Analyzing David Jiricek as a potential trade target for the Calgary Flames

Not every high-end pick works out with their team. That seems to be what’s happening with the Columbus Blue Jackets and 2022 sixth-overall pick David Jiricek. Jiricek’s name has been circulating in trade rumours for around a year now. A rift betw

Published: 1 month ago

FlamesNation’s 2024 Calgary Flames prospect rankings – #20: Yan Kuznetsov

This article is brought to you by bet365. Over the past half-decade, the Calgary Flames have seemingly become enamoured with Russian hockey players. When, in the past, they may had opted to stockpile players from Moose Jaw or Morinville, instead they

Published: 5 months ago

2024 Calgary Flames Prospect Rankings: #5 Jeremie Poirier

Welcome back to The Win Column Calgary Flames Prospect Rankings. Coming in at number five this year is the Flames’ 2020 third-round pick Jeremie Poirier. In what could’ve been his first season of NHL action, Poirier suffered a serious injury ear

Published: 5 months ago

Calgary Flames rank 18th in The Athletic’s front office confidence survey

If you’ve spoken to a fervent Calgary Flames fan over the past few years, you may have noticed a change in their demeanour over the past several months. After seeing Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk head for the exit following the 2021-22 season

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FlamesNation’s 2024 Calgary Flames prospect rankings (honourable mentions): Rory Kerins

This article is brought to you by bet365. Five down, one to go. We’ve just about reached the end of our pre-prospect rankings miniseries here at FlamesNation, and what fun it’s been to travel across the distant reaches of the Calgary Flames’ ga

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Ex-Flames player Dillon Dube signs in Belarus with KHL team

Former Calgary Flames forward Dillon Dube will not be playing in the NHL next season after signing a contract with a KHL team in Belarus. The 26-year-old is currently listed on the roster of Dinamo Minsk with a contract that ends on May 31, 2025, w

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How the Calgary Flames stack up against their Pacific Division rivals: the Edmonton Oilers

Division rivals play a huge part in determining the success of an NHL team. Throughout the rest of the off-season, we’ll look at how the Calgary Flames stack up against each of their division rivals heading into the 2024-25 season, continuing with

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Dillon Dube signs with KHL team while awaiting trial in world junior sexual assault case

Two of the five former Team Canada world junior hockey players awaiting trial for an alleged group sexual assault in 2018 have signed contracts with teams in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), according to the league. Dillon Dube is listed on the r

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At the Arena: Reviewing the upcoming amenities of Scotia Place

Welcome to At the Arena. This weekly segment throughout the offseason will highlight and review the design outlined for Scotia Place, the new home of the Calgary Flames. Each week will address a different aspect of the design. Where did the Flames hi

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Fan vote: Cast your votes and rate the contracts on the Calgary Flames

We want to hear from you. We’ve jotted down all of the current contracts for Flames players (minus entry-level deals like Connor Zary and Matt Coronato). Now, it’s time for you to vote and rate the contracts of Flames players against one another.

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FlamesNation’s 2024 Calgary Flames prospect rankings (honourable mentions): Sam Morton

We’ve reached the final day of our pre-prospect rankings miniseries here at FlamesNation. The real countdown will begin on Thursday, but we still have two honourable mentions to get through before that can happen. After talking about Russian goalt

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FlamesNation’s 2024 Calgary Flames prospect rankings (honourable mentions): Axel Hurtig

Our pre-prospect rankings miniseries just keeps chugging along here at FlamesNation. After all, what better way is there to spend these rainy early August days than to read about some of the best-kept secrets in the Calgary Flames’ prospect pool?

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A look back at the Calgary Flames 2022 prospect rankings

With the dog days of summer officially upon us, it’s time to take a trip down memory lane. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be reviewing previous Calgary Flames top 10 prospect rankings over the years. Predicting the future performance of prospects

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