Calgary Flames’ 2025 NHL draft first-round pick projection: Final regular season update

With the regular season coming to a close last Thursday and the playoffs in full swing, we officially have some very real clarity on where the Calgary Flames will likely be picking in the first round of the 2025 NHL draft. As far as draft picks are c

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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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NHL Rumors: Kraken, Carle, Flames, Yzerplan, Blackhawks, Canucks, and Rangers

The Seattle Kraken are not ruling out a buyout. The Calgary Flames may have to look trade or offer sheet over free agency.

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Calgary Flames offer sheet targets: JJ Peterka

With the off-season approaching, we’re starting a new series covering players who could be potential offer sheet targets for the Calgary Flames. To be eligible for an offer sheet, players must be approaching RFA status and coming off another prior

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NHL Rumors: Kraken, Carle, Flames, Yzerplan, Blackhawks, Canucks, and Rangers

The Seattle Kraken are not ruling out a buyout. The Calgary Flames may have to look trade or offer sheet over free agency.

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Will the Calgary Flames bring back Sam Bennett this summer?

If Sam Bennett hits the free-agent market this offseason, the Calgary Flames might come calling. Bennett, who was selected fourth overall in the 2014 draft, spent seven years wearing Flames colours before being traded to the Florida Panthers during

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After impressing with Flames, could playoffs be Adam Klapka's last stint in AHL?

Adam Klapka is re-joining the Calgary Wranglers for the rest of the playoffs. The question, though, is really whether this will be the last time we see the towering Czech winger in the minors. Is his time in the AHL coming to an end? After impressing

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Kashawn Aitcheson may be the best available player when the Flames pick at the 2025 NHL Draft

A team should always draft the best player available. It’s a bonus when the player who is potentially the best available also fits a need. Kashawn Aitcheson is a left-shot defenceman who could be available when the Calgary Flames make their first s

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The Wranglers and Firebirds have a rivalry forged in the Calder Cup playoffs

Friends, for years we’ve heard National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman tout the importance of building rivalries via the league’s division-heavy playoff system. The irony is that a division-heavy playoff system has built a pretty big riv

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10 stats from the Calgary Flames 2024–25 season: Mackenzie Weegar’s dominance and team goal scoring woes

With the Calgary Flames’ 2024–25 season behind us, it’s time to take a look back at the season that was. In a year in which the Flames went from an expected bottom-feeder to the highest non-playoff team in NHL history, there were some standout

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