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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Daily Faceoff names Flames’ MacKenzie Weegar as best option to replace Alex Pietrangelo at 4 Nations Face-Off

Over the weekend, a bit of news dropped, as the Vegas Golden Knights announced that Alex Pietrangelo won’t be part of Team Canada’s entry at the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off. Pietrangelo’s withdrawal from the event opens the door for someone els

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February update on the Calgary Flames’ 2025 NHL Draft first-round picks

The 2024–25 season was anticipated to be one where the Calgary Flames’ successes were measured upon player development, team culture, and NHL draft lottery odds. In other words, it appeared the rebuild was finally here. Despite the expectations t

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Will Team Canada select Mackenzie Weegar?

On the latest episode of Hot Topics, Postmedia’s Rob Wong chats with Postmedia Calgary Flames writers Wes Gilbertson and Danny Austin about Mackenzie Weegar’s chances of being selected as Alex Pietrangelo’s replacement for Team Canada’s 4 Nat

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Calgary Flames on track to be one of the lowest scoring playoff teams of the 21st century

Somehow, someway, on January 30th, the Calgary Flames are sitting in a playoff spot. Even after back-to-back regulation losses, the Flames have maintained a razor-thin grip on the final wild card spot in the Western Conference. The Flames sitting in

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Rory Kerins’ AHL assignment was a mistake (and a sign of bigger problems)

Rory Kerins has had about as good of a start to his NHL career as you can ask for, collecting four points in his first five games in the big league. Considering the Calgary Flames’ lack of offensive output this season, Kerins was a nice addition to

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Could the Vancouver Canucks Have a Calgary Flames Downfall?

The post Could the Vancouver Canucks Have a Calgary Flames Downfall? appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. In 2022 the Calgary Flames lost two star forwards in the same offseason. It looks like the Vancouver Canucks experience a similar fate soon. The po

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Flames’ Kevin Bahl Out Week-To-Week

The Calgary Flames have designated defenseman Kevin Bahl as out week-to-week with an upper-body injury per TSN’s Salim Nadim Valji. Bahl suffered what appeared to be a head injury after receiving a big hit against the boards from Minnesota’s Jaku

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Flames blue-liner Tyson Barrie motivated to earn playoff invite, make son proud

Tyson Barrie wants to help boost the Calgary Flames to a playoff berth that nobody was anticipating. He wants to someday be able to hang a silver stick on his wall. And he wants to put a smile on the face of one of his biggest fans, his little boy Le

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Flames News & Rumors: Weegar, Vladar, Kerins & More

In this edition of Calgary Flames News & Rumours, an injury to Alex Pietrangelo could result in MacKenzie Weegar stepping up and patrolling the blue line for Team Canada at…

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Flames defenceman Kevin Bahl out week-to-week with an upper body injury

The Calgary Flames have been without blueliner Kevin Bahl for the past few games. By the sounds of it, they’ll be without him for a little while longer at least. Per reports from colleagues at the rink, Flames head coach Ryan Huska shared on Wednes

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Flames defenceman Kevin Bahl out week-to-week due to injury

This leaves a massive hole on the Calgary Flames’ blue-line. Flames head coach Ryan Huska revealed after Wednesday’s practice that Kevin Bahl, not only the biggest dude on this defence corps but also a fixture on the first pairing, is out week-to

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4 Flames prospects currently sit in the top 20 in OHL scoring

You don’t have to go too far back to remember the days when the Calgary Flames had a pretty shallow prospect pool. But over the last few seasons, that’s changed. While the current Flames team boasts several players drafted since 2018, the organiz

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