Digging into the building plans for Scotia Place, the Flames’ soon-to-be home arena

The Calgary Flames are getting a new home. We’ve known that the new arena has been coming for awhile. But we didn’t know its name (Scotia Place) or what it would look like until late July at the groundbreaking. And even then, potentially because

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Macklin Celebrini, MacKenzie Weegar among Canada’s initial 15-man roster for 2025 World Championship

Bo Horvat, Adam Fantilli and Travis Sanheim are also joining the Canadians.

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NBA is bringing a cool fan event to Calgary and here's how to get free tickets

Basketball fans in Calgary who are planning on watching the NBA Finals in June may have a new spot in the city to do so. The NBA announced on Thursday morning that NBA House, a basketball experience and fan event, will take place in Calgary from Thu

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How have the Flames’ 2020 draft prospects progressed?

When it comes to the Calgary Flames and their roster reconfiguration process, ultimately the success or failure of the whole endeavour will be driven by the organization’s young players. If the Flames draft and develop well, and their drafted playe

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Insider Believes Flames Could Offer Sheet Talented Sabres Forward

The Calgary Flames would benefit from adding a few more young forwards to their organization, and they may try to find one in an unconventional way this offseason. Though the…

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6 candidates to become 1st-time NHL head coaches

The NHL is due for some new blood in the coaching ranks. Veteran head coaches are routinely recycled around the league. There's a chance that's no different this offseason with experienced options such as Mike Sullivan, Rick Tocchet, Joel Quenneville

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Looking at trade partners for Rasmus Andersson

The biggest conversation regarding the Calgary Flames is the future of Rasmus Andersson. In his locker clean-out day interview, Andersson revealed he was playing through a broken fibula. He also revealed that he was unsure what was going to happen ne

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A lukewarm defence of the Sean Monahan trade with Montreal

A very odd chapter in Calgary Flames history will officially close on Monday when the National Hockey League holds its draft lottery. The Flames will finally fulfill a series of ludicrously-complex conditions from a 2022 trade with the Montreal Canad

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Flames coach Ryan Huska on invite to world championship: ‘It is such an honour’

Calgary Flames skipper Ryan Huska will serve as an assistant on Team Canada’s bench staff for the upcoming world championship tournament.

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Big-bodied blueliner Blake Fiddler could bolster Flames defensive ranks at the 2025 NHL Draft

When it comes to the NHL Draft, while teams usually have areas of need, the mantra we always hear is “take the best player available.” The Calgary Flames have an obvious need at the centre position and, all things being equal, they’ll probably

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Gaudreau family channeling grief into new playground in hometown

WESTVILLE, N.J. — The family called him John. It wasn’t until John Gaudreau played for Boston College that he picked up the “Johnny Hockey” nickname that followed him through 11 seasons in the NHL. His mother, Jane, gleefully recalled the “

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Should the Calgary Flames sign Sam Bennett this summer?

It’s probably way too early to be having these kinds of off-season discussions. But the idea of Sam Bennett signing with the Calgary Flames has been a dominant topic of conversation on social media. This all started when Sportsnet’s Pat Steinberg

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Frida Backlund designs limited-edition hoodie for ALS support

The ALS Society of Alberta is continuing its partnership with Alberta Apparel for a hoodie fundraiser supporting Albertans living with ALS. Frida Backlund, wife of Calgary Flames Captain Mikael Backlund, designed the special-edition hoodies in honour

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