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Can Martin Pospisil carve out a role as the Flames’ fourth line centre?

It’s been joked that spring hockey, outside of the National Hockey League’s playoffs, is often of zero consequence. Well, try telling that to Calgary Flames forward Martin Pospisil, who has found himself facing a pretty interesting opportunity based on his performances across seven games spent in spring hockey. The Flames hit the ice for the…

3 burning Flames questions entering 2026-27 NHL season

The Calgary Flames could not make the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2026. Calgary had high hopes last season after nearly making the postseason in 2025. Unfortunately, Dustin Wolf and his teammates were unable to overcome a slow start to the year. Calgary has entered a true rebuild, and it began during the season with the […] The post 3 burning Flames questions entering 2026-27 NHL season appeared first on ClutchPoints .

3 Flames who will benefit from the new NHL economics

Historically, NHL off-seasons don’t provide earth shaking news. NHL GMs tend to avoid league altering moves due to their conservative nature. But that changed this summer thanks to Daniel Brière and the Philadelphia Flyers. They single-handedly changed the economics of player contracts when they signed Anaheim Ducks centre Leo Carlsson to a five year, $90…

Flames announce 2026-27 training camp roster

The Calgary Flames have announced their training camp roster, and their camp schedule, for the 2026-27’s main camp. The roster includes 40 players under active NHL contracts, 1 professional try-out player (Alex Nylander), 1 unsigned restricted free agent (Brennan Othmann), 1 unsigned junior prospect (Chase Harrington), and 9 players under active AHL contracts. They’ve carved…

Flames prospect Cole Reschny named youngest-ever North Dakota captain

One of the most exciting prospects in the Calgary Flames system will be wearing a letter for one of college hockey’s best teams. On Wednesday, the University of North Dakota’s men’s hockey team announced its leadership group for the 2026-27 season. Flames prospect Cole Reschny was named the team’s captain. Proud to introduce our leadership…

A pair of Flames prospects are impressing in Russia, and six more are about to get started

Friends, the Calgary Flames hit the ice this past week for prospects training camp, and main camp is right around the corner. But elsewhere, in Soviet Russia, the regular season is already underway. And Sweden and Canadian major junior are about to get underway, so a pretty significant portion of the Flames’ prospect base will…

Flames roster news: seven players re-assigned from prospects training camp

Following Monday’s NextGen Showcase and Tuesday’s practice, the Calgary Flames have begun reducing their training camp group, assigning seven players back to their major junior clubs. The try-outs have been ended for forwards Riley Boychuk (Prince Albert, WHL) and Brett Olson (Vancouver, WHL). Meanwhile, five Flames prospects have been returned to their junior teams: defencemen…

Flames training camp preview: Incoming arena, roster reset bring fresh vibe

CALGARY — Expectations in the marketplace are low, but excitement is sky high in Calgary where the Flames fan base is jacked up about a new arena and the first full rebuild in club history. As a crowd of 9,000 for Monday’s prospects game can attest, the locals are focused on the next generation of Flames who will be pillars of the franchise as it moves across the street to Scotia Place. Main camp will open with all eyes on the size and continued development of prized defenceman Zayne Parekh, w...