NHL Highlights: Flames 3, Rangers 2

MacKenzie Weegar dished out three assists on the night, Yegor Sharangovich had a goal and an assist, and the Calgary Flames topped the New York Rangers 3-2.

Published: 3 weeks ago

Flames honour assistant GM Chris Snow with touching pregame tribute

Things were quite emotional at the Saddledome last night before puck drop between the Calgary Flames and the Edmonton Oilers. Prior to the national anthem being sung, the Flames put together a very touching video tribute for their assistant general

Published: 1 year ago

Breaking down NHL captain salaries heading into 2023–24 and where Mikael Backlund stacks up

The NHL is about to start its 2023–24 season and as teams figure out their rosters, there remain a few teams that will play without a captain for the season. The Calgary Flames will not be one of them as they’ve named Mikael Backlund as the newes

Published: 1 year ago

Jonathan Huberdeau deserves a second chance in his second season with the Calgary Flames

We are all well aware Jonathan Huberdeau’s first season as a Calgary Flame was historic, but not in a way that we would like to remember. There are two key reasons Flames fans should want Huberdeau to bounce back: the first is he was a big part of

Published: 1 year ago

NHL Rumors: Calgary Flames Dustin Wolf is likely to start the season in the AHL

The Calgary Flames are in a position of strength in net and unfortunately for Dustin Wolf, he may have to start the year in the AHL.

Published: 1 year ago

Flames Visual Recap: Calgary faces preseason Battle of Alberta setback

The first of two preseason Battle of Albertas saw the Calgary Flames hosting the Edmonton Oilers. Prior to the start of the game, the Flames paid tribute to Chris Snow. We love you Snowy ❤️ pic.twitter.com/VICIR3r6rb— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames

Published: 1 year ago

Malone scores overtime winner as Oilers rally to beat Flames

Brad Malone scored 2:24 into overtime and Jack Campbell made 33 saves as the Edmonton Oilers rallied late to win 2-1 over the Calgary Flames on Friday in NHL pre-season action.

Published: 1 year ago

Calgary Flames Post-Game: Flames work (exhibition) overtime against Oilers

Brought to you by odds site Betway! If we’re being honest, friends, we’ve seen more action-packed exhibition games for the Calgary Flames this season. But on Friday night, facing an Edmonton Oilers team that was light on NHL talent but high on

Published: 1 year ago

Flames pay tribute to assistant GM Chris Snow and his hard-fought battle with ALS

The Calgary Flames pay tribute to former assistant general manager Chris Snow, his lengthy battle with ALS, and his efforts to raise awareness and find a cure for the disease.

Published: 1 year ago

The Darryl Sutter effect: Assessing the aftermath on the Calgary Flames

If you follow me on Twitter/X (@CGYFireBird), you may recall that I gave Darryl Sutter a longer leash than most Calgary Flames fans did last season. Notwithstanding his “boring” brand of hockey, the optimist in me held on to belief that the seaso

Published: 1 year ago

Realistic season expectations for five key Flames players

The Calgary Flames are one of the most interesting teams as the 2023-24 NHL season inches closer. This time last year, they had sky-high expectations, with some even considering them a Stanley Cup contender. They wound up falling well short of that

Published: 1 year ago

The Athletic projects the Calgary Flames as a 2023-24 playoff team

Since the Calgary Flames returned to the playoffs in 2014-15 and went to the second round, they’ve been a team that makes the playoffs sometimes. Heck, every other year; they qualified for the proper Stanley Cup playoffs in 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020 a

Published: 1 year ago

Calgary Flames reduce camp roster by six players

In advance of Friday’s meeting with the Edmonton Oilers, the Calgary Flames have reduced their camp roster by six players (after already cutting seven players on Thursday). Per the club, blueliner Etienne Morin has been assigned to the QMJHL’s Mo

Published: 1 year ago