Hot Topics: Will Mackenzie Weegar make Team Canada?

On the latest episode of Hot Topics, Postmedia’s Rob Wong chats with Postmedia Calgary Flames writers Wes Gilbertson and Danny Austin about Calgary Flames defenceman Mackenzie Weegar’s chances of representing Team Canada at the upcoming 4 Nations

Published: 1 month ago

Calgary Flames announce first round of training-camp cuts

The Calgary Flames started to whittle their training-camp roster Tuesday, reassigning seven teenage prospects to the junior ranks. Travel will be a breeze for Axel Hurtig. The 19-year-old defenceman is staying put in Calgary to skate for the Western

Published: 3 months ago

New Calgary Flames netminder Devin Cooley is aiming ‘to show that I don’t suck that much’

You could be forgiven if you had conceptualized the Calgary Flames’ goaltending competition for the 2024-25 season as a two-horse race. Dan Vladar has been the incumbent backup for three seasons and between his recent hip surgery and the departure

Published: 3 months ago

Calgary Flames make first eight cuts of training camp

The Calgary Flames have trimmed their training camp roster by eight players in the first round of cuts made earlier today. After defeating the Edmonton Oilers in a pair of split-squad games last night, Flames management has decided to start cutting

Published: 3 months ago

Calgary Flames trim their training camp roster: eight junior players re-assigned

On Monday, the Calgary Flames remained unbeaten in exhibition action this pre-season with a pair of victories over the Edmonton Oilers. On Tuesday, as they enjoyed a recovery day, they made some roster moves to trim down their training camp roster a

Published: 3 months ago

Calgary Flames make first round of cuts to their training camp roster

The Calgary Flames have announced the first round of cuts to their training camp roster. Assignments and cuts Defenseman Etienne Morin has been assigned to the Moncton Wildcats in the QMJHL Forward Jacob Battaglia has been sent back to the Kingston F

Published: 3 months ago

How is the Calgary Flames goalie battle shaping up through the first set of pre-season games?

This article is brought to you by bet365. Through the first set of pre-season games, the Calgary Flames have played three times. The three goaltenders vying for regular duty with the big club – Dan Vladar, Dustin Wolf and Devin Cooley – have each

Published: 3 months ago

Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund draws inspiration from ex-teammate, soccer idol

Mikael Backlund had a front-row seat as one of his former teammates — his predecessor, in fact, as captain of the Calgary Flames — captured one of the NHL’s marquee individual awards in his mid-30s. He watched from afar as one of his favourite

Published: 3 months ago

Preseason doing nothing to quell Flames goaltending controversy

The Calgary Flames have drawn parallels to the mid 2010s era Flames teams, and for good reason. They’re in a rebuild, have some exciting prospects coming up the pipeline, and are generally not expected to be anywhere close to a good team this seaso

Published: 3 months ago

Can Jonathan Huberdeau score at a 60 point pace for the Calgary Flames in 2024-25?

On July 22, 2022, the Calgary Flames acquired Jonathan Huberdeau in a mega-deal with the Florida Panthers. The following month, they signed him to the largest contract in franchise history, committing $84 million over eight seasons to Huberdeau. At t

Published: 3 months ago

Three takeaways from Flames’ split-squad victories over Oilers

Two wins in the same night. Whatever happens over the winter, and external expectations remain low, Monday couldn’t have gone much better for the Calgary Flames as they completed a sweep of their split-squad exhibitions against the arch-rival Edmon

Published: 3 months ago

Calgary Flames Post-Game: Meanwhile, in Edmonton, the Flames also won

On Monday, the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers played twice – once in Calgary and once in Edmonton. In the Edmonton half of the set, the Flames spotted themselves a 4-0 lead by the midway point of the second period and managed to fend off a seco

Published: 3 months ago

Coronato sparks Flames split squad win on road over Oilers

Matt Coronato scored a pair of goals and Jonathan Huberdeau recorded three assists as the Calgary Flames remained perfect in NHL pre-season play, defeating the hometown Edmonton Oilers 6-3 in one of a pair of split-squad games between the provincial

Published: 3 months ago