Flames’ Justin Kirkland exits vs. Blue Jackets with lower-body injury

Calgary Flames forward Justin Kirkland exited Friday’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets with a lower-body injury.

Published: 2 months ago

2023 FlamesNation prospect rankings: The no-votes

Welcome to the 2023 edition of FlamesNation’s annual prospect rankings! Earlier this month, seven members of our writing team crafted lists ranking the Calgary Flames’ top 20 prospects. Our final list aggregates the votes submitted by the followi

Published: 1 year ago

Where are they now? Taking a look back at the 2013–14 Calgary Flames

We continue our offseason series taking a look back at past Calgary Flames rosters with the rebuilding 2013–14 squad. The 2013–14 season would be the first year of a multi-year rebuild for the Flames with a plethora of youth joining the lineup. T

Published: 1 year ago

Flames News & Rumors: Hanifin, Lindholm, Kadri & More

In this latest edition of Calgary Flames News & Rumors, Noah Hanifin may be a bigger trade target than ever before now with Erik Karlsson off of the board. In…

Published: 1 year ago

MacKenzie Weegar has become an underrated commodity to the hockey world

It’s been a year since the Calgary Flames made the hockey world explode when they traded Matthew Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers in return for Jonathan Huberdeau and MacKenzie Weegar. And while Huberdeau saw his struggles with the Flames this past

Published: 1 year ago

How do the Calgary Flames look a month before prospect camp opens?

Brought to you by odds site Betway! The Calgary Flames held their year-end press conferences back in mid-April. We’re four months removed from those proceedings and a lot has happened. With a month left before the club reconvenes for their prospe

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Be like Patrice: Sizing up the Selke race after Bergeron's retirement

Patrice Bergeron's departure from the NHL not only leaves quite the power vacuum in the Boston Bruins' roster, but it also creates a massive void in the race for the Frank J. Selke Trophy.Let's be honest: Few would object if the league renamed the aw

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Calgary Flames relinquish rights to 2018 draft choice Demetrios Koumontzis

The National Hockey League’s annual August 15 deadline for signing draftees that are departing college – via graduation or withdrawal – has come and gone. The Calgary Flames didn’t sign defenceman/winger Demetrios Koumontzis by the 3 p.m. MT

Published: 1 year ago

3 Flames Wild Cards for the 2023-24 Season

Much more was expected from the Calgary Flames last season, but they have an opportunity for a fresh start to rectify that this season. Everybody is still waiting on decisions…

Published: 1 year ago

Habs' Byron will retire after 12-season career

Forward Paul Byron will retire before the 2023-24 season, Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes confirmed Tuesday, according to La Presse's Richard Labbe.Byron, 34, didn't play last season due to a hip injury. The four-year, $13.6-million co

Published: 1 year ago

FlamesNation 2023 off-season fan survey results – big picture edition

First off, I just want to say thank you to everyone who took the time to answer my latest survey looking at some big picture topics of the Calgary Flames. We had 545 total responses and hundreds of written answers for each question. There was a lot o

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Calgary Flames Retired Numbers

*This archive was republished prior to Miikka Kiprusoff’s number retirement in March 2024 The Calgary Flames recently completed their 50th season as a member of the NHL. The organization began…

Published: 1 year ago

What the Calgary Flames’ new arena should copy from Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle

After much back and forth and endless political posturing by everyone involved, the Flames are officially going to have a new home in the coming years. The arena project is expected to include many other elements, including a community rink, outdoor

Published: 1 year ago