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Who should be Flames alternate captains in 2026-27?
When the puck drops for the 2026-27 season, the Calgary Flames will look much different than they did to start the 2025-26 campaign. Eight players that were on the 2025-26 opening night roster are now elsewhere, including a good chunk of the leadership group. Which begs the question: who’s left in terms of the club’s…
When every NHL team plays their final game in the Saddledome
The 2026-27 season represents the final 42 games for the Calgary Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome before they pack up their stuff and move a block and a half north to Scotia Place for the 2027-28 season. That means that for die-had fans of the Flames, and the many hockey fans living in Calgary who…
3 Flames prospects named to Canada’s roster for World Junior Summer Showcase
The Calgary Flames will have a trio of their top prospects representing them with Hockey Canada at the upcoming World Junior Summer Showcase. On Friday, Hockey Canada announced the 32 players that will be in attendance for the annual event that pits preliminary World Junior rosters from Canada, the United States, Sweden and Finland head-to-head…
The experience of being an NHL fan in Canada is slowly declining
It feels like being an NHL fan in Canada is becoming increasingly more difficult and not as enjoyable as it once was. The days of paying reasonable prices for things like cable packages, streaming services, tickets to watch your favourite team, food and beverage at the arena, and even merchandise is slipping away. The days…
Who could be the next captain of the Wranglers?
Big changes have hit the Calgary Wranglers, including the departure of their latest captain, Clark Bishop. With Bishop moving on to play with the Syracuse Crunch, the Flames’ AHL affiliate will be looking to name their third captain in team history this fall. There are multiple possibilities for this position, but the challenging part is…
NHL Notebook: Jason Robertson signs one-year deal with Stars
One of the top trade candidates this off-season is now off the market. On Tuesday, the Dallas Stars announced that they’ve signed restricted free agent Jason Robertson to a one-year deal worth $12 million. It’s worth noting that Robertson is now slated for free agency next summer. LET’S RUN IT BACK, ROBO ⭐️ pic.twitter.com/MghFwxxoIo —…
The Flames’ goaltending depth chart seems set for 2026-27
Former Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving used to snark that the goaltending position was so important, the whole sport might as well be called goaltending. He’s not wrong, as good goaltending can paper over a lot of roster construction issues for a hockey club. The Flames had some challenges in 2025-26, but for the…
2026 Calgary Wranglers off-season tracker: Who’s leaving the Flames’ AHL affiliate?
The Calgary Wranglers roster as we came to know it in the 2025-26 season, is going through a huge overhaul this summer. Already into the second half of July, many players have found new homes through free agency or opting to take their career oversees. It may be a lot to keep up with so…
Calgary Flames trade tiers: Who Is untouchable in 2026?
Since becoming general manager of the Calgary Flames in the spring of 2023, Craig Conroy made it a priority to get younger and restock the prospect cupboards. And he has done exactly that. Conroy’s ability to stockpile draft picks and prospects has put the Flames in a position where they can do things like acquire…
A Flame from the Past: Jyrki Jokipakka
Do you remember Jyrki Jokipakka? 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…
What could the Flames forward lines look like next season?
When you take a look at the Calgary Flames lineup, the goaltending and the defence are pretty solid for the most part. Yes, there are a couple young defencemen in Simon Nemec and Zayne Parekh who need to continue to grow and develop as players before reaching their ceiling. But the intrigue is high for…
How much of a draft steal is Flames prospect Ethan Wyttenbach?
Roughly 15 months ago, the National Hockey League’s Central Scouting Service released its final rankings for the 2025 NHL Draft. As part of that release, Sioux Falls Stampede winger Ethan Wyttenbach was ranked 185th among eligible North American skaters. Considering that 224 players would be selected overall, that ranking indicated that he was a bit…
What could the Flames defence pairs look like next season?
