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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Projected Lineups for Flames vs Golden Knights – 10/18/25

The Calgary Flames take on the Vegas Golden Knights at the T-Mobile Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. FLAMES (1-4-0) at GOLDEN…

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Flames Game Day 6: Storming the castle in Vegas (8pm MT, SN/CBC/City)

After a rough start to the regular season, the Calgary Flames (1-4-0, 2 points) will try to right the ship as they start a hectic part of their schedule. But they’ll face a tough foe in a tough building as they visit the Vegas Golden Knights (3-0

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The Flames’ offensive woes have carried over into the 2025-26 season

Is GM Craig Conroy secretly tanking for Gavin McKenna? If so, he’s doing a great job. We’re 10 days into the 2025-26 NHL season, and the Calgary Flames are in last place. They managed to squeak out a win against the Edmonton Oilers in the season

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Can the Calgary Flames save their season before it’s too late?

The Calgary Flames currently sit 32nd in the NHL—dead last heading into their sixth game of the season. There’s still plenty of hockey to be played, but the playoffs can certainly slip out of reach well before game 82. Craig Conroy and Flames man

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Is it time for the Calgary Flames to trade Blake Coleman?

The Calgary Flames acquired forward Blake Coleman in the summer of 2021. It was a fantastic add by General Manager Brad Treliving, who had some questionable free agency decisions in the past. Since then, Coleman has been a reliable depth forward for

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Flames assign Matvei Gridin to Wranglers, activate Jonathan Huberdeau from injury reserve list

The Calgary Flames made some roster moves on Friday afternoon that will pave the way for the return of one of their most important players. The club announced that they’ve assigned forward Matvei Gridin to the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wra

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Flames activate Jonathan Huberdeau off IR, assign Matvei Gridin to AHL

Huberdeau sustained an upper-body injury in a pre-season game against Vancouver on Oct. 1.

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Flames make puzzling roster decision as they welcome back Huberdeau

Calgary Flames forward Jonathan Huberdeau is back to full health and will make his season debut on Saturday. That is fantastic news for the Flames, who have scored just nine goals through their first five games of the 2025-26 campaign. Huberdeau, wh

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Flames Assign Matvei Gridin, Activate Jonathan Huberdeau

The Calgary Flames have assigned winger Matvei Gridin to the AHL’s Calgary Wranglers to make room to activate Jonathan Huberdeau off of injured reserve. Huberdeau has been sidelined since sustaining an undisclosed injury in a preseason matchup agai

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Matvei Gridin has been sent down to the Calgary Wranglers, Jonathan Huberdeau activated from Injured Reserve

This afternoon, it was announced that the Calgary Flames have sent down Matvei Gridin to the AHL to play with the Calgary Wranglers. This roster move was done to activate Jonathan Huberdeau from injured reserve. Huberdeau suffered an injury in a pres

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Flames activate Huberdeau from IR, assign Gridin to AHL

Calgary activated forward Jonathan Huberdeau from the injured reserve on Friday and sent rookie Matvei Gridin to the AHL’s Calgary Wranglers.

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5 thoughts on the first five games of the Flames season

The start of the 2025-26 season has not gone the way the Calgary Flames had hoped. They are 1-4-0 with their one win coming in miracle fashion on opening night in Edmonton. If it wasn’t for Stuart Skinner’s brain shutting off, the Flames wouldnâ€

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