Ex-Flames player Dillon Dube signs in Belarus with KHL team

Former Calgary Flames forward Dillon Dube will not be playing in the NHL next season after signing a contract with a KHL team in Belarus. The 26-year-old is currently listed on the roster of Dinamo Minsk with a contract that ends on May 31, 2025, w

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Calgary Flames forward Andrew Mangiapane played most of last season with an injured shoulder

Not a lot went well for the Calgary Flames during the 2022-23 season. Following the regular season, Sportsnet’s Eric Francis reported that forward Andrew Mangiapane went under the knife for shoulder surgery. Speaking at the Calgary Italian Open gol

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Report: WHL’s Lethbridge Hurricanes expected to name Bill Peters head coach

Peters hasn’t coached in North America since resigning from the Calgary Flames in 2019 in the wake of allegations of racism.

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The Calgary Flames likely won’t need PTOs to meet pre-season veteran requirement

August is winding down, folks, and in a few short weeks the Calgary Flames (along with 31 other NHL clubs) will be gathering for training camp. League-wide, we’re seeing the usual frenzy of clubs signing veterans to professional try-out (PTO) agree

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Sources: Disgraced Peters lands WHL coach job

Bill Peters, who resigned in disgrace from the Calgary Flames in 2019 after using racial slurs in the locker room, will be announced as coach of the Western Hockey League's Lethbridge Hurricanes Wednesday, multiple sources told ESPN, confirming repor

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Ex-Flames coach Bill Peters expected to be named coach of WHL Lethbridge Hurricanes: Sources

Former Calgary Flames coach Bill Peters is expected to be named the coach of the Western Hockey League’s Lethbridge Hurricanes on Wednesday, league sources confirmed to The Athletic. Here’s what you need to know: Peters previously coached the KH

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On this day in 2011, the Calgary Flames acquired Lee Stempniak

On this day in 2011, the Calgary Flames traded one of their best centres, Daymond Langkow, in exchange for veteran forward Lee Stempniak. Stempniak didn’t know that a dentist appointment and a missed phone call would bring the man from New York to

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Calgary Flames now have a unique red line on Saddledome ice

With the 2023-24 NHL season soon approaching, the ice crew at the Saddledome is putting things together to kick off a new year of Calgary Flames hockey. While any ice setup is generally done the same way each and every year, the arena staff at the S

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Jacob Markstrom's fiancée shares adorable video of son preparing for Flames season

With August nearly at its end, many members of the Calgary Flames are preparing to return and get ready for the 2023-24 season. One of those individuals is goaltender Jacob Markstrom, who returned to Sweden for the offseason. The 33-year-old is prep

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Andersson set to 'embrace the chaos' for new-look Flames this season

Calgary Flames defenseman Rasmus Andersson is prepared for whatever the 2023-24 campaign brings after a whirlwind offseason for the franchise."I’m ready to embrace the chaos," Andersson said, per Sportsnet's Eric Francis.He added: "When you play in

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4 Calgary Flames prospects appear on Corey Pronman’s top under-23 player rundown

The off-season is prospect season, folks. Over at The Athletic, we’ve seen Scott Wheeler break down his league-wide rankings of the top prospects with his rundown of the top skaters and goaltenders. Corey Pronman’s gotten in on the action, lookin

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Bedard working out with McDavid and other NHL stars ahead of rookie season

Connor McDavid, Connor Bedard, and several other highly prominent NHLers have gathered this week as Biosteel camp is officially underway. The Biosteel camp beginning is always a nice reminder that the NHL season is approaching, as many players throu

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Potential captain Andersson ready to ’embrace the chaos’ of upcoming Flames season

Regardless of whether or not he takes over the team’s vacant captaincy, defenceman Rasmus Andersson is ready to ’embrace the chaos’ of what is sure to be a pressure-packed season for the Calgary Flames.

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