Heading into the 2026-27 Calgary Flames season, the one part of the team that is going to have the most intrigue is the defence core. As of July 20, the Flames have nine NHL defencemen on their NHL roster. Left handed defencemen: Kevin Bahl, Jake Middleton, Yan Kuznetsov, Joel Hanley. Right handed defencemen: Simon Nemec,…
FlamesNation Mailbag: Talking offer sheets, prospects and the upcoming schedule
We’re into the meat of the off-season, folks, with most of the major hockey news having already unfolded. We’re all now biding our time until the ice returns to the Scotiabank Saddledome and preparations begin for the 2026-27 campaign. As we count down the many days left in the off-season, let’s check in with the…
NHL Notebook: Connor Bedard signs five-year extension
The 2026 off-season has officially become a crawl. As is the case after the free agent frenzy on July 1, the off-season has come to a halt as player and executives enjoy their summer. Still, there have been a handful of recent signs and extensions over the last few days, including Connor Bedard. On Saturday,…
The Flames have plenty of time to let toolsy Czech goalie Tobias Trejbal develop
There were a lot of interesting questions for the Calgary Flames coming out of the 2026 NHL Draft. Among them: man, why did the Flames select goaltender Tobias Trejbal in the second round when they already have Dustin Wolf? It’s a pretty loaded question, and it’s worth unpacking a bit. Okay, first things first: Dustin…
Nobody’s quite gotten a handle on the brave new world of NHL scouting yet
When it comes to finding sustainable, long-term success, the NHL’s entry draft is crucial. Over the years, NHL clubs have devoted tons of resources to finding an edge. Most recently, teams have been utilizing a combination of video, statistical models, and good old-fashioned on-the-ground scouting to prepare for the draft. Year over year, NHL teams…
Flames prospect Jack Hextall may be exactly what the organization needs
Gang, the run-up to any NHL entry draft is a bit of a frenzy. No matter how well-prepared you are, unless your name is Steven Ellis, Scott Wheeler or Corey Pronman, there will be players selected that you’re not as well-acquainted with than you would like to be. Heck, truth be told, when Lanny McDonald…
The last trade the Flames made with every other NHL team
Folks, we’re headed into the quieter part of the hockey summer. The NHL Draft is behind us, free agency is behind us, and we’ve seen several big trades. As many of the NHL’s general managers head to the lake for a little bit of a recharge, we thought we would update our tracker of the…
11 Flames prospects earned collegiate academic honours in 2025-26
Pals, it’s the summer, which means the hockey season is over… and so is the school year for many of hockey’s collegiate players. With the easing up of the NCAA’s restrictions on who was eligible to play college hockey, there’s been a surge of players from Canadian major junior into the NCAA. Between the academic…
Breaking down the 2026-27 Flames schedule
The Calgary Flames’ 2026-27 season begins with a traditional 7 p.m. weeknight game at the Saddledome. Their season ends with a traditional 8 p.m. Saturday night game at the Saddledome, currently the final hockey game of any sort slated for that historic establishment of sport. In-between, though, the Flames’ schedule has a few oddities and…
Flames announce 2026-27 regular season schedule
The National Hockey League announced the full schedule for the 2026-27 regular season on Thursday morning, unveiling the largest schedule in the league’s history. It’s a historic season on a few fronts. For the first time since 1993-94, the NHL schedule will be 84 games. For the last time, the Calgary Flames will be playing…
A clear trend has emerged through Flames GM Craig Conroy’s 23 trades (so far)
The 2026 NHL Draft was Craig Conroy’s fourth entry draft as general manager of the Calgary Flames. Since ascending to the top hockey operations job in May 2023, Conroy has made a lot of moves – the Blake Coleman swap with Minnesota was his 23rd separate transaction with another club. And taken in the aggregate,…
What will the Flames’ penalty kill look like in 2026-27?
Pals, not a lot went well for the Calgary Flames in 2025-26, and that trend contributed to the club finishing in 29th place overall – fourth from the bottom – last season. One thing that worked for the majority of the season, though, and worked quite well when it did work, was the penalty kill….
Flames to open final season at the Scotiabank Saddledome on October 1 against Seattle
Mark your calendars, Calgary Flames fans: the long goodbye begins on Oct. 1. On Wednesday morning, the National Hockey League announced the fall home openers for its 32 member clubs as part of its two-part schedule reveal – the full schedule comes out on Thursday morning. As part of that announcement, they revealed that the…
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