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FlamesNation Mailbag: Reflecting on a busy draft
It’s a busy time of year, pals! The 2026 NHL Draft has come and gone! Qualifying offers for pending restricted free agents are due on Monday by 3 p.m. MT. Then free agency begins on Wednesday at 10 a.m. MT. As we continue through a busy stretch, let’s check in with our pals with the…
With Parekh, Nemec and now Carels, the Flames’ defensive pipeline is the envy of the NHL
It sure seems like June is Craig Conroy’s month. Two years ago, his Calgary Flames knocked it out of the park with a fantastic 2024 draft class. The following summer, they picked up right where they left off with a centre-heavy crop of intriguing prospects. And now, here we are, with all seven rounds of…
Flames 2026 NHL Draft grades: Carels to Iginla evaluated
The Calgary Flames entered the 2026 NHL Draft with nine selections, including five inside the top 55, giving them plenty of opportunities to add impact talent. Rather than chasing boom-or-bust prospects, Calgary focused on players with strong NHL projection while still finding value throughout the draft. The Flames addressed nearly every position. They landed a…
Projecting the Calgary Wranglers’ 2026-27 roster after the 2026 NHL Draft
The Calgary Wranglers, like the Flames are looking to make a huge improvement on the 2025-26 season and move forward with a clean slate going into the last season in the Saddledome. This organization is trying to make moves to put them back in a contender conversation and develop their new and existing assets to…
What the Pacific Division teams did on Day 2 of the 2026 NHL Draft and other notes
The 2026 draft has finished, and in just three days, the 2026 Free Agent Frenzy will begin Unlike Friday, all eight teams in the Pacific Division made a selection on Saturday, which featured rounds two through seven. The Calgary Flames made seven selected, tied for the most with the Vancouver Canucks, Seattle Kraken, and Anaheim…
Flames receive an ‘A’ in Daily Faceoff’s post-draft report card
After two days and seven rounds of selections, the Calgary Flames have emerged from the 2026 NHL Entry Draft with nine new prospects. So how did Calgary’s draft compared to other franchises across the league? On Saturday, Daily Faceoff’s Steven Ellis published his annual draft report card, grading each team’s selections at this year’s event. Ellis…
FN AHL Report Cards: David Silye served similar role in his second full season with the Wranglers
David Silye played his second full season of pro hockey with the Calgary Wranglers last year and in a harder year for the team, he at least had the perspective to know how this group found success in the past. He was one of the regulars that navigated the highs and unfortunately the more common…
Flames head scout Tod Button breaks down the 2026 NHL Draft class
The 2026 NHL Draft has concluded, and the Calgary Flames have been busy. The Flames made nine selections over the two days of the draft, adding a goaltender, two defencemen and six forwards. As we do every year, the assembled media met with Flames director of amateur scouting Tod Button after the final round and…
A recap of the 9 prospects the Flames selected at the 2026 NHL Draft
The 2026 NHL Draft is in the books, and it was a busy one for general manager Craig Conroy and the Calgary Flames. The Flames made nine draft choices over the course of Friday and Saturday’s festivities in Buffalo. We’ll be digging into the prospects in more detail in the coming days – and seeing…
Flames are betting on Joe Iginla’s potential, not his past performance
In the National Hockey League’s annual entry draft, players get selected by clubs for any number of reasons. Sometimes they’ve ripped it offensively in their draft year. Sometimes they have qualities that make scouts excited for their potential for growth. So let’s make one thing clear: all due respect to the young man, but Joe…
Flames select defender Bode Laylin at 164th overall in the 2026 NHL Draft
The Calgary Flames have made their sixth-round selection, their final pick of the year, at the 2026 NHL Draft. At 164th overall, the Flames have selected defenceman Bode Laylin from the United States Hockey League’s Tri-City Storm. Laylin was the 131st-ranked North American skater by the NHL’s Central Scouting Service. He was ranked 88th by…
Flames select forward Simon Katolicky at 132nd overall in the 2026 NHL Draft
The Calgary Flames have made their fifth round selection at the 2026 NHL Draft. At 132nd overall, the Flames have selected forward Simon Katolicky, who played this past season for Tappara in the U20 SM-Sarja, Finland’s top junior league. He’s slated to join the Ontario Hockey League’s Sarnia Sting in 2026-27 after being selected by…
Flames select forward Egor Barabanov at 100th overall in the 2026 NHL Draft
The Calgary Flames have made their fourth round selection in the 2026 NHL Draft. With the 100th overall pick, the Flames have selected forward Egor Barabanov from the Ontario Hockey League’s Saginaw Spirit. Barabanov was ranked 43rd among North American skaters by the NHL’s Central Scouting Service. He was ranked 79th by Daily Faceoff and…
