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Beyond the Boxscore: Flames lose plenty of battles all over the ice in 6-1 home-opener loss to Kraken
The Calgary Flames were soft on the puck too often in their opener, falling 6-1 at the hands of the visiting Seattle Kraken. CF% – 47.73% || SCF% – 41.87% || HDCF% – 37.94% || xGF% – 38.36% It’s a Team Game – The Calgary Flames showed up on time, that’s for sure. The issues…
Flames humbled in ’embarrassing’ season-opening loss to Kraken
The Calgary Flames began their final regular season of hockey at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Thursday night against the Seattle Kraken, and it was a game they would all probably prefer to forget. The Flames got out to a promising start after an in-arena video hyping up the Saddledome’s final season, player introductions and the…
Instant Reaction: Flames devoured by Kraken on opening night
Welcome to Instant Reaction, where we give you our instant reaction to tonight’s Calgary Flames game and ask our readers to do the same in the comments section below! The Calgary Flames opened their 2026-27 regular season schedule on Thursday night when they hosted the Seattle Kraken at the Scotiabank Saddledome. It wasn’t a great…
Former Flames defenseman Derek Forbort signs PTO with Wranglers
The AHL’s Calgary Wranglers have agreed to terms with veteran defenseman Derek Forbort on a professional tryout contract, the club announced Thursday afternoon. Forbort, 34, rejoins the Flames organization after spending the previous two seasons with the Vancouver Canucks. The 6’4″ left-shot defender appeared in the first two games of the 2025-26 regular season with…
Daily Faceoff Calgary Roundtable: 2026-27 season predictions
The 2026-27 season kicks off tonight at the Scotiabank Saddledome when the Calgary Flames take on their bitter rival in the Seattle Kraken. And with the start of a new season comes predictions. Now is the perfect time to get the Daily Faceoff Calgary team – Ryan Pike, Ryan Pinder, Cynthia Ryley Delaney, Adrian Kiss,…
Flames Game Day 1: Kicking off the season against the Kraken (7pm MT, SNW)
Friends, it’s time for games to start counting. The Calgary Flames (0-0-0, 0 points) kick off the 2026-27 regular season with a home game against the Seattle Kraken (0-0-0, 0 points). It’s the first of the final 42 home games at the Scotiabank Saddledome, and one of several clashes between the Flames and their newest divisional rival. Coming…
The Flames need to continue to sell this season
Craig Conroy has been one of the busiest general managers in the NHL since replacing Brad Treliving in 2023. It’s wild to see the high number of quality NHL players that have been moved out of the organization. Elias Lindholm, Tyler Toffoli, Nazem Kadri, Andrew Mangiapane, Blake Coleman, Noah Hanifin, Chris Tanev, