Tkachuk Tops Flames To-Do List Ryan Pike | April 14, 2018 The Calgary Flames didn’t make the playoffs following a disappointing 2017-18 regular season. Much of the time teams have hefty to-do lists in the off-seasons following a playoff miss, and…
Flames Need to Hedge at the Deadline Ryan Pike | February 22, 2018 The Calgary Flames loaded up over the summer with a pair of big trades. They added Mike Smith to solidify their goaltending and they acquired Travis Hamonic in an effort…
Matthew Tkachuk Is An Elite Agitator Ryan Pike | February 13, 2018 Since he made his National Hockey League debut in the fall of 2016, Calgary Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk has burnt an indelible image in the memories of players throughout the…
Matthew Tkachuk is More Than the League’s Best Pest The Hockey Writers | January 26, 2018 Just 123 games into his young career, Matthew Tkachuk has 29 goals, 82 points, and 147 total penalty minutes. The sixth overall pick in the 2016 NHL draft has just…
5 Most Important Flames Rivalries Ryan Pike | December 12, 2017 The history of the Calgary Flames has been long and eventful. Throughout their decades in the National Hockey League, the Flames have played a lot of hockey against a lot…
Landeskog Suspended Four Games Brandon Share-Cohen | November 27, 2017 The Colorado Avalanche will be without their captain Gabriel Landeskog for the next four games after the 25-year-old was suspended for crosschecking Calgary Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk in the face…
Backlund’s Big Raise Looming Joel Griffith | November 8, 2017 There’s no question Mikael Backlund is playing the best hockey of his career right now. He’s finally moulded into the centerman the Calgary Flames hoped he’d become when they drafted…
Calgary Flames: 2017-18 Bold Predictions Andrew Forbes | September 14, 2017 Over the next couple of months, The Hockey Writers will be releasing a series of bold predictions. Team by team, this series will take shape as we look at some…
Flames’ 5 Keys to Contention Ryan Pike | August 12, 2017 If their actions this summer are any indication, the Calgary Flames believe that they can contend in 2017-18. They augmented their young core of forwards and their mobile defensemen with…
Best Rookies in the Pacific Division Trevor Beggs | May 20, 2017 The NHL is a young man’s game, and the rookies were alive and well in 2016-17. The Toronto Maple Leafs saw a handful of their rookies grab most of the…
Flames: Who Delivered and Who Disappointed? Ben Shelley | April 25, 2017 After a string of wins which left fans optimistic heading into the first round of the playoffs against Anaheim, the Calgary Flames were the first team to be eliminated from…
Flames Lose Composure in Playoff Rehearsal Jon Bateman | March 31, 2017 The old saying “Don’t cut off your nose to spite your face” is one the Calgary Flames might want to remember as they head into the playoffs. It’s the…