Flames find identity as "hungry bastards" through first quarter of the season

“A bunch of hungry bastards.” Print it on a t-shirt. That’s how Dan Vladar described the Calgary Flames on Friday after he’d been asked about the team’s identity. He’s got a way with words, doesn’t he? “We’re a bunch of hungry basta

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Johnny Gaudreau's dad was on the ice with Flames this morning

The Gaudreau family has made it to Calgary ahead of tomorrow night’s Flames game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. It’s expected to be an emotional night as the two teams will meet in Calgary for the first time since Johnny Gaudreau and his bro

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Hockey Canada releases WJC camp roster; Parekh, Yakemchuk, Iginla snubbed

Hockey Canada released its camp roster on Monday in preparation for the 2025 World Junior Championship, but the big news had to do with who wasn’t on it. Zayne Parekh, who led all OHL defencemen in scoring last season before being selected by the C

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FlamesNation Mailbag: Kicking off a hectic December with reader questions

It’s been an interesting, up and down season for the Calgary Flames. They got out to a great start, then went on a losing streak. And then they swept a four game homestand… and lost all four games on a road trip. As we enter December and try to w

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Flames Place Justin Kirkland On IR, Recall Two

The Calgary Flames have recalled forwards Jakob Pelletier and Walker Duehr, two of the top three scorers for the AHL’s Calgary Wranglers. They’ve made room for the call-ups by assigning forward Adam Klapka to the minor leagues, and placing Justin

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The Calgary Flames have recalled forwards Jakob Pelletier and Walker Duehr from the Wranglers

The Calgary Flames have announced that they have recalled Jakob Pelletier and Walker Duehr from the Wranglers. Additionally, Adam Klapka has been returned to the minors and Justin Kirkland has been placed on Injured Reserve (IR). Forwards Jakob Pelle

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Jakob Pelletier, Walker Duehr recalled by Calgary Flames

Justin Kirkland placed on injured reserve, Adam Klapka re-assigned to Wranglers

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Guy Gaudreau, father of Johnny and Matthew, joins Flames practice

It was an emotional morning at Calgary Flames practice with Guy Gaudreau, the father of the late John, and Matthew Gaudreau, who joined the team on the ice.

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Flames place Kirkland on IR; recall forwards Pelletier, Duehr from AHL

Justin Kirkland was placed on injured reserve and Adam Klapka was re-assigned to the AHL Calgary Wranglers while Jakob Pelletier and Walker Duehr were recalled to the NHL club, the Calgary Flames announced on Monday.

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Top Flames prospect Parekh snubbed by Canada's World Juniors team

Team Canada has named 32 players to its selection camp for the 2025 World Junior tournament, and top Calgary Flames prospect Zayne Parekh was not among them. The 2024 ninth-overall pick was snubbed by Team Canada despite having a strong showing at F

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Flames prospect Zayne Parekh snubbed from Canada’s world junior camp roster

Calgary Flames top prospect Zayne Parekh won’t be skating for Team Canada at the upcoming world junior tournament. Parekh was a surprise omission from the selection camp roster, which was revealed Monday. Also left off the list was Calgary Hitmen s

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Flames call up Jakob Pelletier and Walker Duehr, assign Adam Klapka to the Wranglers, place Justin Kirkland on injury reserve

In advance of Tuesday’s meeting with the Columbus Blue Jackets (and Monday’s practice), the Calgary Flames have made four roster moves. They’ve recalled forwards Jakob Pelletier and Walker Duehr from the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wrang

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Zayne Parekh, Etienne Morin snubbed from Team Canada World Junior camp

We’ve officially entered December, which mean’s it’s World Junior season again. With the tournament only a few weeks away, Hockey Canada announced their invite list to their 2025 World Junior camp. To say there were some surprises is an underst

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