Markstrom out 4-6 weeks with MCL sprain

New Jersey Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom will miss four-to-six weeks due to an MCL sprain sustained Wednesday against the Boston Bruins, the team announced.Markstrom will miss all of New Jersey's games leading up to February's 4 Nations Face-Off

Published: 6 months ago

'He's a big key for our group': Huberdeau's play driving Flames forward

'To see him get out of his shell a bit and just go out and play and play with his swagger and his intelligence, it’s great,' says Flames captain

Published: 7 months ago

Flames’ Backlund praises Huberdeau: ‘He’s playing with more swagger’

Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund reflects on Jonathan Huberdeau’s season, his evolution as a player, and his standout performance in December, where he’s recorded 11 points in nine games.

Published: 7 months ago

Flames practice notebook: Trent Cull joins the coaching staff as a busy stretch begins

After a pretty hefty break – by National Hockey League standards – the Calgary Flames returned to practice on Friday morning to knock the rust off and get ready for a busy stretch in their schedule. Here’s what we saw and heard on Friday mornin

Published: 7 months ago

The statistical ‘state’ of the Flames after 34 games

Today, we will evaluate the Calgary Flames’ statistical ‘state’, adding context for their results so far and offering insights for potential 2024-25 second-half predictions. We will look at key team statistics to understand how Calgary is farin

Published: 7 months ago

Flames call up Jakob Pelletier and Walker Duehr from AHL again after Christmas break

The Calgary Flames returned to the practice ice on Friday in advance of a two-game western road swing. In advance of that practice, they called up forwards Jakob Pelletier and Walker Duehr from the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wranglers. Both p

Published: 7 months ago

Remember the Flame: Lance Bouma

Do you remember Lance Bouma? Every week, we’ll look at a forgotten Calgary Flames player in the weekly series “Remember the Flame.” Of course, the player has to have played some significant games for the Flames – at least a full season. Each

Published: 7 months ago

Revisiting the Flames’ Lindholm & Hanifin Trade

After missing the playoffs in seven of the previous nine seasons leading up to the 2018 offseason, the Calgary Flames decided to make a massive trade that would change their…

Published: 7 months ago

Revisiting Calgary Flames player projections at Christmas Break

The Calgary Flames are on holiday break and don’t play another game until Saturday, December 28, when they visit San Jose. So far, this season has gone better than expected for the Flames, as they are in the second wild card spot over the Christmas

Published: 7 months ago

Top Flames stories of 2024: The NHL finally took the retired Russians out of the database

Welcome to our countdown of the top Calgary Flames news stories of 2024, where we will be counting down our most-read stories of the year in the days leading up to 2025. Folks, sometimes there are things we find weird and interesting that we’re not

Published: 7 months ago

‘Looking like Bobby Orr’: Breaking down Flames’ Weegar’s snipe vs. Oilers

In this edition of Skill Session presented by Desjardins, Flames defenceman Mackenzie Weegar, with help from his teammates and peers, breaks down his sweet end-to-end snipe vs. their Albertan rival Oilers.

Published: 7 months ago

Flames News & Rumors: Cozens, Andersson, Cull & More

In this edition of Calgary Flames News & Rumors, there is plenty of speculation surrounding Dylan Cozens, who could soon be traded by the Buffalo Sabres. Meanwhile, there is also…

Published: 7 months ago

Boxing Day deals: Checking in on Calgary’s top potential trade bait

Christmas has come and gone, which means it’s time for another time-tested tradition of the holiday season: Boxing Day deals. Now, by the terms of the CBA, the Calgary Flames (and the NHL’s other 31 teams) are prohibited from making any changes t

Published: 7 months ago