Backlund is the Flames’ First Drafted Player to Surpass 900 Games Ryan Gagne | April 1, 2023 According to numbers obtained from Hockey Reference, there have been 641 players (including goalies) to pull on a Calgary Flames uniform. Additionally, the club has selected 475 players through the…
Avalanche 2023 Trade Targets: Reinhart, Schmaltz & More Marko Zlomislic | February 28, 2023 With the 2023 NHL Trade Deadline just around the corner on March 3, the Colorado Avalanche are running out of time to bolster their lineup ahead of what is anticipated…
Flames Weekly: Penguins & Oilers Come to Town Ryan Gagne | October 25, 2022 Last week the Scotiabank Saddledome was a busy place, with the Calgary Flames hosting three games. On Tuesday, the Flames handed the Vegas Golden Knights their first loss of the…
Calgary Flames’ First Few Games Show Immense Promise Derek Olsen | October 24, 2022 It’s mid-October and we’re officially cracking the 2022-23 NHL season wide open. As they get ready to play the Carolina Hurricanes in their fifth game, the Calgary Flames have one…
10 Calgary Flames Player Milestones for 2022-23 Ryan Gagne | August 23, 2022 Every new NHL season begins with an infinite amount of possibilities. The common goal is to raise the Stanley Cup in the spring, yet there are still personal milestones, historical…
Flames’ Next Captain Should Be Backlund, Not Huberdeau Ryan Gagne | August 10, 2022 The Calgary Flames have had only two captains since the 2003-04 season, Hockey Hall of Famer Jarome Iginla (2003-13) and former Norris Trophy winner Mark Giordano (2013-21). When the Flames…
3 Reasons the Flames Walked Away With a 3-1 Win Over Stars in Game 5 Colton Pankiw | May 12, 2022 Calgary Flames fans were hopeful that the scoring would continue in Game 5 after the floodgates began to open in the third period of their 4-1 win over the Dallas…
4 Flames Who Can Be the Next Unlikely Playoff Hero Colton Pankiw | April 9, 2022 Leading the Pacific Division with a 43-19-9 record, it is a foregone conclusion that the Calgary Flames are playoff-bound. Aside from a recent three-game slide, this team has been firing…
3 Flames Who Could Be Trade Candidates in 2022 Offseason Colton Pankiw | March 29, 2022 While the Calgary Flames are focused solely on a lengthy playoff run, difficult decisions await management this offseason. With players like Johnny Gaudreau, Matthew Tkachuk, Andrew Mangiapane and Oliver Kylington…
Flames’ Backlund Has Defined Career Through Two-Way Play Brett Krauss | March 19, 2022 On Wednesday night, Calgary Flames forward Mikael Backlund played in his 804th game with the team, surpassing Al MacInnis for most games played all-time by a Flames’ draft pick. It…
Flames’ 3 Most Disappointing Players Through First Half of 2021-22 Colton Pankiw | February 16, 2022 46 games into the 2021-22 season, not too many things have gone wrong for the Calgary Flames. They have silenced a long list of doubters who questioned whether or not…
Flames Have Problems to Fix Despite Early Success Paul Quinney | November 9, 2021 With 17 points and a 7-1-3 record, the Calgary Flames now sit second in both the Pacific Division and the Western Conference, just one point back of their archrival, the…