Backlund’s injury exposes Flames in playoff push

The Flames shut down the Avalanche’s biggest stars but Mikael Backlund’s injury exposed Calgary’s lack of depth down the middle.

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Calgary Flames 2024-25 Regular Season Awards

The Calgary Flames failed to make the playoffs this season, but it wasn’t for a lack of effort. Though this team struggled to put the puck in the net over…

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Flames prospect Sam Honzek will represent Slovakia at the IIHF World Championship

One of the Calgary Flames’ most promising young players will be representing his country this spring. Forward Sam Honzek, most recently of the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wranglers, will be representing Slovakia at the upcoming IIHF World Ch

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Calgary Flames' Sam Honzek to play for Slovakia at world championship

It has been a challenging 2025 for Sam Honzek. This spring, though, he’s going to have the chance to make it memorable for the right reasons. Miroslav Satan, the longtime NHLer who now serves as the president of the Slovak national team, announced

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Jonathan Huberdeau found new dimensions to his game in 2024-25

Gang, I have a phrase I often use in my analysis, and it’s a bit of a mean one. It’s called “the James Neal test,” and it simply asks whether a player helps his team win when he’s not scoring. If a player fails the James Neal test, you can

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Calgary Flames to watch at the 2025 IIHF World Championship

With the Calgary Flames missing the playoffs for the third straight season, many players have received the opportunity to represent their home country. Many current Calgary Flames will be playing in the upcoming IIHF World Championship in Sweden and

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Despite their unexpected success, Calgary Flames can’t deviate from the long-term plan

The Calgary Flames surprised many in the hockey world by putting up 96 points. Many thought they would be a bottom-10 team in the league, but the team found a way to fight for a playoff spot all the way until game 81 of the year. There’s no doubt t

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5 positives to come from the 2024-25 Flames season

The Calgary Flames came into the 2024-25 season with low expectations from fans and media outside the city. But the team was able to come together and produce a 96 point season, which would have been enough points to get them in the playoffs in almos

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Flames prospect roundup: 3 Flames prospects fall in Game 7

A trio of Calgary Flames prospects played in a Game 7 this past week – it didn’t go well. This is the Apr. 21–27 edition of the Flames prospect roundup, where we look at how Calgary Flames prospects did this past week, specifically those at the

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Hitmen forward Ben Kindel could be the ideal Flames first-rounder

Since the Calgary Hitmen entered the Western Hockey League back in 1995-96, the Calgary Flames have selected just three players from that club at the annual NHL Draft – and the last one was Pavel Karnaukhov a decade ago. But in 2025, you can make a

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FlamesNation Roundtable: Gathering our thoughts following the 2024-25 season

Friends, the Calgary Flames’ 2024-25 season ended after 82 games. Despite a valiant effort, the Flames didn’t qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs. We’ve had about a week to decompress and collect our thoughts following the Flames’ exit, and

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Flames Sunday Census: What should the Calgary Flames’ top priority in the offseason?

The offseason has begun for the Calgary Flames, and the focus now shifts to what needs to happen prior to the start of the 2025–26 season. Craig Conroy’s squad outperformed expectations this season and put themselves in a position to compete for

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How is the 2025-26 Flames roster starting to shape up?

Friends, since they missed the post-season dance, we’re into the Calgary Flames’ off-season! And with the off-season comes our usual hand-wringing about what the Flames could look like the next time they play meaningful games. So as all the actio

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