Flames prospect Henry Mews commits to University of Michigan for next season

A Calgary Flames prospect is making the jump from Canadian major junior hockey to the NCAA for next season. After weeks (and weeks) of chatter, blueliner Henry Mews has officially committed to the University of Michigan for the 2025-26 season. Mews a

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Matt Coronato’s contract extension is a home run for the Flames

On Saturday, the Calgary Flames and Matt Coronato came to an agreement on a seven-year contract extension worth $6.5 million per season. Coronato played his first full NHL season with the Flames in 2024-25 and emerged as one of their most relied-upon

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Flames prospect roundup: Two Flames prospects earn finals trips

There’s a chance that three different Calgary Flames prospects will play in their respective leagues’ finals. This is the Apr. 28 – May 5 edition of the Flames prospect roundup, where we look at how Calgary Flames prospects did this past week,

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Flames select a pair of WHL forwards in Daily Faceoff’s post-lottery mock draft

The 2025 edition of the National Hockey League’s draft lottery is complete, gang! We now know roughly when the Calgary Flames will select, and when they won’t. The Flames didn’t win either lottery drawing, so they missed out on two (very slim)

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Please let a Canadian team end this silly rite of spring

The first part of May brings some annual rites: the Kentucky Derby. Blooming flowers. Mother's Day.And carping among some Canadian hockey fans over whether they should rally around the remaining Canadian teams in the Stanley Cup Playoffs out of a sen

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What draft picks do Calgary Flames hold after losing a first-rounder to Montreal?

The Calgary Flames will have two first-round picks at the 2025 NHL Draft this June. The Flames were unable to strike gold at yesterday’s draft lottery. They had just a 0.5 per cent chance of retaining their 2025 first-round pick, as they dealt a t

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Wolf, Hutson, Celebrini named Calder Memorial Trophy finalists

Calgary goaltender Dustin Wolf, Montreal defenceman Lane Hutson and San Jose centre Macklin Celebrini are the finalists for the Calder Memorial Trophy, awarded to the player selected "as the most proficient" in his first year of NHL competition.

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Why the Flames should sign Zary to a bridge deal instead of long-term

The Calgary Flames are in for a busy off-season, as one of their largest jobs is to re-sign all their pending RFAs. The team has already gotten to work, signing Matt Coronato to a long-term deal three days ago. However, names such as Dustin Wolf, Kev

Published: 3 days ago

Flames narrowly miss out on 6th overall pick at 2025 NHL Draft Lottery

The National Hockey League held their annual draft lottery on Monday evening, as the league set the first round draft order for the 16 teams that missed out on qualifying for the Stanley Cup playoffs. For the first time ever, the lottery was a live t

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NHL mock draft: Lottery surprises shake up top-5 outlook

The New York Islanders and Utah Hockey Club shook up the draft order Monday night with a pair of unlikely lottery wins.With the first 21 draft selections finalized after the lottery and Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, let's take a new look at ho

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"Strong year for us young bucks," Wolf thrilled with Calder nomination

Dustin Wolf isn’t motivated by proving the teams that passed over him in the NHL Draft wrong. But proving that the Calgary Flames knew what they were doing when they selected him in the seventh round of the 2019 NHL Draft? Yeah, that serves as moti

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Calgary Flames don't win NHL Draft Lottery, send 16th overall pick to Montreal Canadiens

That wasn’t exactly a huge surprise, given that they only had a 0.5 per cent chance of winning the NHL Draft Lottery

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Islanders win NHL Draft Lottery

The New York Islanders will pick first overall after winning the 2025 NHL Draft Lottery on Monday.The Islanders entered the lottery with a 3.5% chance of winning, the 10th-best odds.The Utah Hockey Club won the second draw, moving up the maximum of 1

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