How Mikael Backlund is growing from Flames star to coffee mogul

Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund joins Elliotte Friedman in Italy to discuss coffee, his hopes for the Flames this season, and why he ended up committing to Calgary for the long haul.

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For the Flames’ losing streak, the only way out is through

The Calgary Flames played a pretty good game of hockey on Monday night. They played tight-checking hockey at five-on-five. They out-shot Winnipeg at even-strength 25-7 and held them to three high-danger scoring chances, according to Natural Stat Tric

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Elliotte Friedman talks Yegor Sharangovich and the Calgary Flames’ struggles on podcast appearance

This has been an inauspicious start to the 2025–26 season for the Calgary Flames. Now 1–6–0 to start the year, and with just 12 goals scored all season, this is a team that is in a very deep rut very early on without many signs of life. Even th

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How have the Calgary Flames’ forward lines have performed thus far in 2025-26?

It’s been a tough start to the Flames’ 2025–26 season. The team has scored just 12 goals through seven games and currently sits in last place in the NHL for points and goals. With so many struggles offensively, how has each forward line perform

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The Calgary Flames' case for an 'ethical tank' season

The Flames don’t have to tank in the traditional sense. They only have to stop fighting gravity.

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Several Flames prospects are impressing early in the 2025-26 campaign

Folks, we’re well into the month of October and the vast, vast majority of the Calgary Flames prospects have begun their regular seasons. The lone exception is Aidan Lane, who’s at Harvard and part of a cluster of six Ivy League teams that start

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Top Shelf: Placing Canada's NHL teams into distinct tiers

Top Shelf, theScore's flagship hockey show, takes a weekly deep dive into the hottest topics and contentious debates in the NHL and beyond.Subscribe to the show on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple. Episodes drop every Tuesday.Hosts Aidan

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Calgary Flames Carrying Over Glaring Issues From Last Season

Coming off a season where the Calgary Flames barely missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs, losing a tiebreaker to the St. Louis Blues, many expected some progression from this team again…

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Flames defender Daniil Miromanov clears waivers

The Calgary Flames have a bit more roster flexibility, at least for the next while. Per multiple reports, blueliner Daniil Miromanov has cleared waivers after being placed on waivers on Monday at noon. Because Miromanov has cleared waivers, there are

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4 former Calgary Flames from 2024-25 roster off to strong starts this season

Some former Calgary Flames from last season’s roster are having strong starts to the 2025-26 campaign. The Flames didn’t have a ton of turnover in the offseason. In fact, the two free-agent signings they made, Ivan Prosvetov and Nick Cicek, are

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Well-Respected NHL Analyst Believes Flames May Be Best to Tank

Based on the early results, the 2025-26 season could be a long one for the Calgary Flames. After vastly outperforming expectations in 2024-25, they have seemingly regressed back to the…

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Calgary Flames fans went wild at the Saddledome after watching Toronto Blue Jays win

The Calgary Flames weren’t able to pick up a win on Monday night, but their fanbase still had plenty to cheer for. As the Flames were in action versus the Winnipeg Jets, the Toronto Blue Jays were fighting to win the AL Pennant versus the Seattle

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Beyond the Boxscore: Dustin Wolf’s lights out performance not enough for Calgary in 2-1 loss to Winnipeg

The Calgary Flames scoring woes remain as they fall 2-1 to the visiting Winnipeg Jets. CF% – 71.79%|| SCF% – 70.07%|| HDCF% – 67.4%|| xGF% – 78.32% It’s a Team Game – Of all the losses on this streak this one hurts the most. The Calgary F

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