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

FlamesNation Mailbag: Stampede edition! (Part one: Talkin’ prospects!)

We’re now well into July, friends, judging by the rising temperatures and suddenly appearance of people in cowboy cosplay. But with July’s emergence, we’re largely done with most of the meat of the Calgary Flames’ off-season. Sure, there are

Published: 2 months ago

Which Calgary Flames prospects could play at the 2025 World Juniors?

The Calgary Flames have added a lot of new, young faces to their organization over the last little while. Fans and media got our first eyes on them recently at the club’s annual development camp at Winsport. The next event we may see youngsters at

Published: 2 months ago

Harry Ornest, the NHL's most unlikely owner

No one had done it before, and no one has done it since - but for three brief years in the 1980s, one man ascended the hockey hierarchy to climb from linesman to NHL team owner.His name was Harry Ornest, and almost 40 years after he took control of t

Published: 2 months ago

Revisiting the last year of Calgary Flames retooling trades following the 2024 NHL Draft

Be sure to check out the latest NHL playoff odds with online sportsbook Betway. Friends, the Calgary Flames made a lot of significant trades over the past year. Since Craig Conroy arrived he’s moved out seven regular NHL pieces. But until recent

Published: 2 months ago

Ex-Flames star Tkachuk is living it up at the Calgary Stampede

Matthew Tkachuk just won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Florida Panthers, but the former Calgary Flames star was back in Alberta this weekend. After spending six seasons playing with the Flames, the 26-year-old Tkachuk has kept his love for the

Published: 2 months ago

Flames Sunday Census: Predicting where the Flames will finish

The Calgary Flames have had a massive roster turnover, and they have finally committed to rebuilding. During free agency, the Flames added Devin Cooley (G), Anthony Mantha (RW), and Ryan Lomberg (LW). The most noticeable addition from their free-agen

Published: 2 months ago

Getting to know Calgary Flames 2024 second-round pick Jacob Battaglia

With their second pick in the second round, the Flames went back to the OHL, a well they know much about, and selected Jacob Battaglia of the Kingston Frontenacs. This is their first selection from the Fronts since they took Sam Bennett fourth overal

Published: 2 months ago

Flames takeaways: Who stood out during development camp scrimmage?

The stands at WinSport were filling up before the Calgary Flames-of-the-future even hit the ice for warmups, resulting in a standing-room-only crowd for Saturday’s development camp scrimmage. If you were among the stragglers, a seat isn’t all you

Published: 2 months ago

Luke Misa leads the way as Team MacNeil wins Snowy Cup at Flames development camp

On the outside of the Winsport Arena, it was the second day of the 2024 Calgary Stampede. But inside the arena, a packed house was treated to a pretty entertaining scrimmage to conclude the 2024 edition of Calgary Flames development camp. Donned in w

Published: 2 months ago

NHL Rumors: Winnipeg Jets, Toronto Maple Leafs, and the Dallas Stars

Chris Tanev was offered more money but... Jani Hakanpaa's knee and David Kampf. Comps for Winnipeg Jets RFA forward Cole Perfetti.

Published: 2 months ago

Grading each of the Calgary Flames transactions on day one of NHL free agency

Be sure to check out the latest NHL playoff odds with online sportsbook Betway. The opening week of NHL free agency was a busy one for many teams across the NHL including the Calgary Flames. Craig Conroy and the rest of the Flames management team

Published: 2 months ago

Getting to know Calgary Flames 2024 second-round pick Andrew Basha

With their first pick of the second round and their third in the draft overall, the Calgary Flames selected forward and Calgary local Andrew Basha out of the WHL at 41st overall. Basha was widely regarded as a late first-round talent, so the Flames d

Published: 2 months ago