For Gaudreau family, Thanksgiving a time for friendship and reflection

Ryan Leslie visits with the Gaudreau family and sits down with Johnny’s wife Meredith to catch up as the family celebrates Thanksgiving ahead of a matchup between Johnny’s two NHL teams, the Calgary Flames and the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Published: 2 weeks ago

After Burner: the Flames beat Buffalo in a back-and-forth clash

The Calgary Flames scored first and never trailed, but they didn’t have an easy night against the Buffalo Sabres. Instead, Thursday’s visit to Buffalo saw the Flames take the lead and then relinquish it three times before holding on for a 4-3 vic

Published: 1 year ago

Ruzicka scores go-ahead goal for Flames in win over sloppy Sabres

Adam Ruzicka scored the go-ahead goal on a bad-angle shot 4:35 into the third period, and the Calgary Flames never trailed in a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.

Published: 1 year ago

Calgary Flames Post-Game: Flames win see-saw battle against the Sabres

Brought to you by odds site Betway! The Calgary Flames did not have an easy evening at the office on Thursday night against the Buffalo Sabres. While the Flames never trailed in the game, the combination of too many penalties and a few too many def

Published: 1 year ago

Salary Cap Deep Dive: Calgary Flames

A closer look at the salary cap situation for the Calgary Flames for the 2023-24 season.

Published: 1 year ago

"It was hard to go through": Ex-Canucks player opens up on mental health

Former Vancouver Canucks and Calgary Flames forward Sven Baertschi opened up on the challenges of his NHL career for the first time since retiring from professional hockey in August. The Swiss-born player played 292 NHL games, scoring 66 goals and

Published: 1 year ago

Sabres’ Thompson lasers one home on the power play to pick up first goal of season

Watch as Buffalo Sabres forward Tage Thompson lasers home a shot on the power play over the glove of Calgary Flames goalie Daniel Vladar to pick up his first goal of the season.

Published: 1 year ago

"It's a challenge": Flames' Huska opens up about coaching against McDavid and Draisaitl

Many coaches around the league have had to take on the nearly impossible challenge of containing Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, and Calgary Flames’ Ryan Huska feels their pain. The Flames head coach sat down with Dan Rosen and Shawn Roarke on

Published: 1 year ago

Flames prospect Topi Ronni facing allegation of rape in Finland

Calgary Flames prospect Topi Ronni has received a court summons in connection with a rape allegation and is taking a leave of absence from Tappara Tampere, the Finnish team said Thursday.

Published: 1 year ago

Flames prospect Topi Rönni faces criminal charge in Finland for incident from 2021: Source

Calgary Flames prospect Topi Rönni faces a criminal charge stemming from an incident that occurred in the summer of 2021, a league source confirmed to The Athletic. The incident occurred when Rönni was a minor, and charges weren’t filed until Jul

Published: 1 year ago

Flames draft pick Topi Ronni under investigation in Finland after rape accusation

Calgary Flames draft pick Topi Ronni is under investigation in his native Finland after being accused of rape. Ronni's Finnish Elite League team Tappara Tampere said on its website that Ronni informed the club of the investigation and stepped away fr

Published: 1 year ago

Tij Iginla still unranked on 2024 prospect lists despite continued scoring

Despite a goal-per-game lamp-lighting pace that has Tij Iginla third in WHL goals (with fewer games played than those in the one and two spots), the 2024 draft-eligible centre remains unranked on Sportsnet’s 2024 NHL Draft Prospect Rankings. A coup

Published: 1 year ago

Former Flames players that now work in sports media

While Calgary Flames fans are extremely supportive of those playing on the current roster, they often lose track of where alumni end up afterward. Many players, especially ones that had more prominent careers, end up in front office roles or take a

Published: 1 year ago