How Willie O'Ree blazed a trail for Black NHL players

Note: This story was published in October 2020 and is being republished with minor updates for Black History Month.Willie O'Ree's surname, the four letters that changed hockey for the better when they appeared on an NHL lineup card in 1958,

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Reasons why the Calgary Flames could be better in 2025–26

Heading into the 2025–26 NHL season, expectations are muddied for the Calgary Flames. Part of the fan base is expecting the Flames to improve upon last season, while others are expecting them to be worse. First, we’ll take a look at some reasons

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“Stick to the plan”: Breaking down what Craig Conroy’s “plan” actually is

This has been a tranquil summer for the Calgary Flames organisation, with few moves made. The biggest thing that hasn’t happened is the expected Rasmus Andersson trade, but it appears that General Manager Craig Conroy is holding on, waiting for the

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FN’s 2025 Flames summer prospect rankings – #14: Arsenii Sergeev

The Calgary Flames have a new netminder between the pipes for their American Hockey League team starting in 2025-26. Arsenii Sergeev signed his entry-level deal in the middle of April and ranks as FlamesNation’s 14th-best prospect in the system. No

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Conroy: Parekh will have 'great opportunity' to make Flames

Calgary Flames general manager Craig Conroy sees a path for top prospect Zayne Parekh to make the roster out of camp this fall. "Just watching Zayne all year, just seeing what he can do offensively and the way he kind of plays. Even when he came up a

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Canadiens Should Run From This Nazem Kadri Trade Proposal

The post Canadiens Should Run From This Nazem Kadri Trade Proposal appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. Overpaying for Nazem Kadri would saddle the Canadiens with an aging, declining forward while sacrificing prime years of younger talent. The post Cana

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Canadiens Add Cup-Winning Grit in Trade Pitch That Could Redefine Their Season

Nazem Kadri isn’t just another center. He’s the spark for any team in pursuit of identity, grit, and success.  With the Calgary Flames, Kadri has delivered reliability. Signed to a seven-year, $49 million contract in the summer of 2022, he has p

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6 wild-card players that could come up big for Calgary Flames next season

The Calgary Flames are a tough team to predict heading into the 2025-26 season. A year ago, nearly everyone projected them to finish near the bottom of the NHL standings, predictions which they proved to be foolish, as they wound up missing the playo

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Which NHL team has the best all-time lineup of former (or current) Flames?

You could make an incredible team out of players who have played for both the Calgary Flames and Florida Panthers — and today, we’ll be doing just that. Everybody remembers when the Flames and Panthers pulled off one of the biggest NHL blockbuste

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The case for MacKenzie Weegar to make the 2026 Canadian Olympic team

We are about a month out from NHL training camps finally opening up and putting to an end this incredibly boring offseason that we have had up to this point. Hockey coming back is always exciting, but this year will bring something that we haven’t

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FN’s 2025 Flames summer prospect rankings – #15: Rory Kerins

The recipient of the 15th spot in this summer’s FlamesNation prospect rankings is one of the most intriguing storylines to emerge from within the Calgary Flames organization last season. Going from a relatively unknown name to a powerhouse in the A

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Flames May Be Better Off to Extend Andersson Rather Than Trade Him

For months now, it’s seemingly only been a matter of when the Calgary Flames trade Rasmus Andersson, not if. The 28-year-old is set to become an unrestricted free agent (UFA)…

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Jonathan Huberdeau’s Contract Isn’t Hurting the Flames

At the end of July, The Athletic released a list of their top 10 worst NHL contracts (from ‘Dom Luszczyszyn: NHL’s 10 worst contracts, 2025 edition: Jonathan Huberdeau, Ivan Provorov…

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