Three takeaways as Flames end tough road trip with lopsided loss to Penguins

The Calgary Flames have come crashing back to earth. A week ago, they were riding high and on a four-game winning streak. After Saturday night’s lifeless 6-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, though, they’ve now lost four in a row and will be reli

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Remembering ‘Chopper’: How Al MacNeil dedicated 40-plus years to helping the Calgary Flames

Lanny McDonald, Darryl Sutter and others reminisce about Al MacNeil’s many contributions at the Saddledome — and before that, The Corral

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Can the Calgary Flames actually make a push to the playoffs?

Matt Marchese and Mike Futa of The FAN Hockey discuss how important the upcoming stretch of games for the Calgary Flames are as they battle to be in the playoff hunt for the Western Conference.

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What if the Flames don’t trade anybody this season?

The past few seasons have been very, very noisy for the Calgary Flames. In 2019-20, then-head coach Bill Peters resigned mid-season amidst a scandal, and then the season was derailed by a pandemic. In 2020-21, the Flames changed coaches mid-season an

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Calgary Flames Prospect Roundup: Lipinski racks up nine points for Vancouver Giants

It’s been a while since we went a week without me highlighting exception performances from Luke Misa and Henry Mews. Now that that’s out of the way, let’s move on to this week’s Giantest performer: Jaden Lipinski. It took him a while to get g

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GAME DAY: No pressure, boys … Flames open Mom’s Trip in Anaheim

The Calgary Flames are aiming to improve their road record. Maybe their moms can help

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What can the Flames do to score more goals?

There has been a lot that has gone right this season for the Calgary Flames. Their goaltenders, led by Dustin Wolf, have stepped up and played above expectations. The defence as a whole has been better than we had envisioned. And the team has stayed

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Calder Trophy Rankings: Hutson rises as race gets top-heavy

The Calder Trophy race is quite top-heavy three months into the season, as the top four guys on this list are starting to separate themselves from the rest of the class.You'll see what we mean in a second. Let's get into it. 5. Maxim Tsyplakov, Islan

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Canucks get Hughes back after 4-game absence

Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes is in the lineup for Monday's game against the Montreal Canadiens.The reigning Norris Trophy winner missed four games with an undisclosed injury.Hughes led the Canucks in assists (34) and points (42) when he got

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Former Calgary Flames coach and longtime executive Al MacNeil dead at 89

The Flames said in a news release Monday that Al MacNeil died Sunday in Calgary. No cause of death was provided.

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Long-time Flames executive, Al MacNeil passes away at 89.

The Flames sadly announced the passing of long-time executive Al MacNeil on January 5, 2025, at the age of 89. We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of long-time Flames executive and former head coach Al MacNeil.Al passed away at the age of

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Al MacNeil Passes Away At Age 89

A legendary member of the Calgary Flames organization, Al MacNeil, has passed away at the age of 89 as announced by the Flames. Before starting his coaching and executive career in the National Hockey League, MacNeil spent 11 years as a player. He su

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Longtime Flames executive and coach Al MacNeil passes away

We have some sad news to begin the week, folks. The Calgary Flames have announced that longtime club executive and coach Al MacNeil passed away on Sunday, surrounded by his family. He was 89 years old. It’s hard to really summarize MacNeil’s exce

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