5 things that must happen for Calgary Flames to sneak into Stanley Cup playoffs

With four games to go, the Flames need a run of wins — and some help on the out-of-town scoreboard — to keep their playoff hopes afloat

Published: 3 weeks ago

Flames Best to Tank for Remainder of Season

The Calgary Flames were expected to head into the 2025 NHL Entry Draft with an extremely high pick in the first round. After selling off several veterans from the start…

Published: 2 months ago

Blackhawks, Jones discussed possibility of trade

Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Seth Jones hasn't formally requested a trade, but he and agent Pat Brisson have been chatting with general manager Kyle Davidson about the possibility of a move."We all know the whole story and what happened when I got h

Published: 2 months ago

Flames prospect Ilya Solovyov is knocking on the door for an NHL opportunity

For whatever reason, the Calgary Flames have found a lot of good value late in the NHL Draft. In 2019, they drafted Dustin Wolf in the seventh round, and he’s become a pretty decent NHL goaltender. In 2020, they selected a pair of players in the la

Published: 2 months ago

‘Need team dinner’: Flames’ Weegar jokes about ‘divided’ locker room

Calgary Flames defenceman MacKenzie Weegar speaks about the division in the locker room with the 4 Nations Face-Off final approaching.

Published: 2 months ago

Flames legend Jarome Iginla appears on Daily Faceoff’s NHL Quarter Century Team

Hey, remember Jarome Iginla? Sure you do! He’s one of the best players in National Hockey League history, and surely one of the best in recent history. He spent 16 seasons with the Calgary Flames and basically re-wrote the franchise’s record book

Published: 2 months ago

Flames recall defencemen Yan Kuznetsov and Ilya Solovyov from AHL’s Wranglers

The Calgary Flames have recalled a pair of left-handed defencemen from the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wranglers as they near their return from the 4 Nations Face-Off break. Coming up: Ilya Solovyov and Yan Kuznetsov, a pair of defensive-minde

Published: 2 months ago

How the Curtis Glencross trade tree has branched out into ten assets that the Calgary Flames hold today

Trade trees are the best. A simple move can lead to all kinds of future earth-shattering moves through the years. This comes true with the Calgary Flames and some recent moves, including a blockbuster deal in 2018 that is still churning into future a

Published: 2 months ago

How many Calgary Flames could we see at the 2026 Olympics?

With the 4 Nations Face-Off wrapping up, we won’t have to wait long to see best-on-best men’s hockey again. In fact, in less than a year we’ll be in the midst of the 2026 Olympic hockey tournament, the first time NHLers have taken part in the O

Published: 2 months ago

Could history repeat itself with Scotia Place and the 2028 World Cup of Hockey?

Way, way back in the 1980s, three levels of government teamed up with the Calgary Flames’ owners to build a new arena for their hockey club. The Olympic Saddledome, as it was initially known, broke ground in 1981 and opened in time for the 1983-84

Published: 2 months ago

Throwback Tuesday: Looking at how the Flames traded Sven Bärtschi for Rasmus Andersson

It’s hard not to see the parallels between this season and the 2014-15 season for the Calgary Flames. Nearly a decade ago, the Flames made two trade deadline moves. On Mar. 1, 2015, they traded Curtis Glencross to the Washington Capitals for two pi

Published: 2 months ago

Flames’ Connor Zary and Kevin Bahl full participants in Tuesday’s practice

The Calgary Flames returned to the practice ice at Winsport on Tuesday afternoon, kicking off what amounts to a shortened training camp as they ramp things back up after the 4 Nations Face-Off break. And the club had two familiar faces back in the fo

Published: 2 months ago

Flames’ Connor Zary, Kevin Bahl back at practice

The Calgary Flames got some good news in their first practice back after the 4 Nations Face-Off break. Forward Connor Zary and defenceman Kevin Bahl were on the ice at Tuesday’s practice in Calgary after both missed time prior to the break with inj

Published: 2 months ago