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: 3 months ago

Hutson, Wolf and Celebrini named Calder Trophy finalists

The NHL has named its top three rookies. Montreal Canadiens defenceman Lane Hutson, San Jose Sharks forward Macklin Celebrini and Calgary Flames goaltender Dustin Wolf were selected in a poll by the Professional Hockey Writers Association as finalist

Published: 1 week ago

NHL names Dustin Wolf a 2025 Calder Trophy finalist for rookie of the year

The NHL announced today that Calgary Flames goaltending phenom Dustin Wolf has been named a finalist for the 2025 Calder Trophy. The Calder is awarded annually to the NHL’s rookie of the year. TOP ROOKIES! 👏Macklin Celebrini, Lane Hutson & D

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NHL announces Calder Trophy finalists — Who joins Lane Hutson in the top 3?

Macklin Celebrini of the San Jose Sharks, Lane Hutson of the Montreal Canadiens and Dustin Wolf of the Calgary Flames were announced on Monday as the finalists for the Calder Trophy, awarded to the NHL’s rookie of the year, as voted by the Professi

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Now officially a finalist, why Calgary Flames believe Dustin Wolf deserves to win Calder Trophy

Dustin Wolf, who backstopped the Flames to 29 victories this season, was saluted Monday as one of the NHL’s rookie-of-the-year nominees

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Flames Notebook: Organization to prioritize centres in upcoming draft

Craig Conroy and the Calgary Flames have plenty of pivotal decisions to make this off-season. Sportsnet’s Eric Francis breaks down the organization’s priorities in the draft and free agency.

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Calgary Flames prospect Luke Misa commits to Penn State

Luke Misa, part of the Flames’ latest draft class, will move from the OHL to the NCAA for the 2025-26 campaign

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The Flames learn their fate in the 2025 NHL Draft Lottery live drawing (5pm MT, SN)

The fate of one franchise will be changed on Monday night as the National Hockey League holds its annual draft lottery! And for the first time ever, the league is holding the lottery drawing as a live televised event! The Calgary Flames missed the pl

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How have the Flames’ 2024 draft prospects progressed?

In the weeks that followed the 2024 NHL Draft, folks that study drafting and prospects were really excited about the group of players that the Calgary Flames selected. In the months that have followed, those folks haven’t gotten any less enthusiast

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Zayne Parekh excels in first game at IIHF World Championships

Calgary Flames prospect Zayne Parekh made his professional debut on the international level with Team Canada yesterday and did not disappoint. Canada faced off against Austria in a pre-tournament game, winning 5–1 showing a lot of promise heading i

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Three Canadian teams left in NHL playoffs and here's who's most likely to win the Stanley Cup

If you talk to any die-hard Canadian NHL fan, there’s likely to be one gripe they have in common about the Stanley Cup Playoffs. While the games almost always feature high-flying, intense action, there’s been something conspicuously absent from

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Flames News & Rumors: Coronato, Bennett, Andersson & More

In this edition of Calgary Flames News & Rumors, Matt Coronato is sticking around long term, as he agreed to a long-term contract extension on Saturday. In other news, there…

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Grading the Flames’ 7-Year Extension for Matt Coronato

On Saturday (May. 3), the Calgary Flames announced they had locked up forward Matt Coronato on a seven-year extension worth $6.5 million annually. After a strong season and coming up…

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