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What channel (and streaming service) every Flames game is on in 2026-27
On Thursday, Sportsnet announced the detailed broadcast schedule for the Calgary Flames’ 2026-27 season. We had gotten the broad strokes of things before – the types of broadcasts for each and every game – but now we have the specifics in terms of what channel each game will be on. Flames regional broadcasts on Sportsnet…
Can Martin Pospisil carve out a role as the Flames’ fourth line centre?
It’s been joked that spring hockey, outside of the National Hockey League’s playoffs, is often of zero consequence. Well, try telling that to Calgary Flames forward Martin Pospisil, who has found himself facing a pretty interesting opportunity based on his performances across seven games spent in spring hockey. The Flames hit the ice for the…
Is Hunter Brzustewicz the Flames’ odd defenceman out?
Training camp has officially begun, and we got our first glimpse of the Calgary Flames’ training camp rosters. It’s a pretty standard configuration split between what you’d consider the NHL guys and more or less the AHL guys. There is, however, one notable name who you may have expected to be part of the main…
Jonathan Huberdeau’s injury opens a window for a forward to get an extended audition
When you’re building a National Hockey League roster, it really is a numbers game. The Calgary Flames have begun training camp with 52 players on their camp roster. They must finish with a cap compliant roster of between 20 and 23 players by 3 p.m. MT on Mon., Sept. 28. If you go on PuckPedia…
Flames training camp notes: Lines and pairings from the opening day of main camp
Good news, everybody! The Calgary Flames are mostly back! The hockey club announced their training camp roster on Wednesday, as players went through their entry medicals for the year – fitness testing was abolished in the new collective bargaining agreement – then hit the ice for the first time on Thursday morning. How did the…
3 Flames who will benefit from the new NHL economics
Historically, NHL off-seasons don’t provide earth shaking news. NHL GMs tend to avoid league altering moves due to their conservative nature. But that changed this summer thanks to Daniel Brière and the Philadelphia Flyers. They single-handedly changed the economics of player contracts when they signed Anaheim Ducks centre Leo Carlsson to a five year, $90…
How much should we read into the Flames training camp groupings?
The Calgary Flames will begin the main portion of training camp on Thursday morning, hitting the ice for the first time with the more veteran group. The Flames have 52 players listed on their camp roster, split into two groupings that are pretty close to even in terms of numbers of bodies… but aren’t quite…
Flames announce 2026-27 training camp roster
The Calgary Flames have announced their training camp roster, and their camp schedule, for the 2026-27’s main camp. The roster includes 40 players under active NHL contracts, 1 professional try-out player (Alex Nylander), 1 unsigned restricted free agent (Brennan Othmann), 1 unsigned junior prospect (Chase Harrington), and 9 players under active AHL contracts. They’ve carved…
Flames prospect Cole Reschny named youngest-ever North Dakota captain
One of the most exciting prospects in the Calgary Flames system will be wearing a letter for one of college hockey’s best teams. On Wednesday, the University of North Dakota’s men’s hockey team announced its leadership group for the 2026-27 season. Flames prospect Cole Reschny was named the team’s captain. Proud to introduce our leadership…
A pair of Flames prospects are impressing in Russia, and six more are about to get started
Friends, the Calgary Flames hit the ice this past week for prospects training camp, and main camp is right around the corner. But elsewhere, in Soviet Russia, the regular season is already underway. And Sweden and Canadian major junior are about to get underway, so a pretty significant portion of the Flames’ prospect base will…
Flames assistant general manager Brad Pascall discusses the Wranglers off-season of change
Since they arrived in town back in 2022, the Calgary Wranglers have had a great deal of success. In each of their first three seasons, the Wranglers qualified for the Calder Cup playoffs – and they won playoff rounds in their first two seasons. Heck, when you factor in their final season in Stockton, the…
Looking at where Flames’ prospects will play in 2026-27
Hockey is right around the corner. On Monday, Calgary Flames’ prospects took on the Edmonton Oilers’ prospects in the second annual NextGen game, the first real taste of hockey this fall. Well, that’s the case for the North American based prospects, as several leagues have already started. For parts of the last two seasons, I’ve…
Flames roster news: seven players re-assigned from prospects training camp
