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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.
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Alex Nylander reportedly signs professional tryout with Flames
Former Toronto Marlies forward Alex Nylander will reportedly be signing a professional tryout with the Calgary Flames, according to PuckPedia. The younger brother of Toronto Maple Leafs star William Nylander had been in the Leafs’ organization for the past two years. He turned down a couple of NHL deals with other teams in the summer…
Calgary Flames 2026-27 Player Projections: Mikael Backlund
The 2026–27 NHL season is quickly approaching. Before it kicks off, let’s take advantage of the dog days of summer and start looking ahead at expectations for the Calgary Flames…
Every NHL Team's All-Time Starting Lineup
Building an all-time team for each NHL franchise is no easy task. With decades of star players to choose from, narrowing each roster down to just six names creates plenty of difficult decisions. Below, we’ll select one left winger, one center, one right winger, two defensemen, and one goalie for all 32 NHL teams. The […]
Former Flames Coach Reveals Why Two Stars Really Left
Darryl Sutter says he wasn't surprised when Matthew Tkachuk and Johnny Gaudreau both left the Calgary Flames within two months of each other, and he thinks the organization shouldn't have been either. Speaking on the Cam and Strick Podcast , Sutter, who coached both players in Calgary from 2021 to 2023, offered a blunt explanation for why their departures played out the way they did. "The writing was on the wall," Sutter said. "Management should have known right away that those kids were...
20 Days, 20 Questions: Which Flames prospect will make the NHL roster next?
In May 2023, the Calgary Flames elevated assistant general manager Craig Conroy to general manager. At his introductory press conference, Conroy discussed the necessity for the hockey club to get younger. Shortly after Conroy’s promotion, assistant coach Ryan Huska, previously the bench boss for the Flames’ top farm team, was elevated to head coach. Since…
FN’s 2026 Flames summer prospect rankings – #6: Jack Hextall
For the third time in as many years, the Calgary Flames made multiple first round selections in the 2026 NHL Draft. And for the third time in as many years, their second selection landed in the later stages of the draft’s opening round. But once again, the Flames managed to add to what’s quietly becoming…
2026-27 NHL team preview: Calgary Flames
The rebuilding Flames will look to prioritize player development over wins once again in 2026-27.
Flames’ Ethan Wyttenbach Forgotten & Underrated in Recent Prospect Rankings
Well, Corey Pronman and The Athletic continue to spark debate after a flurry of articles ranking younger players, prospects and prospect pipelines. We’ve seen a lot of uproar over players…
FlamesNation Mailbag: Commemorating the waning days of summer with reader questions!
Pals, we’re into the last couple of weeks of August. Before too long, we’ll be into September, a chill will sneak into the air and hockey will poke its head out of hibernation and start emerging from its lengthy slumber. So as we all panic and try to squeeze all the joy we can out…
Nemec Seeks Revenge After Trade To Flames: 'I Want To Prove To Everyone That New Jersey Wasn’t Right'
After a whirlwind off-season, Simon Nemec is looking forward to making the most of his new opportunity with the Calgary Flames. He's also ready to show the New Jersey Devils they made a big mistake by trading him.
