Is Father Time finally catching up to Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund?

Mikael Backlund is the longest-tenured player currently on the Calgary Flames by a solid margin. He has been a pillar of consistency in the middle six of the Flames for nearly 15 years. In his prime, he was often a shoo-in for 15 to 20 goals and 40 p

Published: 9 months ago

Flames’ Coronato not in lineup vs. Rangers as a healthy scratch

Amid a slow start to the season, the Calgary Flames are shaking up their lines to get the team back on track.

Published: 1 week ago

Flames Game Day 10: Hosting the Blueshirts (6pm MT, SN West)

A pair of teams needing some standings traction meet at the Saddledome on Sunday evening when the Calgary Flames (1-7-1, 3 points) host the New York Rangers (3-4-2, 8 points). The Flames have found ways to lose pretty consistently to open this seas

Published: 1 week ago

NHL Rumors: Calgary Flames, Vancouver Canucks, and the Boston Bruins

Nazem Kadri won't be traded before his 1,000 game, if he's moved at all. The Vancouver Canucks inquired again about Pavel Zacha.

Published: 1 week ago

An early look at Calgary Flames draft targets playing in the WHL

It’s no secret that the Calgary Flames have had a rough start to the year. Currently, they sit with a 1–7–1 record, which is the worst in the league and their worst ever start. This stretch includes zero regulation/overtime wins, and the leadin

Published: 1 week ago

NHL Rumors: Calgary Flames, Vancouver Canucks, and the Boston Bruins

Nazem Kadri won't be traded before his 1,000 game, if he's moved at all. The Vancouver Canucks inquired again about Pavel Zacha.

Published: 1 week ago

Are the Flames already cooked just nine games into the season?

Friends, let’s have a chat about the start to the Calgary Flames’ 2025-26 season, shall we? In short: it has not been good. On Sunday night, the Flames will play their 10th game of the season, with the club needing a point to avoid tying a franch

Published: 1 week ago

Flames won’t trade Kadri before game No. 1,000

The Calgary Flames have lost eight consecutive games and seem on the verge of doing what few teams aspire to do and fully rebuild. But if they’d like to begin the quest to draft Gavin McKenna first-overall by shipping out veteran centreman Nazem K

Published: 1 week ago

Saturday Headlines: Latest on Kadri, Zacha, Woll

On this edition of Saturday Headlines, Elliotte Friedman breaks down the latest news around the NHL, including discussions on how to handle mask-less situations, Joseph Wall’s return to the Maple Leafs, and Nazem Kadri and Pavel Zacha’s trade sta

Published: 1 week ago

Hitmen name Flames prospect Axel Hurtig their new captain

When the Calgary Hitmen hit the ice for their game in Red Deer on Saturday night, one of the most important players will look a little different. On Friday, the Hitmen announced their new captain, and he’s a familiar face to Calgary Flames fans: bl

Published: 1 week ago

Flames re-assign forward Dryden Hunt to the AHL’s Wranglers

The Calgary Flames called up forward Dryden Hunt a couple days ago from the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wranglers. On Saturday, they re-assigned Hunt back to the AHL. The Flames had a road game in Winnipeg on Friday night. After Nazem Kadri to

Published: 1 week ago

NHL Rumors: The Calgary Flames, and the New York Rangers

Rasmus Andersson is already in the rumor mill, and Nazem Kadri could eventually join him. What about those Brennan Othmann trade rumors?

Published: 1 week ago

This stat shows how much the Calgary Flames miss injured forward Martin Pospisil

With Martin Pospisil shelved by an undisclosed injury, the Flames have stumbled out of the starting gates. Would he be making a difference?

Published: 1 week ago