of its 32 teams from Aug. 1-Sept. 1. Today, the top five prospects for the Calgary Flames, according to NHL.com.
His name has been out there on the rumor mill all summer, as he's still unsigned as a restricted free agent. Is Arber Xhekaj in the Montreal Canadiens' plans for 2026-27? Some teams have been linked to the pugilistic defenseman, but so far, no trade and no new contract is forthcoming. We're now hearing, per Herb Zurkowsky of The Montreal Gazette , that the Calgary Flames are another team that has had interest in Xhekaj. The Flames are reportedly interested in ...
The westernmost Canadian franchises, the Vancouver Canucks and the Calgary Flames, have long had a storied rivalry. And that rivalry will continue into the 2026-27 season, just in a different sort of shape than it usually does. Most oddsmakers have the Canucks and Flames neck-and-neck in the race for last place in the NHL…
Welcome to August, friends! We’re into the final NHL-free month of the summer. But we will get to check out the Hlinka Gretzky Cup later this month, which kicks off the 2027 NHL Draft cycle. And a few weeks after that, everyone starts arriving for captain’s skates and before you know it, we’ll be back…
When it comes to hockey, figuring out your strengths and weaknesses can often make a career. For a lot of players, much of the early portion of their high-level playing days are spent trying to figure out their identity or playing style as they move up the ladder. Well, that’s not a problem for Swedish…
Pals, the Calgary Flames had seven players on the ice at last week’s World Junior Summer Showcase in Windsor, Ontario. In addition to having one of the larger groups of prospects at the event, the Flames arguably had the best players at that event, with players like Ethan Wyttenbach, Cole Reschny and Theo Stockselius drawing high…
We’re in the midst of our annual prospect rankings and profiles here at FlamesNation, and this was the toughest year ever when it came to balloting. With 38 players eligible for the rankings, some really good players didn’t crack our top 20 that probably would have had prime spots in previous years. So with that…
It’s been some time since the Calgary Flames have had legitimate star talent on their roster. We all know that Jonathan Huberdeau hasn’t been anywhere close to that since arriving…
The Calgary Flames have added a bevy of talented young hockey players to their prospect base over the past few years. With all these additions, we had 38 players eligible for consideration in FlamesNation’s yearly summer prospect rankings. Not everybody could crack the top 20, but we felt like everyone deserved profiling given how deep…
The Montreal Canadiens have made several important trades during their rebuild, but one that often flies under the radar is the Tyler Toffoli deal with the Calgary Flames. At the…
There weren’t a lot of positives from this past Calgary Flames’ season, but there were a handful of great goals scored. The best of the 208 goals the Flames scored, the lowest of any team, came courtesy of the longest-tenured player. Captain Mikael Backlund has already appeared once on this list, but his goal against…
There are times when a fight is so damn good that the only winners are the fans. That’s exactly what happened in the final Battle of Alberta this past season, days before the beginning of the Olympic break. The second match-up, a game two days before Christmas, was a testy one as all 10 players…
There were a handful of nice goals that the Calgary Flames scored towards the end of the season. We’ve already looked at one. The third-best goal came courtesy of Zayne Parekh, who lost his defender twice and sniped it from a terrible angle. Two days before that goal, the Flames played their penultimate game of…
With five of the Calgary Flames’ 23 fights this past season, it’s no surprise that Ryan Lomberg appears on this list once again. This is the third and final time we’ll cover him in the top Flames’ fights of 2025-26. We’ve looked at the forward dropping the gloves with Colton Sissons after a hit on…
This summer, Oilersnation will recap the top five Edmonton Oilers goals, the top five fights, and the top five overall moments from the up-and-down 2025-26 season. There’s nothing better than a red-hot Battle of Alberta. On the rare occasion both teams are good, which is mainly the Calgary Flames’ fault, tempers tend to flare up….
Do you remember Steve Bozek? Every once in a while, we take a look at a player who once played for the Calgary Flames in a series called “A Flame From the Past.” This player has to have played a significant number of games for the Flames. I’ll put every Flames’ season into a Wheel…
The Canucks and Flames will likely be among the best-represented teams at the 2027 WJC.
Ryan Lomberg can’t let you get close. Standing at 5’9”, Lomberg is one of the shortest players in the National Hockey League. But despite his stature, he’s one of the toughest players in the league, and pound-for-pound one of the best fighters in the league. The Calgary Flames will sorely miss what Lomberg bring to…
Friends, welcome to one of our favourite times here at FlamesNation: our annual prospect rankings. It’s an exciting time for the Calgary Flames. Yeah, it probably doesn’t feel like that in terms of the regular season standings, with the 2025-26 campaign representing their fourth without playing in the post-season. But if you look at the…