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

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How the Calgary Flames stack up against their Pacific Division rivals: the Edmonton Oilers

Division rivals play a huge part in determining the success of an NHL team. Throughout the rest of the off-season, we’ll look at how the Calgary Flames stack up against each of their division rivals heading into the 2024-25 season, continuing with

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Dillon Dube signs with KHL team while awaiting trial in world junior sexual assault case

Two of the five former Team Canada world junior hockey players awaiting trial for an alleged group sexual assault in 2018 have signed contracts with teams in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), according to the league. Dillon Dube is listed on the r

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At the Arena: Reviewing the upcoming amenities of Scotia Place

Welcome to At the Arena. This weekly segment throughout the offseason will highlight and review the design outlined for Scotia Place, the new home of the Calgary Flames. Each week will address a different aspect of the design. Where did the Flames hi

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Fan vote: Cast your votes and rate the contracts on the Calgary Flames

We want to hear from you. We’ve jotted down all of the current contracts for Flames players (minus entry-level deals like Connor Zary and Matt Coronato). Now, it’s time for you to vote and rate the contracts of Flames players against one another.

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FlamesNation’s 2024 Calgary Flames prospect rankings (honourable mentions): Sam Morton

We’ve reached the final day of our pre-prospect rankings miniseries here at FlamesNation. The real countdown will begin on Thursday, but we still have two honourable mentions to get through before that can happen. After talking about Russian goalt

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FlamesNation’s 2024 Calgary Flames prospect rankings (honourable mentions): Axel Hurtig

Our pre-prospect rankings miniseries just keeps chugging along here at FlamesNation. After all, what better way is there to spend these rainy early August days than to read about some of the best-kept secrets in the Calgary Flames’ prospect pool?

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A look back at the Calgary Flames 2022 prospect rankings

With the dog days of summer officially upon us, it’s time to take a trip down memory lane. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be reviewing previous Calgary Flames top 10 prospect rankings over the years. Predicting the future performance of prospects

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An early look at the top players available in the 2025 NHL Draft

The offseason is hitting its dog days but even before the season-opener, the 2024–25 outlook for the Calgary Flames doesn’t look pretty. Multiple big players were lost throughout the season and additional ones in the offseason. The Flames are a h

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FlamesNation’s 2024 Calgary Flames prospect rankings (honourable mentions): Yegor Yegorov

We’re back for our second day of honourable mentions as part of our annual Calgary Flames prospect rankings here at FlamesNation. Every year, each member of our writing staff submits their own list of the Flames’ top 20 prospects. Those individu

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Did Maple Leafs Miss Out On the Blue Line Steal of Free Agency?

The Colorado Avalanche have officially signed defenseman Oliver Kylington to a one-year contract valued at $1.05 million. The 27-year-old previously played for the Calgary Flames, where he experienced ups and…

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Former Flames blue-liner Oliver Kylington signs with Avalanche

Oliver Kylington will return to the Saddledome on Feb. 6 as one of the out-of-town guests. Perhaps there will be more answers that day on why contract negotiations fizzled with the Calgary Flames, why the smooth-skating defenceman ultimately accepted

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Unrestricted free agent Oliver Kylington signs with the Colorado Avalanche

A long-time member of the Calgary Flames organization will be wearing an unfamiliar jersey in the 2024-25 season. Blueliner Oliver Kylington, who became an unrestricted free agent on July 1, signed with the Colorado Avalanche, as announced by that cl

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