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The Calgary Flames’ leadership group is set for the 2026-27 season. On Wednesday morning, the team announced who’ll wear the C and the two As. Mikael Backlund resumes his captaincy, while Jonathan Huberdeau and Zach Whitecloud will serve as alternates. While Huberdeau is injured, the second alternate will rotate between Jake Middleton, Ryan Strome, and…
The roster for the Calgary Flames always takes a slightly different shape each fall, and this fall there are some young players looking to make a statement early. What better way to make a statement than to be the first goalscorer of the year? Over the years, a variety of players have started the scoring…
The Edmonton Oilers lost their season opener for the fourth consecutive season Tuesday night. They lost 8-1 in Vancouver in October 2023, and were pumped 6-0 at home to Winnipeg in 2024, blew a 3-0 lead and lost 4-3 in a home shootout to Calgary last year, and lost 6-5 in OT to Vancouver last…
Given a fresh opportunity after being traded by the New York Rangers last March, Brennan Othmann opens a season on […]
On May 23, 2023, the Calgary Flames named assistant general manager Craig Conroy, a 1,009 National Hockey League veteran as a player and budding club executive since his retirement in February 2011, as the club’s new general manager. In his very first press conference, Conroy discussed his team philosophy, including both the importance of getting…
Less than 24 hours after the Toronto Maple Leafs and Columbus Blue Jackets consummated their blockbuster Matthew Knies-for-Kirill Marchenko blockbuster, Sportsnet’s Eric Francis has reported that the Calgary Flames were also involved in the trade discussions, just not in a traditional way. According to Francis on Tuesday, Calgary was involved in the talks around Marchenko…
Brennan Othmann was traded to the Calgary Flames on March 6, 2026, from the New York Rangers in exchange for forward prospect Jacob Battaglia. Drafted with the 16th-overall pick in…
The Calgary Flames announced their 2026-27 season-opening roster on Monday afternoon. The roster contains 23 active players – two goaltenders, eight defencemen and 13 forwards – plus one player on the injury reserve list. External expectations may be low, but salary cap flexibility is very high – and that’s despite the Flames starting the season…
The Flames selected Harrington with the No. 38 pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.
The Calgary Flames have put pen to paper with one of their most exciting prospects. On Tuesday evening, the Flames announced that they’ve signed forward Chase Harrington to a three year entry-level contract carrying an average annual value of $1.075 million. The 18-year-old Harrington was selected by the Flames in the second round, 36th overall,…
The rodeo may be coming to a close following the end of the season for the Calgary Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome, but these historic moments will live on forever. …
Do you remember Wes Walz? 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’s been no secret that the Calgary Flames would like to add a young, talented centre to the organization. General manager (GM) Craig Conroy hasn’t been shy about sharing that…
The Calgary Flames announced their opening roster for the 2026-27 season on Monday afternoon. Here’s a rundown of all 24 players on the opening roster – 23 active players and one on the injury reserve list. Goaltenders #1 – Devin Cooley – goaltender 29 years old; from Los Gatos, California; 6’5″, 187 pounds $1.35 million…
Welcome back to another edition of Top-3 Trade Candidates, as we make way to western Canada to check in on the Calgary Flames. The Flames are going to be one of the worst teams in the NHL this season, as they continue to rebuild, and try to refresh their roster before opening up a new arena. General manager Craig Conroy will be active in the trade market this season, as contending teams will be looking to poach his pending free agents. There's also been some talk about a defenceman or two on o...
The Montreal Canadiens are a team to watch on the trade market, as their season opens Tuesday night in Toronto. While they are likely going to start the year carrying three goaltenders, with Sam Montembeault likely getting traded at some point, it's actually a forward that's creating a ton of trade buzz. Multiple insiders see Kirby Dach as a prime trade candidate this season. The former first-round pick has battled injuries throughout his career, and has yet to really carve himself out a role ...
The Calgary Flames have formally locked in their season-opening roster. To get down to a 23-man active roster, they’ve made a pair of moves. Forward Aydar Suniev, who’s waiver exempt, was assigned to the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wranglers. Forward Jonathan Huberdeau, still working his way back from hip surgery back in March, has been…
Later today, the Calgary Flames will make their final moves ahead of setting their opening roster for the 2026-27 season. The Flames begin the final year of hockey at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Thursday night against the Seattle Kraken. After all sorts of preparation – and waiting – things are about to get going. To…
It took a while for the Calgary Flames and Brennan Othmann to agree to terms on a new contract for the 2026-27 season, but now that the dust has settled, the 23-year-old winger has earned a spot on the team’s opening roster out of training camp. Othmann was not placed on waivers on Sunday, which…
The Edmonton Oilers finished the 2026 NHL preseason with a 4-0 record after defeating the Calgary Flames by a score of 4-1 at Rogers Place on Saturday (Sept. 26). This…
With teams around the NHL working to pare down their training camp groups ahead of Monday’s season-opening roster deadline, a half-dozen former Flames landed on the waiver wire on Sunday afternoon. David Rittich and Jakob Pelletier likely stand the best chance of being claimed among the ex-Flames players included in the full list of 71…
With opening night rapidly approaching, the Calgary Flames find themselves at a crucial evaluation junction. Preseason hockey is notorious for false signals, but as training camp rosters distill down to…
For the first time all pre-season, the Calgary Flames looked out-matched. On Saturday evening, the Flames played their fourth and final pre-season game, falling 4-1 to the Edmonton Oilers to move to 1-2-1 in the four games. With the season quickly approaching, both teams’ lineups consisted of many players expected to play in the National…
Friends, it sure does seem like we know what the Calgary Flames’ opening 23-man roster for the 2026-27 regular season will look like. On Sunday, forward Alex Nylander cleared waivers and was assigned to the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wranglers by the Flames. Via QR Calgary’s Pat Steinberg, the Flames didn’t place anybody else on…
Kirby Dach’s tenure with the Montréal Canadiens is in question. According to NHL insider Frank Seravalli, the Calgary Flames have interest in the Fort Saskatchewan product. The 25-year-old who plays for the Montréal Canadiens is set to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season and carries a cap hit of $3.6…