20 Days, 20 Questions: What does Jonathan Huberdeau look like after major hip surgery?
In July 2022, in the aftermath of a season where he set the single-season National Hockey League assists record for a left wing, Jonathan Huberdeau was traded to the Calgary Flames as part of a blockbuster transaction that sent Matthew Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers. In August 2022, then-Flames general manager Brad Treliving inked Huberdeau…
FN’s 2026 Flames summer prospect rankings – #7: Henry Mews
As we get higher in the ranks of our summer prospect rankings we start to get into some real exciting prospects that are poised for big years. Nobody in this pool is poised to turn some unsuspecting heads quite like the seventh-ranked prospect, University of Michigan defenceman Henry Mews. Henry Mews Defenceman; shoots right Born…
Flames’ Simon Nemec reveals whether he requested trade from Devils
The Calgary Flames swung a massive trade this offseason that landed them defenseman Simon Nemec from the New Jersey Devils. This was quite the bold move from Calgary. But it’s certainly one that has the potential to pay dividends down the line. Nemec is a former second overall pick from the 2022 NHL Draft. The […] The post Flames’ Simon Nemec reveals whether he requested trade from Devils appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Greatest Saddledome Games: The Flames outlast the Stars in an overtime epic (May 15, 2022)
As we enter the final season of hockey at the historic Saddledome, we thought we would spend some time celebrating the history of the iconic building. So, throughout August, we’re taking a look back at key games and key moments in Saddledome history. Next up: the Flames’ most recent playoff series victory occurs, but not…
FN’s 2026 Flames summer prospect rankings – #8: Aydar Suniev
Aydar Suniev was one of the four rookies who made their NHL debut against the Los Angeles Kings in the Calgary Flames’ season closer of the 2024-25 season. He joined Zayne Parekh, Hunter Brzustewicz and Sam Morton in this shared experience and played with all three of them at times in this past season. Suniev…
Classic Saddledome Moments: The time there was a Battle of Alberta goalie fight (February 1, 2020)
As we enter the final season of hockey at the historic Saddledome, we thought we would spend some time celebrating the history of the iconic building. So, throughout August, we’re taking a look back at key games and key moments in Saddledome history. Next up: the Battle of Alberta takes it up a notch with…
Simon Nemec drops truth bomb ahead of first season with Flames
The Calgary Flames picked up star defenseman Simon Nemec, ahead of the 2026-27 season. Nemec is ready to get things going in Calgary. “It’s a new challenge,” Nemec said at the European Player Media Tour, per NHL.com. “We’re going to move from one side of North America to another side, but it’s been exciting. I […] The post Simon Nemec drops truth bomb ahead of first season with Flames appeared first on ClutchPoints .
FN’s 2026 Flames summer prospect rankings – #9: Tobias Trejbal
For the first time since 2014, the Calgary Flames took the first goaltender off the board at this year’s draft — and unlike last time, when they went against the grain to take Mason McDonald over Thatcher Demko (yikes), the Craig Conroy-led Flames nabbed the top first-year draft-eligible prospect at the position by consensus. In…
Pundit Lays Out Plan for Flames to Eventually Trade Jonathan Huberdeau
Dating back years, the Calgary Flames were seemingly forced to trade Matthew Tkachuk when he made it clear he didn’t see a long-term future with the Flames, and they decided…
Flames' Path To Trading Jonathan Huberdeau Getting Clearer
Jonathan Huberdeau's contract has made him one of the most immovable pieces in the NHL. A fresh Daily Faceoff breakdown suggests that could eventually change, just not anytime soon. Huberdeau's $10.5 million cap hit consumes roughly 10.1 percent of the entire $104 million salary cap for 2026-27. At full value, virtually no team can absorb that number for a winger who hasn't lived up to expectations in Calgary . Retention Changes Everything The math changes dramatically once salary retent...
5 Trade Candidates Emerging From Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames made a couple of notable moves this offseason, making a big summer splash by acquiring Simon Nemec & Maxim Tsyplakov from the NJ Devils, then trading Blake Coleman to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for Jake Middleton and picks. That follows a season in which they also dealt away veterans Nazem Kadri, MacKenzie Weegar, and Rasmus Andersson. So as the team leans fully into its rebuild, what other trades are left to make? Accordin...
Classic Saddledome Moments: The time Matthew Tkachuk drew 14 minutes in penalties off a single hit (January 11, 2020)
As we enter the final season of hockey at the historic Saddledome, we thought we would spend some time celebrating the history of the iconic building. So, throughout August, we’re taking a look back at key games and key moments in Saddledome history. Next up: another infamous moment in Battle of Alberta history. If you’ve…
FN’s 2026 Flames summer prospect rankings – #10: Theo Stockselius
When he was selected by the Calgary Flames in the 2025 NHL Draft, the thought was that Swedish-born centreman Theo Stockselius was a bit physically under-developed due to some medical issues he had a few years back. While he hasn’t quite had the chance to show his full potential quite yet, as his 2025-26 campaign…
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