Is Flames’ Wolf leading the pack in the Calder Trophy race?

Frank Seravalli joins the FAN Pregame Show to discuss Calgary Flames goalie Dustin Wolf, and why the rookie netminder is his top choice for the Calder Trophy so far this year.

Published: 2 weeks ago

Habs' Byron will retire after 12-season career

Forward Paul Byron will retire before the 2023-24 season, Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes confirmed Tuesday, according to La Presse's Richard Labbe.Byron, 34, didn't play last season due to a hip injury. The four-year, $13.6-million co

Published: 1 year ago

FlamesNation 2023 off-season fan survey results – big picture edition

First off, I just want to say thank you to everyone who took the time to answer my latest survey looking at some big picture topics of the Calgary Flames. We had 545 total responses and hundreds of written answers for each question. There was a lot o

Published: 1 year ago

Calgary Flames Retired Numbers

*This archive was republished prior to Miikka Kiprusoff’s number retirement in March 2024 The Calgary Flames recently completed their 50th season as a member of the NHL. The organization began…

Published: 1 year ago

What the Calgary Flames’ new arena should copy from Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle

After much back and forth and endless political posturing by everyone involved, the Flames are officially going to have a new home in the coming years. The arena project is expected to include many other elements, including a community rink, outdoor

Published: 1 year ago

Flames Future Will be the Judge of Conroy’s Patience

Hindsight is always 20/20 and unfortunately, that level of clarity is often not available before a decision is made. Calgary Flames’ newly-hired general manager Craig Conroy likely wishes that weren’t…

Published: 1 year ago

Big Calgary Flames prospect Parker Bell had a breakout 2022-23 season

There’s a running joke in hockey circles that you can’t teach size. All things being equal, teams often skew towards larger players in part due to the physical rigours of the game of hockey. As a result, big-bodied players available late in the d

Published: 1 year ago

Who says no? Analyzing 7 hypothetical offseason trades

We may be in the dog days of NHL summer, but there are still several logical high-profile trade candidates - even after the Erik Karlsson swap. So we decided to argue over the legitimacy of seven hypothetical deals.Here's how this exercise went down:

Published: 1 year ago

Three Calgary Flames to remember when playing a game of ‘Puckdoku’

Feeling stuck in your Puckdoku game? Here are three former Calgary Flames players who could change your fortunes.

Published: 1 year ago

Calgary Flames prospect Martin Pospisil has size, skill and horrible injury luck

In hockey, as in the rest of life, sometimes there are individuals who have everything on their side on paper… but just have the worst luck imaginable. The Calgary Flames drafted big-bodied Slovakian forward Martin Pospisil in 2018. Pospisil has a

Published: 1 year ago

The Calgary Flames should sign John Farinacci

Tomorrow on August 15, fifteen college players’ NHL rights are set to expire and they will become free agents if not signed. Of those players, they are some pretty interesting names. Those names include the Philadelphia Flyers’ 19th overall pick

Published: 1 year ago

FlamesNation Mailbag: Discussing training camp, goaltending and more!

Folks, it’s mid-August. If you look at the calendar, the Calgary Flames will assemble in a month for prospect training camp and a trip to Penticton, BC for the Young Stars Classic tournament. Enjoy your remaining weeks of summer, because things wil

Published: 1 year ago

Gaudreau hoping teams will 'keep sleeping on' Blue Jackets in 2023-24

Johnny Gaudreau is hoping his Columbus Blue Jackets can take some teams by surprise in 2023-24. "The amount of skill we have on our team with some of the young guys, it's pretty fun to watch every day in practice and in games," he said in a recent in

Published: 1 year ago