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

Published: 4 months ago

Why Dustin Wolf and MacKenzie Weegar are perfect poster-boys for the underdog Flames

What do rugged defenceman MacKenzie Weegar and rising-star goalie Dustin Wolf have in common? Both were drafted as seventh-round long-shots

Published: 1 month ago

Wild card recap: Flames fall to seven points behind the Blues (with three games in hand)

The Calgary Flames’ chances of making the post-season are slipping away. After Saturday’s slate of games, the Flames sit seven points back of a post-season spot, albeit with games in hand on both the teams that currently occupy a post-season posi

Published: 1 month ago

Oilers release statement about Edmonton fan that experienced a medical emergency

A fan attending Saturday’s game between the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames suffered a “medical emergency,” the Oilers have confirmed. The fan collapsed on the stairs at Rogers Place, Sportsnet’s Louie DeBrusk said on the broadcast. The g

Published: 1 month ago

Draisaitl: Hitting 50-goal mark 'means a lot to me'

Leon Draisaitl hit the 50-goal plateau for the fourth time in seven seasons Saturday night in an important win over the rival Calgary Flames, and the feat isn't lost on the Edmonton Oilers superstar."I grew up as, well, certainly not a goal scorer,"

Published: 1 month ago

Beyond the Boxscore: Battle of Alberta swings Oilers way as Flames cannot close out game late

The Calgary Flames had the game within their grasps before Leon Draisaitl clutched a 3-2 overtime victory for the Edmonton Oilers. CF% – 49.61%|| SCF% – 49.02%|| HDCF% – 54.99%|| xGF% – 52.53% It’s a Team Game – One thing I enjoy is a har

Published: 1 month ago

How the Calgary Flames can pass the Minnesota Wild to make the playoffs

The Calgary Flames were dealt a tough blow last night in their overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers. With Connor McDavid, Stuart Skinner, and Mattias Ekholm out with injuries, the game was winnable on paper, and the Flames desperately needed the two

Published: 1 month ago

Flames Sunday Census: What grade would you give the franchise as playoff hopes dwindle

Saturday night saw the Calgary Flames take on the Edmonton Oilers in the final BOA of the season. With the St. Louis Blues winning their ninth in a row just prior to puck drop, the game became even more crucial for the Flames. The Blues extended thei

Published: 1 month ago

Flames leave points on the table (again) in overtime setback to Oilers

The Calgary Flames have played games against the Dallas Stars and Edmonton Oilers over the past few evenings. Those two clubs are among the top teams in the Western Conference, and the Flames arguably out-played both of them in their meetings – Thu

Published: 1 month ago

Three takeaways as Flames admit ‘we kind of blew it’ in Edmonton

For nearly 57 minutes, Dustin Wolf and the Calgary Flames had silenced the NHL’s leading lamp-lighter. And then, with 3:12 remaining in regulation, Leon Draisaitl sniped his 50th of the season. During the sudden-death session, the Edmonton Oilers�

Published: 1 month ago

Flames’ Nazem Kadri Tallies 700th Career NHL Point

It was a milestone night for Calgary Flames’ forward Nazem Kadri on Saturday night in a 3-2 overtime loss to the rival Edmonton Oilers. The former seventh overall pick from…

Published: 1 month ago

Oilers' Draisaitl 1st to top 50 goals this year

Edmonton superstar forward Leon Draisaitl became the first player in the NHL this season to reach 50 goals, then he added his 51st later Saturday night in dramatic fashion, as the Oilers defeated the rival Calgary Flames 3-2 in overtime at Rogers Pla

Published: 1 month ago

Oilers’ Draisaitl reflects on single-handed comeback vs. Flames

Edmonton Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl spoke with Sportsnet’s Scott Oake after scoring the game-tying goal in the dying minutes of the third, as well as the OT-winner against the Calgary Flames, solidifying his team’s 3-2 win.

Published: 1 month ago