Former Calgary Flames are having a tough start to the 2024–25 season

Over the past two years, the Calgary Flames have experienced a mass exodus of talent, with numerous high-profile players leaving the organization through free agency or trade to go on to green pastures. Or so they thought. Currently a month and a hal

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More than half of the Calgary Flames are playing their first major outdoor game at the Heritage Classic

The Calgary Flames will play the Edmonton Oilers in the 2023 Heritage Classic on Sunday evening at Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium. While outdoor games are fairly common these days – the Heritage Classic is the 38th NHL outdoor event, and the fir

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Calgary Flames History at the Heritage Classic

As many hockey fans remember, on a blistering cold late November day in 2003, the Edmonton Oilers and Montreal Canadiens took part in the first-ever Heritage Classic at Commonwealth Stadium…

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Injury Notes: McDavid, Hischier, McCabe

As both the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames take the ice at Commonwealth Stadium in Alberta today for practice in preparation for the 2023 Heritage Classic tomorrow evening, several reports are coming out of the Oilers practice that captain Connor

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‘It’s going to be amazing’: Flames’ Markstrom on playing outdoors for Heritage Classic

Calgary Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom joins the Hockey Night in Canada panel to talk about preparation for his first outdoor game in his NHL career at the Heritage Classic, how he grew up playing outdoors in Sweden, and much more.

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Willie O’Ree, NHL’s first Black player, commemorated with Canada Post stamp

EDMONTON — Canada Post is issuing a stamp in commemoration of Willie O’Ree, who became the National Hockey League’s first-ever Black player in 1958. Canada Post just unveiled a new stamp in commemoration of Willie O’Ree, who broke the NHL’

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Weather warning issued ahead of Heritage Classic between Oilers-Flames

Those planning on attending tomorrow’s Heritage Classic between the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames should be prepared to dress warmly. While this game isn’t expected to hit temperatures nearly as cold as the last Heritage Classic in Edmonton

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Looking back on the Calgary Flames at the 2019 Heritage Classic

The 2023 Heritage Classic will be the third time in Calgary Flames history that they’ve played an outdoor game. Their most recent outdoor game was in 2019, when the Flames experienced Regina for a neutral site game hosted by the Winnipeg Jets at Mo

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Lousy Start May Affect Flames’ Contract Talks with Hanifin

The post Lousy Start May Affect Flames’ Contract Talks with Hanifin appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. How much does the continued losing put pressure on the negotiations between the Calgary Flames and defenseman Noah Hanifin? The post Lousy Start M

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Looking back on the Calgary Flames at the 2011 Heritage Classic

The 2023 Heritage Classic will be the third time in Calgary Flames history that they’ve played an outdoor game. The first instance was back in 2011, when the Flames hosted the second edition of the Heritage Classic at McMahon Stadium against the Mo

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Looking at the Calgary Flames’ experience in outdoor games heading into the 2023 NHL Heritage Classic

The Calgary Flames are set to play in the 2023 NHL Heritage Classic in Edmonton in the first Battle of Alberta of the season. Prior to the season starting, this game would have been a high stakes four-point game in one of the grandest stages… Now i

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NHL Fantasy: Players to cut bait with after the first two weeks of the season

The 2023–24 season is looking like it’ll be one for the ages. With so many intriguing storylines already through the opening two weeks, the drama is at an all-time high and shouldn’t cool down anytime soon. From Jack Hughes channelling his inne

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A.J. Greer has been a pleasant surprise for the Calgary Flames lineup

The Calgary Flames’ fourth line last season was a point of emphasis throughout the fanbase. Other than Walker Duehr, there wasn’t much to talk positively about. Trevor Lewis was capable defensively, but he was a black hole on offence, and Milan L

Published: 1 year ago