The Flames approached Saturday’s return home like a road game

On Saturday night, the Calgary Flames played their first home game in nearly two weeks as they hosted the Montreal Canadiens. The annual visit to the Saddledome from the bleu, blanc et rouge can often feel like a road game for the Flames, as red Flam

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Ex-Calgary Flames forward Tkachuk makes appearance on Jimmy Fallon

Matthew Tkachuk is doing everything in his power to help grow the game of hockey throughout the United States. The former Calgary Flame turned Florida Panther star has become one of the faces of the NHL, not only due to his immense talent but also h

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5 Flames to watch over the rest of the 24-25 NHL season

The Calgary Flames find themselves in the familiar middle ground of the standings here at the end of February. They sit just one point back and have a game in hand on the Vancouver Canucks who own the final wild card spot in the west. Though shy of t

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Will Dustin Wolf break Mike Vernon’s 38-year-old rookie wins record?

Dustin Wolf has been having a spectacular rookie season. The former seventh-round pick has done more than enough to prove his doubters wrong, already easily cementing himself in the Calder Trophy race. Many comparisons have been made to Mikka Kipruso

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Calgary Flames Prospect Roundup: Parekh continues dominant second half

Calgary Flames blue chip defensive prospect Zayne Parekh had another highly productive week in the OHL, picking up six more points. He started off the year slow by his standards but has progressively improved over the course of the season. Over in th

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Calgary Flames’ Best Swedish Players of All-Time

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced last February that NHL players will once again be allowed to participate in the Winter Olympics and that the league would be putting together best-on-best…

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GAMEDAY: Flames kick off tough trip against Washington Capitals

Calgary Flames (27-21-8) at Washington Capitals (38-11-8) When: Tuesday, 5 p.m., Capital One Arena TV: Sportsnet West. Radio: Sportsnet 960 The Fan Odds: Capitals -207, Flames +170 The buzz  Since training camp, this is exactly what the Calgary

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Arsenii Sergeev is the Flames’ next netminder worth keeping an eye on

The Calgary Flames sure love their Russian netminders. As mentioned in the Kirill Zaurbin article from a few days ago, the Flames have picked four goaltenders in the past five National Hockey League drafts, with all of them being from Russia. Interes

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FlamesNation Mailbag: Back for the homestretch

The Calgary Flames returned to action on Sunday evening after a lengthy break for the 4 Nations Face-Off. They won! And now they’re headed on the road for their longest, toughest road trip of the season. As we prepare for the murderer’s row of to

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Calgary Flames depart on longest, toughest ‘make-or-break’ trip of season

Before their next home game, the Flames will travel close to 11,000 km and face five legitimate Stanley Cup contenders in hostile territory

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How many Calgary Flames missed out on best-on-best hockey between 2016–2025?

It’s safe to say the hockey community all forgot just how good best-on-best international men’s hockey is. After a ridiculous nine-year gap following the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, thanks to Gary Bettman, international hockey was finally back at t

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Will the Calgary Flames be buyers or sellers at the trade deadline?

The Calgary Flames find themselves at another midseason crossroad. Will they be buyers or sellers at the trade deadline? Their current position puts them just outside a wild card spot, but an upcoming road trip could likely set them back even further

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Beyond the Boxscore: Wolf steals victory after Sharks give Flames trouble

The Calgary Flames came off the break flat-footed and struggling to generate 5v5 offence against the San Jose Sharks – despite the struggles the Flames prevailed 3-2 in regulation. CF% – 46.91%|| SCF% – 50.29%|| HDCF% – 43.4%|| xGF% – 39.43

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