Flames select forward Joe Iginla at 65th overall in the 2026 NHL Draft
The Calgary Flames have gone with familiar bloodlines in the third round of the 2026 NHL Draft. At 65th overall, using a selection they acquired from the Vancouver Canucks in the Nikita Zadorov trade in 2023, the Flames have selected forward Joe Iginla. Yes, that Joe Iginla, the youngest son of Hockey Hall of Famer, special…
Flames select forward Alan Shaikhlislamov at 55th overall in the 2026 NHL Draft
The Calgary Flames have made another pick on the second day of the 2026 NHL Draft. With Ottawa’s second-round pick, 55th overall, acquired from the Utah Mammoth in the MacKenzie Weegar trade, the Flames have selected Russian forward Alan Shaikhlislamov. Shaikhlislamov was ranked 25th among International skaters by the NHL’s Central Scouting Service. He was…
Flames trade up, select goalie Tobias Trejbal at 42nd overall in the 2026 NHL Draft
The Calgary Flames have traded up in the 2026 NHL Draft and grabbed a netminder. The Flames acquired the 42nd overall pick from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for their 51st overall pick and their 68th overall pick. With the 42nd overall pick, the Flames have selected goaltender Tobias Trejbal from the United States Hockey…
Flames select forward Chase Harrington at 36th overall in the 2026 NHL Draft
The Calgary Flames have made their first – of many – selections of the second day of the 2026 NHL Draft. With their own second-round pick, 36th overall, the Flames have selected forward Chase Harrington of the Western Hockey League’s Spokane Chiefs. Harrington was ranked 26th among North American skaters by the NHL’s Central Scouting…
Flames select forward Chase Harrington at 36th overall in the 2026 NHL Draft
The Calgary Flames have made their first – of many – selections of the second day of the 2026 NHL Draft. With their own second-round pick, 36th overall, the Flames have selected forward Chase Harrington of the Western Hockey League’s Spokane Chiefs. Harrington was ranked 26th among North American skaters by the NHL’s Central Scouting…
Flames draft day: the 2026 NHL Draft, Rounds 2-7 (9am MT, SN)
The Calgary Flames made two picks on the first day of the 2026 NHL Draft. They could make a whole lot more on the second day. On Friday night, the Flames selected defenceman Carson Carels at sixth overall and centre Jack Hextall at 30th overall. They could make up to eight more picks on the…
What the Pacific Division teams did on Day 1 of the 2026 NHL Draft
Day one of the 2026 National Hockey League draft is in the books. All but one Pacific Division team made at least one selection in the first round, while 13 trades were made on Jun. 26. Let’s take a look at what the eight Pacific Division teams did, as well as the notable trades that…
Versatile Flames first-rounder Jack Hextall brings skill and a high motor to their forward group
Every few seasons, the Calgary Flames make a selection out of the United States Hockey League, America’s top major-junior circuit, that turns out to be pretty savvy. Sometimes they make the pick late in the draft, and sometimes they make it early. In 2011, they nabbed Johnny Gaudreau in the fourth round. In 2021, they…
Flames strengthen their blueline with farm-strong WHL defender Carson Carels
On Friday night in Buffalo, the Calgary Flames made a bit of history, making Carson Carels the highest-drafted defenceman in franchise history when they selected him at sixth overall. Carels wasn’t in Buffalo, though. The 18-year-old was surrounded by friends and family back in Cypress River, Manitoba – population around 175 – when he was…
Flames select USHL forward Jack Hextall at 30th overall in the 2026 NHL Draft
The Calgary Flames have made their second first-round selection of the 2026 NHL Draft. At 30th overall, with the draft choice they acquired in the trade that sent Noah Hanifin to the Vegas Golden Knights back in 2024, the Flames have selected forward Jack Hextall from the United States Hockey League’s Youngstown Phantoms. If the…
Flames select defenceman Carson Carels at sixth overall in the 2026 NHL Draft
The pick is in. The Calgary Flames have made their first selection of the 2026 NHL Draft. At sixth overall, the Flames have selected defenceman Carson Carels from the Western Hockey League’s Prince George Cougars. Carels was the third-ranked North American skater by the NHL’s Central Scouting Service. He was ranked fourth by Daily Faceoff…
Calgary Flames 2026 NHL Draft round one live blog
The most magical two days of the year are now upon us, gang. Welcome to FlamesNation’s continuing coverage of the 2026 NHL Draft! For the second year in a row, the draft will be decentralized. The top prospects and league brass are in Buffalo, New York, with selections being announced at the KeyBank Arena, home…
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