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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2024 Calgary Flames Prospect Rankings: #11 Etienne Morin

Welcome back to the next iteration of The Win Column‘s 2024 Calgary Flames Prospect Rankings. Slotted in at #11 in the Flames’ organizational pipeline is the Moncton Wildcat’s standout defender Etienne Morin. Selected in the second round, 48th

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How the Calgary Flames can convince you to watch games at the Scotiabank Saddledome in 2024–25

By all accounts, this is going to be a very miserable year to watch the Calgary Flames. They should be a very bad team this year, and if everything works according to plan, they should end up with a top-10 draft pick this season. And while tanking sh

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What should the next contracts for Adam Klapka, Yan Kuznetsov, Cole Schwindt and Ilya Solovyov look like?

Recently, we delved into the potential new contracts for Calgary Flames restricted free agents Dustin Wolf and Jakob Pelletier. But the Flames have four other RFAs who require new deals. And while those players aren’t quite the high-profile prospec

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Here's when the Saddledome is expected to be torn down

The Saddledome has just a few more hockey seasons remaining. Though a deal was first announced last April, the construction of the Calgary Flames’ new arena officially kicked off this week. Renderings of the new building, which will be called Sco

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NHL home jersey rankings: Calgary Flames claim the top spot with bright, classic look

The Flames’ classic red, yellow, and white uniforms earned unanimous approval from our panel.

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Flames & Maple Leafs Trade History Revisited

The Calgary Flames joined the NHL as the Atlanta Flames in 1972 before moving to Alberta for the start of the 1980 season, becoming the seventh team located north of…

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Calgary Flames milestone watch: goalies and defencemen approaching some benchmarks

In the final instalment of our milestone watch, we take a look at what milestones are ahead for Calgary Flames defencemen and goaltenders. MacKenzie Weegar Weegar is only 31 games away from hitting 500 in his NHL career. He has played 306 with of tho

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2024 Calgary Flames Prospect Rankings: #12 Luke Misa

Welcome back to The Win Column Calgary Flames Prospect Rankings. Coming in 12 this year is the freshly drafted Luke Misa. Misa was a fifth-round selection by the Flames back in June at the 2024 draft. Hailed as one of the biggest late-round steals i

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Flames that got away: #5, Dion Phaneuf

This series features players the Calgary Flames drafted and—regrettably—moved on from too soon. Be prepared for pain, frustration, and anger as we delve into what could have been! The series will consist of 10 players and five honourable mentions

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The Calgary Flames have the 10th-most travel in the National Hockey League in 2024-25

This article is brought to you by bet365. A National Hockey League season is long. And hectic. And involves a lot of travel. Thomas Nestico, a sports data analyst, recently collaborated with B/R Open Ice on a graphic that compiled the amount of trave

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With new Flames arena, Calgary pays more to get more

There's more to entice event-goers after arena budget grew by nearly 50 per cent. But will it get scaled back if cost pressures mount?

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Top 12 prospects in the Calgary Flames organization

The Calgary Flames might be in the early stages of a rebuild, but there is already plenty of excitement for what lies ahead. The Flames have already built a very solid prospect pool thanks to the work of general manager Craig Conroy. They have also

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