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Professional sports can be a tough business, folks. Spots in the big leagues are so competitive that grabbing and keeping a spot is almost as much about luck as it is about talent. Years back, the Calgary Flames drafted a promising Swedish centre by the name of Mikael Backlund. Backlund was a really promising player…
Folks, if you’ve been following either us or our colleagues at Daily Faceoff over the last little while, you’ve probably noticed that July and August were Prospects Season. Over the last while, our pal Steven Ellis has been doing deep dives on the prospect systems of all 32 National Hockey League clubs. He’s capping off…
A former Calgary Flame is heading back to Europe. In the early hours of Monday morning, Swedish Hockey League’s Bryäs IF announced that Calle Järnkrok signed a three-year deal that expires after the 2028-29 season. Välkommen hem, Calle Järnkrok Brynäs IF kan idag meddela att Calle Järnkrok efter 13 säsonger i Nordamerika vänder hem till…
Elias Lindholm was sold to Boston Bruins fans as a " Patrice Bergeron " style center after being signed by general manager Don Sweeney in 2024. Despite that characterization, Lindholm has been a disappointing presence in Boston. Signed to a seven-year, $7.75 M average annual value deal, the Bruins counted on Lindholm to be the top-center in the organization. But after exiting the Calgary Flames organization, his star has waned. Year 3 The 2026-27 season will be Lindholm's thi...
A couple years back, the Calgary Flames had one of their top prospects debut as a full-time National Hockey League player. That player, goaltender Dustin Wolf, had a superb rookie campaign and back-stopped the Flames to within a tiebreaker of qualification for the Stanley Cup playoffs. On a personal level, Wolf received tons of accolades…
Pals, we’re into the very last days of the month of August. Several Calgary Flames prospects have hit the ice across European and Canadian major junior hockey. Several more will join them in a couple weeks when prospects training camp begins here in Calgary. As we prepare for the frenzy of activity that will come…
Every summer since 2015, we here at FlamesNation have compiled our annual Calgary Flames prospects rankings. In the dozen instalments of our voting, this was easily the toughest on our voting panel. Depending on how you want to define it, the Flames began their rebuilding process either with the trade of Elias Lindholm to Vancouver…
The 2026-27 season will be a tough one for the Calgary Flames. This past season was the first real rebuilding season for the Flames, after narrowly missing the playoffs in 2024-25. After 82 games, the Flames finished with the fourth-fewest points, yet dropped to the sixth overall pick. Expect much of the same in 2026-27…
Do you remember Frank Musil? 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…
Way back in 2020, the Calgary Flames selected a talented, versatile young forward from the Western Hockey League’s Kamloops Blazers in the first round. Since their selection of Connor Zary in 2020, he’s managed to impress at the American Hockey League level and become an NHL regular. But nearly 200 games into his NHL tenure,…
Since joining the NHL in 1979-80, the Edmonton Oilers have played more regular-season games at the Saddledome than any other arena outside of their two home rinks, Rogers Place and Rexall Place, with 125 regular-season games played in Calgary. The 2026-27 season will be the final time the Calgary Flames play at the Saddledome before…
Friends, it’s almost September, which means it’s almost time for everyone to regroup after their off-seasons and start training camps across the National Hockey League. With excitement abound for the upcoming 2026-27 season, we thought we should check in and provide a quick rundown of what players fans can expect to see at Calgary Flames…
After dropping two spots in the lottery, the Calgary Flames entered the 2026 NHL Draft in possession of the No. 6 overall pick. The Flames had picked in that spot on five previous occasions since relocating from Atlanta in 1980, and they’d selected a forward each time before. But with the 2026 draft notably replete…
Calgary have one of the best talent pools going into the NHL’s 2026-27 regular-season, according to Steven Ellis.
There are a fair number of quality prospects around the NHL poised for some big years. One man that should be in the spotlight plenty this year is also the top forward on our list. He’s a player that the majority of our voters had as the Calgary Flames’ top forward prospect, has a shot…
During the 2023-24 season, the Calgary Flames went through a ton of changes. They ended up shedding several prominent players during that campaign, including Nikita Zadorov, Elias Lindholm, Chris Tanev and Noah Hanifin. During all that hubbub, general manager Craig Conroy made a couple pretty savvy moves on the waiver wire, claiming Brayden Pachal from…
Do you remember Josh Leivo? 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…
It appears that the Calgary Flames have struck gold in the latter rounds of the draft. There are breakout seasons, and then there is whatever the heck Ethan Wyttenbach just did with Quinnipiac University. Drafted in the fifth round in 2025, the winger went from a flier to our third-best prospect in the Flames organization….
There are a few teams that have bolstered their core of young talent, especially north of the border.
When it comes to the game of hockey, speed kills. There have been oodles of talented players over the years that weren’t able to make the jump to the highest level for various reasons. But the chances of success go way up when talent is joined by speed. Tied for fourth spot on our annual…
National Hockey League training camps are just around the corner. It’s that time of year where unsigned free agents sign professional tryouts. The first domino to fall was a netminder, as Cal Petersen signed a PTO with the Washington Capitals on Tuesday. Alex Nylander also signed a PTO with the Calgary Flames, but you can…
In a few short weeks, the Calgary Flames’ prospects will arrive in town for their annual training camp – a precursor to “main” training camp, which begins a week later. As a centrepiece for that week, the Flames announced on Wednesday morning that their prospects will be hosting the Edmonton Oilers’ prospects at the Scotiabank…
We are nearing the first glimpses of Edmonton Oilers players hitting the ice in an actual game. As of 1 p.m. MT Wednesday, tickets are on sale for the NextGen Showcase game between Oilers rookies and Calgary Flames rookies. The game is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 14, at the Scotiabank Saddledome. There’s been no announcement…
It may take a few years, but the Calgary Flames are going to be pretty darn good. The rebuild is set to chug alone after a dismal 2025-26 season, but those poor results have already turned into one of the stronger prospect pools in the National Hockey League. So strong, in fact, that Daily Faceoff…
Rumors persist over trade candidates for the Calgary Flames, while Mason Lohrei could remain with the Boston Bruins following an off-season of trade speculation.