How should the Calgary Flames set up their defensive pairings in 2023-24?

Things didn’t unfold in an ideal manner for the Calgary Flames during the 2022-23 season. Several players missed time due to injuries. Several players had to deal with changing roles and new expectations. Oliver Kylington missed the whole season de

Published: 1 year ago

Calgary Flames prospect Hunter Brzustewicz named OHL second-team all-star

The season may be largely complete – aside from the Stanley Cup and Memorial Cup tournaments – but award announcements continue throughout the hockey world. On Tuesday, the Ontario Hockey League announced their year-end all-star teams. Calgary Fl

Published: 3 months ago

Tanner Jeannot linked to Calgary Flames as potential trade target in 32 Thoughts podcast

Only a few years ago, the Calgary Flames had some high-end offensive weapons and were fighting for their chance at the Stanley Cup. Now, we are in the franchise’s “take a step back to take two steps forward” era. General manager Craig Conroy tr

Published: 3 months ago

Recapping my pre-season predictions: ‘The Flames will have two rookies make their debuts’

Be sure to check out the latest NHL playoff odds with online sportsbook Betway. The Calgary Flames turned a corner in 2023-24 with the adoption of an “out with the old, in with the new” philosophy. They fired Darryl Sutter and his coaching sta

Published: 3 months ago

NHL Rumors: New Jersey Devils To Explore A Jacob Markstrom Trade Once Again

The New Jersey Devils traded for Jake Allen last season but they may look to revisit trade talks with the Calgary Flames about Jacob Markstrom.

Published: 3 months ago

Snapshots: Flames, Hintz, Konecny

Throughout the 2023-24 NHL seasons, the Calgary Flames went through a re-tooling year, selling off Noah Hanifin, Elias Lindholm, Nikita Zadorov, and Chris Tanev before they eventually made it to unrestricted free agency this summer. However, rumors a

Published: 3 months ago

Martin Pospisil’s injury suffered at World Championships not believed to be a long-term issue

The IIHF 2024 men’s World Championships are officially over after Team Czechia defeated Team Switzerland in the gold medal game and Team Sweden defeated Team Canada in the bronze medal match. Andrew Mangiapane finished without a medal, but before t

Published: 3 months ago

Report: Teams calling Hurricanes about Necas

Multiple teams around the NHL have called the Carolina Hurricanes regarding the availability of forward Martin Necas, sources told The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun.The 25-year-old is a restricted free agent with arbitration rights who can become an unres

Published: 3 months ago

Calgary is getting a new women's pro soccer team: report

A new professional women’s soccer team will soon hit the pitch in Calgary. In April, multiple clubs submitted applications to join Project 8‘s Canadian women’s professional soccer league, allowing it to launch in 2025. Now, it appears that Cal

Published: 3 months ago

FlamesNation Mailbag: Taking your questions about development and the draft!

Folks, we’re roughly one month away from the 2024 NHL Draft! The Calgary Flames have many, many draft picks – nine in total, with eight over the first four rounds. As you imagine, our dear readers are pretty curious about the draft, and the devel

Published: 3 months ago

Could Alex Tanguay be the next power play coach for the Flames?

The Calgary Flames brought on Marc Savard last summer to be their new power play coach under Ryan Huska. His work on the power play has been well respected for many years, and for a Flames team that has had a terrible power play for the past decade (

Published: 3 months ago

Examining the 2024 off-season checklist for Craig Conroy and the Calgary Flames

Be sure to check out the latest NHL playoff odds with online sportsbook Betway. The 2024 off-season isn’t going to be quite as busy or crazy as 2023 was for the Calgary Flames. But that doesn’t mean they don’t have work to do. Craig Conroy i

Published: 3 months ago

Q&A: Flames legend Al MacInnis reminisces about 1989 Stanley Cup run

Thirty-five years ago, local hockey fans were enjoying the ultimate party. The Calgary Flames had just claimed their first Stanley Cup title, completing that quest with a 4-2 victory over the Canadiens in Game 6 at the iconic Montreal Forum. Monday m

Published: 3 months ago