Flames recall winger Dryden Hunt from AHL’s Calgary Wranglers

One of the top scorers in the Calgary Flames minor-league system is returning to the NHL. On Friday, the team announced it is recalling forward Dryden Hunt from its American Hockey League affiliate, the Calgary Wranglers. Forward Dryden Hunt has been

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IIHF World Championship Day 5 Recap: MacKenzie Weegar in action as Canada rolls over France

It’s now Day 5 of the IIHF World Championship, and it’s one of the quieter days of the tournament for Calgary Flames players — with MacKenzie Weegar being the only Flame in action. Still, there was some entertaining hockey on tap. 🇸🇮 Slov

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Calgary Flames offer sheet targets: Gabriel Vilardi

As we inch closer to the 2025 NHL Draft, let’s continue our look at players who could be potential offer sheet targets for the Calgary Flames. To be eligible for an offer sheet, players must be approaching restricted free agent status and coming of

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Flames prospect roundup: Wildcats earn a berth to the Memorial Cup, Andrew Basha returns after long absence

There will be at least one Calgary Flames prospect in the Memorial Cup, potentially two. This is the May 6 – 12 edition of the Flames prospect roundup, where we look at how Calgary Flames prospects did this past week, specifically those at the juni

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FLAMES RETOOL TRACKER: The case to continue auditioning Connor Zary at centre

Does Connor Zary have the most upside of the Calgary Flames’ potential pivots? And what did the organization learn from Sam Bennett?

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Tanev does homework on the road and Leafs defenceman is almost finished his degree

When the Toronto Maple Leafs are on the road, many players often turn to video games or checking out the local sights and sounds to pass their time away from the rink. But for 35-year-old defenceman Chris Tanev, the team’s second-oldest regular pl

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Joel Farabee didn’t have a great run after the Flames acquired him

The Calgary Flames didn’t do much before the 2024-25 trade deadline. In fact, they only made one in-season move compared to six in the 2023-24 season. That only move came on Jan. 30, as they sent Andrei Kuzmenko, Jakob Pelletier, their 2025 second-

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How did the rest of the departed Flames perform elsewhere in 2024-25?

Man, there were a lot of former members of the Calgary Flames playing throughout the National Hockey League in 2024-25. We’ve discussed the players that departed the Flames during the 2024-25 season. We’ve discussed the Flames that were part of t

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Two years later: Looking back at the Flames’ 2023 draft class

With the 2025 NHL Draft a little over a month away, it’s the perfect time to take a trip down memory lane to look at how the Calgary Flames’ recent draft classes look. Grading a draft class is an impossible exercise right away. With that said, wi

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Why the Colorado Avalanche’s struggles are good for the Calgary Flames

You might be asking yourself why the Colorado Avalanche and where they stand as a team today have anything to do with the Calgary Flames? The answer is pretty simple; it doesn’t matter in the grand scheme of things, except for one potential move th

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FlamesNation Mailbag: Dustin Wolf’s next contract, off-season changes, and MacKenzie Weegar’s future

The Stanley Cup playoffs keep marching on! And while the Calgary Flames, sadly, did not qualify for that particular tournament, there are lots of things happening with the Flames in the form of the 2025 IIHF World Championship, the ongoing Canadian H

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IIHF World Championship Day 3 recap: a quiet day for Flames payers

Only a couple of Calgary Flames players hit the ice on Day 3 of the IIHF World Championship. 🇸🇰 Slovakia vs. 🇸🇮 Slovenia The day began with Slovakia and Slovenia each playing their second games of the tournament. Slovakia opened the scori

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How did the Flames’ 2023-24 departures perform elsewhere in 2024-25?

When Craig Conroy was promoted to general manager of the Calgary Flames in May 2023, he inherited a pretty decent hockey club… and a bunch of key players on expiring contracts. Between May 2023 and the 2024 trade deadline, several players left the

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