Calgary Flames News and Rumors

7 Cool Things About Mikael Backlund

At the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, OH, the Calgary Flames selected Mikael Backlund with the 24th overall pick in the first round. Since his debut on Oct. 26,…

Published: 1 year ago

Can the Calgary Flames fill out a roster without using long-term injury cap relief?

The name of the game in the National Hockey League is maximizing the talent level of your club’s roster within the constraints of the league’s salary cap. When it comes to this season, a lot of teams are bumping up against the salary cap ceiling

Published: 1 year ago

Canucks’ depth leaves Hughes without full-time partner

If the Canucks had the ideal right-shot partner for Hughes, something they’ve needed under two management regimes over the three years since Chris Tanev left Vancouver in free agency, that player would be skating beside Hughes every day getting rea

Published: 1 year ago

Flames' Dube: Coronato's shot 'up there with the top guys in the league'

Dillon Dube believes his rookie teammate Matt Coronato is ready to make an immediate impact with the Calgary Flames thanks to his lethal shot."His shot is up there with the top guys in the league - the way he releases it and how quick it is," Dube sa

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Woodcroft: There's 'open competition' for Oilers' Game 1 starting job

Oilers head coach Jay Woodcroft won't name his starting goaltender for Edmonton's regular-season opener on Oct. 11, saying that it's still an "open competition" between Stuart Skinner and Jack Campbell."I don't think that I have all the information t

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Eddie Vedder performs emotional tribute to late Flames exec Chris Snow

After former Calgary Flames assistant GM Chris Snow passed away on Saturday at the age of 42, support for his family has been pouring in from the sports community and beyond. Personal friends of Snow, who had been diagnosed with a genetic form of AL

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Calgary Flames’ 5 Best-Case Scenarios in 2023-24

The Calgary Flames are looking for a major bounce-back season after 2022-23’s disappointment. Aside from the big Tyler Toffoli for Yegor Sharangovich trade, the roster is quite similar to last…

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Calgary Flames reduce camp roster by seven players

The Calgary Flames have reduced their training camp roster by seven players on Tuesday. Two waiver-exempt players – defencemen Yan Kuznetsov and Brady Lyle – have been assigned to the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wranglers. Four more player

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Training Camp Cuts: 10/03/23

Now exactly one week away from the first game of the 2023-24 NHL season, teams are working overtime to get their roster down to 23 players. As always, we’ll keep track of those roster moves here. Calgary Flames (via a team release) F Clark Bishop

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Calgary Flames place 13th on ESPN’s goalie tandem rankings

Friends, the Calgary Flames had a tough season in 2022-23. A year after their goaltending was excellent – 5th in all-situations save percentage and 4th at five-on-five – their netminders all had tough years, collectively ranking 24th in all situa

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How did the auditioning Calgary Flames forward trio look against the Winnipeg Jets?

The Calgary Flames dressed four forwards on Monday night against the Winnipeg Jets that were not everyday NHL players in 2022-23. That quartet included Matt Coronato, Adam Ruzicka, Dryden Hunt and Cole Schwindt. Coronato was excellent, but he had arg

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