Projected Lineups for the Flames vs Red Wings – 11/27/24

The Calgary Flames take on the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. FLAMES (12-7-3) at RED…

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The top 5 Flames prospect stories of 2024

In 2024, the Calgary Flames began prioritizing their future. While there was no official declaration, the departure of so many established players via trade made things loud and clear: the team is getting younger and building towards future success.

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Flames Notebook: Huberdeau feeling at his ‘best’ after dramatic turnaround

Last year at this time, Jonathan Huberdeau was facing what may have been at the low point of his career. Fast forward a year, and he has a radically different outlook and approach. “I feel like I’m at my best ever.”

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11 sons of former NHLers playing in the 2025 World Juniors

Fans tuning into the 2025 IIHF World Juniors tournament may hear some names that sound familiar. The annual U20 tournament features some of the best young hockey players on the planet. To no surprise, many of the players grew up in hockey households

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'He's a big key for our group': Huberdeau's play driving Flames forward

'To see him get out of his shell a bit and just go out and play and play with his swagger and his intelligence, it’s great,' says Flames captain

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Flames’ Backlund praises Huberdeau: ‘He’s playing with more swagger’

Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund reflects on Jonathan Huberdeau’s season, his evolution as a player, and his standout performance in December, where he’s recorded 11 points in nine games.

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Flames practice notebook: Trent Cull joins the coaching staff as a busy stretch begins

After a pretty hefty break – by National Hockey League standards – the Calgary Flames returned to practice on Friday morning to knock the rust off and get ready for a busy stretch in their schedule. Here’s what we saw and heard on Friday mornin

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The statistical ‘state’ of the Flames after 34 games

Today, we will evaluate the Calgary Flames’ statistical ‘state’, adding context for their results so far and offering insights for potential 2024-25 second-half predictions. We will look at key team statistics to understand how Calgary is farin

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Flames call up Jakob Pelletier and Walker Duehr from AHL again after Christmas break

The Calgary Flames returned to the practice ice on Friday in advance of a two-game western road swing. In advance of that practice, they called up forwards Jakob Pelletier and Walker Duehr from the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wranglers. Both p

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Remember the Flame: Lance Bouma

Do you remember Lance Bouma? Every week, we’ll look at a forgotten Calgary Flames player in the weekly series “Remember the Flame.” Of course, the player has to have played some significant games for the Flames – at least a full season. Each

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Revisiting the Flames’ Lindholm & Hanifin Trade

After missing the playoffs in seven of the previous nine seasons leading up to the 2018 offseason, the Calgary Flames decided to make a massive trade that would change their…

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Revisiting Calgary Flames player projections at Christmas Break

The Calgary Flames are on holiday break and don’t play another game until Saturday, December 28, when they visit San Jose. So far, this season has gone better than expected for the Flames, as they are in the second wild card spot over the Christmas

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Top Flames stories of 2024: The NHL finally took the retired Russians out of the database

Welcome to our countdown of the top Calgary Flames news stories of 2024, where we will be counting down our most-read stories of the year in the days leading up to 2025. Folks, sometimes there are things we find weird and interesting that we’re not

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