Calgary Flames News and Rumors
Flames captain Mikael Backlund returns to practice. Could he play Tuesday?
The Flames have won three in a row and there could be more good news coming. Their captain, Mikael Backlund, is nearing a return to action
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Published: 5 months ago
Ranking NHL teams by tiers: The bottom 16
This is Part 1 of a two-part series ranking all 32 NHL teams by tiers for the 2025-26 season.Keep in mind: This exercise rolls out a few weeks before training camps open, and tiers are based on personal projections for only the coming se
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Published: 6 days ago
Snapshots: Backlund, Senators, Miftakhov
Notes from around the hockey world including Mikael Backlund hoping to stay in Calgary, Ottawa gets a new affiliate, and more.
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Published: 6 days ago
Rasmus Andersson, MacKenzie Weegar named highest-rated Flames in EA Sports NHL 26
The two highest-rated members of the Calgary Flames in EA Sports’ upcoming NHL 26 video game are both right-handed defencemen. Rasmus Andersson and MacKenzie Weegar, the Flames’ two top minute-munchers in the 2024-25 regular season, are both ra
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Published: 6 days ago
Ryan Leslie pens heartfelt goodbye to Calgary after leaving Flames job with Sportsnet
The decision to say goodbye to the Calgary Flames organization, players, and fans isn’t one that’s been easy for Ryan Leslie. Leslie’s lengthy role as Sportsnet’s TV host for the Flames came to an end on Tuesday when it was announced that he
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Published: 1 week ago
Vegas Looms as ‘Obvious’ Answer to Calgary’s Potential PR Disaster
To his teammates, it’s become painfully clear: the Calgary Flames will be trading defenseman Rasmus Andersson. As for the “where” and the “when,” that remains less clear. But in the opinion of Flames captain Mikael Backlund, there is no q
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Published: 1 week ago
Calgary Flames captain says Rasmus Andersson is getting traded: 'He wants a big contract'
Calgary Flames defenceman Rasmus Andersson has been a regular in the trade-rumour mill for a while now. A pending unrestricted free agent, it seems like a foregone conclusion that the 28-year-old Swedish defenceman will be playing for a new team bef
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Published: 1 week ago
Flames Seem Set To Trade Rasmus Andersson, Per Teammate
The trade rumors surrounding Calgary Flames defenseman Rasmus Andersson are reaching a peak as the 2025-26 season rolls around. Flames centerman Mikael Backlund said that Andersson seems to be clearly headed for a change of teams during the NHL’s E
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Published: 1 week ago
The Flames and Connor Zary like each other, but have a disagreement on compensation: Friedman
It’s been a pretty quiet summer for the Calgary Flames, gang. Yeah, general manager Craig Conroy has locked a few players up to new contracts – including Matt Coronato, Kevin Bahl, Morgan Frost and Martin Pospisil. But there’s one piece of ling
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Published: 1 week ago
2025–26 Calgary Flames players as Taylor Swift lyrics
Well, the NHL insiders all said to buckle up this offseason, as this would be a super busy summer with tons of news that would dominate the headlines. And wow, were they ever right as a major bomb dropped yesterday as Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce ar
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Published: 1 week ago
Breaking down the Calgary Flames’ backup goalie battle
To no real surprise, Dan Vladar left the Calgary Flames this offseason for the Philadelphia Flyers. Vladar left searching for a starting role somewhere else. As for adding players, the Flames didn’t do much this free agency, bringing in defenceman
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Published: 1 week ago
Flames' Backlund: 'It's obvious' Andersson will be traded
Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund believes it's only a matter of time before longtime teammate Rasmus Andersson is dealt. "Yeah, he's getting traded. It's obvious," Backlund told The Athletic's Michael Russo. "But the team wants value. He wants
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Published: 1 week ago
Flames Captain Confirms Rasmus Andersson Getting Traded
The post Flames Captain Confirms Rasmus Andersson Getting Traded appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. Calgary Flames' captain Mikael Backlund has confirmed that Rasmus Andersson is getting traded. What's the latest? The post Flames Captain Confirms Rasm
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Published: 1 week ago
