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20 Days, 20 Questions: Is there an NHL roster spot for Hunter Brzustewicz?
Friends, the National Hockey League – and pro hockey in general – can be a tough place to make a living. Often, it’s not about whether you are good enough to play at a certain level, but whether or not there’s a role available that matches your specific skillset. So with that in mind, let’s…
FN’s 2026 Flames summer prospect rankings – #2: Cole Reschny
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…
NHL Notebook: Cale Makar signs largest contract in NHL history
Cale Makar will be set for life. On Friday afternoon, the Colorado Avalanche announced that the defenceman has signed an eight-year deal. He’ll also become the highest-paid player beginning in 2027-28, as he’s set to make $163.2 million over those eight years, or $20.4 million annually. NHL’s first $20M player, just shy of the max…
20 Days, 20 Questions: Where do Joel Hanley and Brayden Pachal fit on the Flames blueline?
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…
A Flame from the Past: Josh Leivo
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…
FN’s 2026 Flames summer prospect rankings – #3: Ethan Wyttenbach
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….
20 Days, 20 Questions: Is there enough power play time for Simon Nemec and Zayne Parekh?
Folks, the Calgary Flames were pretty excited when they selected defenceman Zayne Parekh in the first round of the 2024 NHL Draft. Two years later, just before the 2026 entry draft, they executed a pretty significant trade, sending a bunch of picks to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for blueliner Simon Nemec. As a…
What should we expect from the Calgary Hitmen in 2026-27?
Pals, there’s a bit of a paradox happening in terms of Calgary’s hockey teams. In 2025-26, one of the three teams residing in the Scotiabank Saddledome played playoff hockey. Heck, they played two rounds. Yet, the Western Hockey League’s Calgary Hitmen have become a bit of an afterthought in the sports scene in recent years –…
FN’s 2026 Flames summer prospect rankings – #4 (Tied): Cullen Potter
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…
NHL Notebook: Cal Petersen signs PTO with Capitals
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…
The Flames’ prospects to host the Oilers’ prospects in NextGen Showcase on Sept. 14
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…
20 Days, 20 Questions: What’s taking so long with Brennan Othmann’s contract?
Gang, we’re into the last chunk of August. European professional leagues are beginning their seasons. Canadian major junior camps begin this week. Heck, college players have reported to their schools and have begun preparations for their upcoming academic and hockey commitments. However you slice it, summer’s winding down and hockey will soon return. In the…
Daily Faceoff ranks Flames’ prospect pool as NHL’s third-best
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…
FN’s 2026 Flames summer prospect rankings – #4 (Tied): Sam Honzek
Craig Conroy has certainly received his fair share of plaudits for the work he’s done to restock the Calgary Flames’ cupboards over the past three years. Of course, Conroy only took over from Brad Treliving just over a month before his first draft as general manager, so he didn’t have as much of an opportunity…
Report: Alex Nylander to attend Flames training camp
Unrestricted free agent winger Alex Nylander will attend the Calgary Flames’ 2026 training camp, PuckPedia reported Tuesday evening. Nylander, 28, will most likely join the Flames on a professional tryout deal, PuckPedia noted. The 6’1″ winger spent the past two seasons in the Toronto Maple Leafs organization, most recently helping the AHL’s Toronto Marlies win…
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…
Scotia Place: a street-level look at construction progress from late August 2026
Pals, there has been a ton of construction activity around Scotia Place since the summer began. If you’ve followed along with our updates over the last while, you’ve probably seen things transform from a somewhat incomplete building skeleton to, well, a structure that looks pretty close in same areas to what it’ll end up being…
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…
NHL Notebook: Macklin Celebrini likely to be next Sharks’ captain
To the surprise of no one, it appears that Macklin Celebrini will be the San Jose Sharks’ next captain. According to San Jose Hockey Now’s Sheng Peng, it’s all but certain that Celebrini will be the newest captain of the California-based team. Drafted first overall in the 2024 NHL draft, Celebrini took a massive step…
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…
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…
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…
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