Calgary Flames News and Rumors

Several pending Calgary Flames free agents remain open to returning (and other notes from the golf tournament)

Friends, Tuesday and Wednesday represent the unofficial start to the 2023-24 Calgary Flames season in the form of the annual Flames Foundation golf tournament. The event kicks off the season, raises a whole whack of money for good local causes, and i

Published: 8 months ago

Three storylines to follow as the Calgary Flames’ Prospect Training Camp opens this week

We’re just under a month away from puck drop for the first regular season game for the Calgary Flames, and it’s finally starting to feel like hockey is back. The Flames officially announced the lineups for their prospect training camp this season

Published: 8 months ago

Flames' Backlund not committing to extension before seeing team success

Until an extension is signed, Calgary Flames forward Mikael Backlund will be forced to answer many questions on the matter. That was the case on Wednesday, when the Swedish centreman spoke with Flames media after arriving back in Calgary. Much talk

Published: 8 months ago

Noah Hanifin “wants to see how the season goes”, open to signing extension

The Calgary Flames handling of the 2024 UFA class is a broken record at this point.  Recently we heard that Elias Lindhom was willing to sign with the Flames, but wanted to see how the season went. Mikael Backlund followed suit as well, saying that

Published: 8 months ago

Lindholm on extending with Flames: ‘Pretty clear I’m willing to stay’

Elias Lindholm isn’t heading out of Calgary just yet, saying Wednesday that he’s been clear that he’s willing to remain with the team.

Published: 8 months ago

NHL Rumors: Questions Still Remain With the Calgary Flames As Training Camp Nears

There has been plenty of speculation surrounding the Calgary Flames this offseason and it will definitely carry well into the season.

Published: 8 months ago

Jamie McLennan helped the Calgary Flames contact Miikka Kiprusoff to arrange his jersey retirement

Since Miikka Kiprusoff retired from hockey in 2013, the common joke has been that he’s been off ice-fishing in the remote parts of Finland. Well, the best jokes are part-true, because Kiprusoff has built a well-earned reputation of being hard to ge

Published: 8 months ago

Ranking NHL teams by tiers: The top 16

This is the second part of a two-part series ranking all 32 NHL teams by tiers for the 2023-24 season. Part 1, which addresses the bottom 16 teams, was published Tuesday.Keep in mind this exercise is rolling out roughly 10 days before tr