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

Craig Conroy continues Calgary Flames’ focus on asset management with Elias Lindholm trade

When Craig Conroy was named general manager of the Calgary Flames back in May, he inherited seven major players poised to become unrestricted free agents following the 2023-24 season. At the time, he pledged both to focus on asset management and to g

Published: 7 months ago

Lindholm 'super excited' about joining Canucks

Elias Lindholm said he learned he had been traded from Calgary to Vancouver while flying home from a beach vacation in Mexico, says he's 'super excited' about joining Canucks.

Published: 7 months ago

Flames acquistion of Kuzmenko could be very beneficial for Huberdeau

The Calgary Flames’ choice to bring in Andrei Kuzmenko as part of the package for Elias Lindholm may work wonders for the organization. Despite his struggles this season, Kuzmenko’s skillset was on clear display in his rookie campaign with the V

Published: 7 months ago

‘I was prepared’: Canucks’ Lindholm says the trade from Flames was expected

Vancouver Canucks’ Elias Lindholm says he was expecting to be traded from the Flames and is excited to start his new chapter with the Canucks.

Published: 7 months ago

On this day in 2010, the Flames trade Olli Jokinen and Brandon Prust to Rangers

On this day in 2010, the Calgary Flames traded forwards Olli Jokinen and Brandon Prust to the New York Rangers to acquire forwards Chris Higgins and Ales Kotalik.  Just one day after Flames general manager Darryl Sutter disclosed a massive seven-pla

Published: 7 months ago

From Flame to Canuck in one flight: inside Elias Lindholm’s wild 24 hours

Lindholm felt a certain shock but also admits he knew the trade was coming.

Published: 7 months ago

Final agreements for Calgary event centre released, construction pegged to start this year

The big details that will choreograph construction and operation of Calgary's event centre block were released Thursday, setting the stage for the city's stated plan of breaking ground on the project this year.

Published: 7 months ago

Canucks’ Tocchet excited to figure out ways to slot ‘puzzle piece’ Lindholm

Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet spoke about the acquisition of forward Elias Lindholm from the Calgary Flames, saying that he fits like a puzzle piece into this team. He also mentions that Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk spoke highly of him.

Published: 7 months ago

Afternoon Notes: Lindholm, Zellweger, Hertl

The Vancouver Canucks are hoping that Elias Lindholm can stick around, with the team’s President of Hockey Operations Jim Rutherford sharing that, “Lindholm could be a rental. He could be a long-term guy. In an ideal world, we’d like to keep hi

Published: 7 months ago

Afternoon Notes: Lindholm, Zellweger, Three Stars

The Vancouver Canucks are hoping that Elias Lindholm can stick around, with the team’s President of Hockey Operations Jim Rutherford sharing that, “Lindholm could be a rental. He could be a long-term guy. In an ideal world, we’d like to keep hi

Published: 7 months ago

Finnish blueliner Joni Jurmo is big, mobile and an intriguing addition to the Calgary Flames prospect pool

Folks, in the game of hockey, in many positions, size matters. All things being equal, a bigger body is harder to knock off the puck, but often there’s a trade-off between size and other attributes. Joni Jurmo, a Finnish blueliner acquired from the

Published: 7 months ago

The Calgary Flames are desperately waiting on a Noah Hanifin decision

The Calgary Flames are trending towards selling their pending unrestricted free agents, but they still can’t seem to bring themselves to commit to a complete fire sale. Since last summer, the team has parted ways with Tyler Toffoli, Nikita Zadorov,

Published: 7 months ago