Ovechkin reaches 30-goal milestone for 19th time

Alex Ovechkin continued his torrid pace on Tuesday night, reaching 30 goals in a season for the 19th time in his 20-year NHL career and adding to the league record he set last season with his 18th, as his Washington Capitals took on the Calgary Flame

Published: 4 months ago

American centre Cole McKinney could be big value late in 2025 draft’s first round

When it comes to the Calgary Flames and the 2025 NHL Draft, a lot of the discourse has revolved around centres. The Flames’ NHL centres are on the wrong side of 30 and their current reserve list is chock full of good wingers, but few centres. As su

Published: 3 weeks ago

Flames News & Rumors: Zary, Prosvetov, Andersson & More

In this week’s edition of Calgary Flames News & Rumors, Connor Zary is still looking for a contract extension. Meanwhile, Dan Vladar’s future with the Flames continues to remain unclear…

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Backlund got Selke votes and here's where the Calgary Flames captain finished

Calgary Flames forward Mikael Backlund continues to be recognized by the NHL community for his strong defensive play. The 2024-25 season wasn’t anything for the Flames captain to write home about, as he finished with a rather modest 15 goals and 3

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This summer poses a great opportunity to gauge the market for Nazem Kadri

The centre market was interesting at the 2024–25 trade deadline. You had a lot of teams looking to upgrade, and not a lot of centres on the market. Brock Nelson fetched Calum Ritchie and a 2026 first-round draft pick. Yanni Gourde, along with Olive

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Flames captain Mikael Backlund received Selke Trophy votes in 2024-25

On Monday, the National Hockey League revealed its first award winners of the 2024-25 campaign, unveiling the player that won the King Clancy Memorial Trophy and the Frank Selke Trophy. Both of those awards went to Florida Panthers forward Aleksander

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FLAMES RETOOL TRACKER: When does Rasmus Andersson's future get sorted out?

The Calgary Flames need to get the future of defenceman Rasmus Andersson sorted out this coming off-season as free agency looms in 2026

Published: 3 weeks ago

FLAMES RETOOL TRACKER: The depth on defence

Potential is through the roof for the Calgary Flames' blue-line, but questions about Rasmus Andersson's future linger

Published: 4 weeks ago

Centres the Flames must target at the 2025 NHL Draft

The NHL Draft is less than a month away. Craig Conroy must create a sense of direction to go in at this year’s draft. Looking at the current prospect pool of the Calgary Flames, they seriously lack some talent at centre. This missing piece must be

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Rough injury luck derailed Anthony Mantha’s promising 2024-25 season

When the Calgary Flames hit the free agent market in the summer of 2024, arguably the only “big” move they made was signing winger Anthony Mantha. On paper, the signing made a lot of sense. Best-case scenario? He would provide scoring and maybe f

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Panthers heap praise on Bennett: 'Everything you want in a player'

The Florida Panthers consider themselves lucky to have pesky forward Sam Bennett on their side for yet another deep playoff run."He's everything you want in a player," forward Carter Verhaeghe said, according to NHL.com's Dan Rosen. "When it's the mo

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What does the Flames future hold for netminder Dan Vladar?

When it comes to the Calgary Flames, after the 2024-25 season we know one thing for sure: Dustin Wolf is going to be between the pipes for the foreseeable future in pretty much every important game. Something that’s a lot less clear is who his back

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Australian-born Swedish forward prospect Jakob Ihs-Wozniak is downright fascinating

In the history of the Calgary Flames franchise, they have a lot of success drafting players out of the Western Hockey League and Ontario Hockey League. But when they veer out of those two circuits, they tend to have the most success when they select

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