Vladar proud of Flames' success: 'We're a bunch of hungry bastards'

Nobody expected the Calgary Flames to compete for a playoff spot this year, but goaltender Dan Vladar offered a simple reason why the club holds a wild-card spot through 20 games."We're a bunch of hungry bastards in here," Vladar said Friday. "We all

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Five Calgary Flames prospects to watch at the Penticton Young Stars Classic this weekend

The Calgary Flames are back on the ice as their prospect camp opened up this week at Winsport. 25 players were invited to camp, with the majority being the organization’s North America-based prospects. Not joining camp are those playing overseas, t

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NHL Rumors: Calgary Flames Noah Hanifin Talks About His Situation Heading Into A Contract Year

Flames defenseman Noah Hanifin said he's willing to talk in-season and will leave that to his agent as he focuses on the team and season ahead.

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Flames May Have New Trading Partner for Dan Vladar

While there has been trade speculation surrounding many Calgary Flames this offseason, one player who has flown under the radar a little bit is Dan Vladar. The 26-year-old is set…

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Could the Colorado Avalanche make a move for Dan Vladar?

We are closing in on training camps beginning around the league. During this time, teams learn exactly where their players lie in terms of health for the upcoming season. Unfortunately for the Colorado Avalanche, they are facing an injury in goal: #A

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NHL Rumors: Rasmus Dahlin, Shane Pinto, Phil Kessel, Nikita Zadorov and the NY Rangers

Dahlin wants five years and the Sabres are holding at eight. The Senators and Shane Pinto continue to talk. Nikita Zadorov on his contract situation.

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A lengthy Elias Lindholm extension would be risky, but contract structure could mitigate the risks

With just under a week before main training camp begins for the Calgary Flames, there’s a lot of chatter about Elias Lindholm. Not only did Lindholm speak to the media prior to the club’s golf tournament, he was one of the few that was more defin

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Jets' Morrissey: Having Scheifele, Hellebuyck back is 'massive'

Count Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey among those who are relieved that Winnipeg's anticipated offseason exodus was more or less kept to a minimum. "To have (Mark Scheifele) and (Connor Hellebuyck) back is massive," he said Thursday, according to the

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Camp Notes: Calgary Flames Prospects at the Young Stars Classic

The time has arrived! The official start of the 2023-24 hockey season is upon us and it starts with the Calgary Flames prospects at the Young Stars Classic in Penticton. The Flames will be shipping down to Penticton from September 15th-18th. Here is

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New report offers conflicting information on Elias Lindolm’s contract negotiation with the Calgary Flames

The Calgary Flames and Elias Lindholm look to be, for now, locked in what will be a long, drawn out, and frustrating contract debate. With the team about to enter training camp, the news around his pending free agency and contract discussions is goin

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Could Flames Goalie Dan Vladar Be A Trade Option for the Avalanche?

Earlier today, Frank Seravalli tweeted (see below) that the Colorado Avalanche may be dipping into the goalie market. With last season’s backup, Pavel Francouz, still recovering from injury, the Avs might be looking to bring in second string suppor

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Roundup: Lindholm, Backlund, Hanifin Contract Updates

Welcome to the Flame for Thought Roundup. Whenever there are multiple tidbits of Calgary Flames info floating around the prairies of Alberta, we’ll round ‘em up for you and wrangle them into quick-hit articles like this one. Today: short updates

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Ukraine parliament presents service award to TSN announcer Gord Miller

TSN announcer Gord Miller is best known for his calls of some of Canada’s most iconic sporting moments, but he’s making a global impact for his work to grow the game worldwide. Miller, who has worked for TSN since 1994, recently travelled to Ukr

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