Flames Prospects
Prospect Game Shows Promise in Flames' Youth
September 11th, 2018 The Calgary Flames and the Edmonton Oilers had the opportunity to showcase their top young prospects in a rookie game in Calgary this past Saturday. Some players had NHL experience while others had none at all, which made for a very entertaining Battle of Alberta. I was at...
Foo Fighting for Flames Forward Spot
August 29th, 2018 Spencer Foo was the talk of the town in Calgary towards the tail-end of the 2017-18 NHL season. A bidding war had erupted earlier for the Union College prospect, with both the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames in the mix. While many expected the Oilers to snatch the...
Flames Draft Pick Koumontzis' Future at ASU
July 19th, 2018 Demetrios Koumontzis, pronounced KOO-moan-zees, is a true freshman committed to playing NCAA hockey with the Arizona State Sun Devils. Before even suiting up in their jersey, he's making history for them. This June, he became the highest-selected Sun Devil in an NHL Draft...
3 Flames Prospects With Roster Shots
July 11th, 2018 The Calgary Flames had a disappointing season in 2017-18, finishing 11 points outside of the post-season mix. Given that disappointment, the Flames have made several roster changes during their off-season. There may be even more roster turnover, given that they have a few...
Flames Draft for the Future in Dallas
June 28th, 2018 The Calgary Flames headed to the Lone Star State with the fewest draft picks in club history. They owned no first, second or third round selections in the 2018 NHL Draft. Yet somehow general manager Brad Treliving managed to make the biggest splash of any club. The...
Projecting Flames' Future Blue Line
March 29th, 2018 Heading into the 2017-18 season, the Calgary Flames were expected to have one of the top defenses in the NHL, but it's safe to say that expectation didn't come to fruition. The offseason signing of Travis Hamonic gave the Flames arguably the best top-four in the league, at...
Andersson Should Be on the Flames Roster
February 28th, 2018 Rasmus Andersson is ready for the NHL. There's no question about it. The 21-year-old has taken the AHL by storm this season after missing out on the final roster spot with the Calgary Flames to start the season. TJ Brodie, Travis Hamonic, Dougie Hamilton, Mark Giordano,...
Flames Go All-In Thanks to Prospect Depth
January 12th, 2018 Over the past few seasons, arguably the biggest thing that Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving has done to improve his hockey club is making trades without losing pieces from the team's roster. The 2015 off-season was highlighted by Treliving acquiring Dougie...
Flames Prospects Lighting up the CHL
November 17th, 2017 There's plenty for Calgary Flames fans to be excited about so far this season. Mike Smith's proving to be the goalie they've been in search of since Miikka Kiprusoff, Johnny Gaudreau is on pace for a career-best season, and of course the legendary Jaromir Jagr in Flames...
Can Jankowski Ignite the Flames?
October 2nd, 2017 Unless you're a die hard Flames fan, you may not have heard of Mark Jankowski. But that's about to change. With the start of the 2017-18 regular season just around the corner, opening night rosters must be submitted no later than Oct. 3, and Flames fans should expect...
The Flames' Sixth Defenseman
October 1st, 2017 As sure as the sun sets in the west and slow drivers camp in Deerfoot's leftmost lane, the Flames will roll into the season sporting a top-four defensive pairing of Dougie Hamilton with Mark Giordano and T.J. Brodie with Travis Hamonic. The third blue line pairing is...
Stockton Heat Could Ignite the Flames
May 29th, 2017 The Calgary Flames have many talented players playing for their American Hockey League affiliate, the Stockton Heat. Many of these players could very well be key players in the Flames' future. Some of the prospects appear to be NHL ready, whereas some of them may never be...
Time for Change on Flames Blue Line
January 20th, 2017 Judging by the scoresheet, a 4-3 loss to the Nashville Predators on Thursday night, suggests that the Calgary Flames were in a tightly contested game. Having heavily outshot the Predators 35-21, it might seem the Flames drew the short straw in the goaltending battle. But,...
