Blackhawks 2, Wild 3 — Three Stars, Key Takeaways

After getting on the board incredibly early on Wednesday night at home and then scoring six times against the Dallas Stars, the Blackhawks looked to stay hot offensively in a matinee start in Minnesota. Dallas is a terrific defensive team, but the Wi

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Calgary Flames are one of the smallest teams in the NHL this season

The Calgary Flames will be one of the smallest of the 32 NHL teams entering the 2025-26 season. Despite having 6-foot-8 Adam Klapka and 6-foot-6 Kevin Bahl on their roster, the Flames are a small group overall. In fact, they are tied with three othe

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Flames Game Day 1: The 267th Battle of Alberta (8pm MT, SN)

After a pre-season that lasted longer than everyone really ever wanted, hockey fans are rewarded with a great as the 2025-26 NHL season gets going. On Wednesday evening, the Calgary Flames visit their most bitter rivals, the two-time Stanley Cup Fina

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Threading the needle: How Craig Conroy can rebuild Flames without bottoming out

Calgary Flames GM has chosen one of the narrowest paths a hockey team can take.

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The Calgary Flames opening night lines are a headscratcher

Hockey returned yesterday evening with a triple header of games. Tonight, the Calgary Flames join in on the action against the Edmonton Oilers. The Calgary Flames’ opening night lineup has been set, and we’ve been receiving some peeks about how t

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A work in progress: a 2025-26 Flames season preview

Gang, this will be my 16th season cover the Calgary Flames. I’ve covered rebuilding teams. I’ve covered resurgent teams. I’ve covered Flames teams that have thumbed their nose at low external expectations. And I’ve covered Flames teams that h

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Bold predictions for the Calgary Flames’ 2025–26 season

Back in May, Sports Illustrated put out an article with 100 bold predictions for the NFL season. Inspired by that brilliant article, I have compiled a list of 16 bold predictions for things that may or may not happen over the course of the Calgary Fl

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TWC’s Calgary Flames 2025–26 preseason roundtable

Before the new NHL season gets underway, we wanted to turn to our team to ask some burning questions on what to expect from the Calgary Flames. Let’s get right into it! 1: Where do you think the Flames will finish this season? Joshua Serafini The F

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Oilers ink Ekholm to 3-year extension with $4M AAV

The Edmonton Oilers signed defenseman Mattias Ekholm to a three-year contract extension worth $4 million per season, the team announced Wednesday.Ekholm, 35, was set to reach unrestricted free agency following this season but is now under contract th

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The Flames haven’t fared well in Battle of Alberta season-openers

The 2025-26 National Hockey League season is starting this week, and the season is kicking off with a Battle of Alberta between the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers. It’s just the eighth time in 45 seasons that these teams begin their seasons aga

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Matvei Gridin joins an exclusive list of teenage Flames

Gang, it’s really tough to make a National Hockey League roster at any age. It’s virtually unheard of for a teenager, given their lack of physical and mental maturity – relative to their older counterparts – and just how much NHL clubs tend t

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Dryden Hunt is in for an exciting 2025-26 season if it’s anything like last year

Dryden Hunt has played a great in between role between the Calgary Wranglers and Calgary Flames the last couple of years. He served as alternate captain of the Wranglers last season and typically played on the top line with Rory Kerins and a mix of W

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Facing daunting early schedule, strong start absolutely vital for Calgary Flames

'You look at our first 10 games and it’s kind of make-or-break,' said Dustin Wolf

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