Pair of goalies "pencilled in" for Team Canada 4 Nations roster: report

With the full rosters for the NHL’s first-ever Four Nations Face-Off tournament being announced next week, many are wondering how Team Canada will look between the pipes. While there are little to no “star goalies” to choose from, many Canadia

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Flames head coach Ryan Huska on Dustin Wolf’s early Calder buzz: ‘It’s November’

If you’ve been following the National Hockey League this season, one of the bigger surprises in the league has been the Calgary Flames. Expected to be a pretty rough team – oddsmakers had them listed sixth-from-last in points in pre-season over/u

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Episode 370: Give Wolf The Calder Trophy?

This week we're joined by Kevin Olenick of the Shifts and Pucks podcast as we talk a lot about the Calgary Flames goaltenders. Should Dustin Wolf be in the conversation for the Calder Trophy (rookie of the year)? With Dustin Wolf's play so far, shoul

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Yan Kuznetsov is quietly building toward another call-up with the Flames

The Calgary Flames have a lot of flashy and exciting defensive prospects, but Yan Kuznetsov isn’t one of them. Since selecting the 6’5″, 220-pound Russian in the second round of the 2020 NHL Draft, the Flames have stocked their cupboards with s

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NHL Rumors: Anaheim Ducks, and the Calgary Flames

Trevor Zegras could use a change of scenery but options may be limited. The Calgary Flames are not alone in their search for a right-handed center.

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How MacKenzie Weegar’s versatility could set him apart in 4 Nations chase

Given the handful of locks on the Canadian blue line, Weegar is in tough, battling with a handful of others to be the team’s sixth or seventh defencemen. But what could set him apart from the rest is his adaptability and versatility, Eric Francis w

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FlamesNation Mailbag: Dustin Wolf’s Calder candidacy and other reader questions!

We’re gradually creeping up on the first quarter mark of the 2024-25 Calgary Flames schedule. So far, the Flames have played 18 games and they’ve looked pretty good in 16 of them. A good amount of the credit for that has to go to the coaching sta

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A check in on Calgary Flames prospects playing in the WHL

With the Calgary Flames being a Western Canada-based organization, it is not surprising that they select their fair share of players in the draft who are playing in the WHL. To extend our coverage on the WHL this year, what better way than to focus o

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Flames Sunday Census: Will MacKenzie Weegar make Team Canada’s 4 Nations roster?

International best-on-best hockey is finally coming back this year. Well, kind of. Sure, it doesn’t include all the countries, but the 4 Nations Face-Off will still showcase some of the best hockey players on the planet. Players are currently being

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Checking in on Dustin Wolf’s case as an early Calder Trophy favourite

Heading into the season, the Calgary Flames did not have high expectations set for them—they were just an older team with no real superstar and a lot of solid players. The only real draw to them was their young guys such as Connor Zary and Matt Cor

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Analyst Urges Maple Leafs to Re-Acquire Fan-Favorite in Trade

NHL analyst James Tanner of FanSided believes the Toronto Maple Leafs should trade for Nazem Kadri to be the third-line center. The post Analyst Urges Maple Leafs to Re-Acquire Fan-Favorite in Trade appeared first on Heavy.com.

Published: 3 weeks ago

Flames forward Martin Pospisil determined to ‘get back to what makes me my best’

Martin Pospisil isn’t trying to sugarcoat his recent struggles. He is harsh in his self-assessment. The Calgary Flames’ should-be sparkplug will be first to admit that he’d like to produce more offence, that he needs to provide more impact on t

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Flames Trade Plans Stalled by Complex 1st-Round Pick Conditions

The post Flames Trade Plans Stalled by Complex 1st-Round Pick Conditions appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. The Calgary Flames would love to improve their roster through trades, but first-round conditions prevent it. How can the Flames make trades? Th

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