Calgary Flames News and Rumors
Flames assistant GM Chris Snow remains on life support
Calgary Flames assistant GM Chris Snow remains on life support awaiting an organ-donour recipient after suffering a “catastrophic brain injury” caused by cardiac arrest.
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Published: 1 year ago
Mikael Backlund is a great fit as the new Calgary Flames captain
When the announcement went out on Tuesday afternoon that the Calgary Flames had named Mikael Backlund as the club’s 21st captain, there were two strands of thought that were pervasive among Flames fandom: “Yeah, that makes sense” with a little
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Published: 1 year ago
3 Takeaways From Flames’ Preseason Win Against the Jets
The Calgary Flames played Wednesday night on the road against the Winnipeg Jets. Neither team had their top players playing but featured plenty of young talent and role players on…
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Published: 1 year ago
Flames Visual Recap: Calgary picks up a preseason shootout win over Winnipeg
Calgary Flames hockey is back in full swing and the preseason comes with no shortage of nonstop hockey. Playing in their fourth game of the preseason already, the Flames dressed a semi-decent roster while giving their best players rest still. Among t
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Published: 1 year ago
NHL Watchability Rankings: The bottom 16
As the new NHL season approaches, we've already put together power rankings, offseason grades, and even team rankings by tiers. But what about assessing the clubs purely from an entertainment standpoint?That's the goal of this exercise, which, as alw
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Published: 1 year ago
After Mikael Backlund extension, the Calgary Flames’ core must begin to erase memory of last season
The Flames will soon begin to see if their core can truly match up against the best teams in the Western Conference.
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Published: 1 year ago
Mangiapane scores shootout winner for Flames in pre-season win over Jets
Andrew Mangiapane scored the shootout’s lone goal in the Calgary Flames 3-2 pre-season win over the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday.
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Published: 1 year ago
Calgary Flames Post-Game: Flames win a Wednesday night shootout in Winnipeg
Brought to you by odds site Betway! The Calgary Flames sent a plane full of hockey players to Winnipeg on Wednesday night to play a pre-season outing against the Jets. Their lineup was chock-full of AHLers and up-and-comers, but so were the Jets. T
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Published: 1 year ago
Jets’ Perfetti leaves game vs. Flames after hit to the head
Winnipeg Jets forward Cole Perfetti left the game against the Calgary Flames after taking a hit to the head on a late shoulder check from Martin Pospisil in the second period of their game Wednesday night.
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Published: 1 year ago
NHL News: Mikael Backlund Named Flames Captain And Gets New Contract
The Calgary Flames announced today that Mikael Backlund has a new two-year contract extension and he is the new Flames contract.
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Published: 1 year ago
Flames fans react to Mikael Backlund being named captain
The Calgary Flames have a new captain, and his name is Mikael Backlund. The 21st captain in Flames history, Backlund will be the first to wear the C since Mark Giordano left Calgary two years ago. “Mikael Backlund is our captain. He has been our
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Published: 1 year ago
‘The fit is perfect’: Why Backlund will make a great Flames captain
Eric Francis and Ryan Leslie discuss the Calgary Flames extending forward Mikael Backlund and appointing him as the team’s 21st captain, and the unfortunate medical emergency that Flames assistant GM Chris Snow suffered.
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Published: 1 year ago