Following Monday’s NextGen Showcase and Tuesday’s practice, the Calgary Flames have begun reducing their training camp group, assigning seven players back to their major junior clubs. The try-outs have been ended for forwards Riley Boychuk (Prince Albert, WHL) and Brett Olson (Vancouver, WHL). Meanwhile, five Flames prospects have been returned to their junior teams: defencemen…
QR’s Pat Steinberg joined Barn Burner to discuss Flames season expectations, the rebuild and more
The hockey season is nearly upon us friends, and we’re starting to hear more and more from our media pals to start teeing up the coming season. Over on YouTube, the Barn Burner trio of Dean Molberg, Rhett Warrener and Ryan Pinder were joined by a special guest, QR Calgary’s Pat Steinberg, on Tuesday’s show…
NHL Notebook: Senators sign Drake Batherson to eight-year extension
With the new Competitive Bargaining Agreement kicking in shortly, teams are locking up extension-eligible players to long-term deals. The new CBA kicks in on Sept. 15 at 10 p.m. MT, meaning that if teams wish to sign extension-eligible players to eight year deals, it has to be done by that time. That’s just what a…
3 homegrown Flames players could hit draft milestones in 2026-27
Given the current direction of the Calgary Flames, a lot of discussion has recently centred around the club’s drafting and player development. For the club to build themselves up to sustainable contention, they’re going to need to draft well and develop players effectively into NHLers. A player reaching 200 games is generally considered the benchmark…
College-bound blueliner Bode Laylin looking forward to season in the Western League
The recent eligibility changes in the NCAA have had a big impact on the types of players that have headed to college and led to all sorts of big changes to college hockey. So in a way, it’s a bit refreshing to see Calgary Flames defensive prospect Bode Laylin cement his commitment to the University…
Assessing every Flames player in the 2026 NextGen Showcase
The Calgary Flames’ prospects hosted the Edmonton Oilers’ prospects at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Monday night in the NextGen Showcase. The Oilers won by a 6-1 score, but the Flames played decently for big chunks of the game. Here are our assessments of each player who suited up for the Flames against the Oilers on…
Instant Reaction: Flames fall to Oilers in NextGen Showcase
The Calgary Flames hosted the Edmonton Oilers on Monday evening in a clash of each club’s prospects training camp rosters, dubbed the NextGen Showcase. Effort was on display for the home side, but execution wasn’t quite there, as the Flames’ prospects dropped a 6-1 contest to the Oilers’ prospects at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Flames lines…
Flames Prospects Game Day: The NextGen Showcase against Edmonton (6pm, Flames.com)
Friends, it’s time once again to do that hockey. The Calgary Flames will welcome the Edmonton Oilers to the historic Scotiabank Saddledome for a prospects clash, entitled the NextGen Showcase! The game is intended to be the centrepiece of each club’s prospects training camp, and you can imagine players on both sides of the ice will be…
A brief history of Calgary Wranglers season-opening goals
Last fall, every player who had ever scored a season-opening goal for the Calgary Wranglers was on the roster at the start of the year. By the summer of 2026, only one remained. In the first two years the Flames’ AHL affiliate came to Calgary, Jeremie Poirier had the title of the season’s first goal…
Monday Mailbag: Tackling questions about prospects, training camp and Saddledome ice
The Calgary Flames play hockey on Monday night, as their prospects hit the ice to begin the final year of hockey at the historic Scotiabank Saddledome. As we prepare for the NextGen Showcase, and the rest of the season that follows it, let’s check in with our mailbag! What prospects do you think are being…
Scenes from practice: Flames youngsters prepare for NextGen Battle of Alberta
Calgary Flames prospects training camp continued on Sunday afternoon at the historic Scotiabank Saddledome, with the second day of on-ice action. As Wranglers bench boss Brent Sutter put the kids through their paces ahead of Monday night’s NextGen Showcase against the Edmonton Oilers’ prospects, here’s what we saw at the ‘Dome. Our general impressions The…
Why Flames captain Mikael Backlund could have a milestone week in March
Way back on June 22, 2007 in Columbus, Ohio, the Calgary Flames selected Swedish forward Mikael Backlund at 24th overall in the 2007 NHL Draft. Way back on Jan. 8, 2009, Backlund made his National Hockey League debut at home, playing 10:44 in a 5-2 Flames victory over the New York Islanders. During the 2026-27…
How the Flames’ and Oilers’ prospect training camp rosters compare
Since Craig Conroy became general manager of the Calgary Flames in May 2023, his club has made 33 draft choices. Up the road, the Edmonton Oilers have made 20. In the same span, though, Edmonton’s appeared in two Stanley Cup Finals. The contrast in directions between the two Alberta hockey clubs will be pretty apparent…
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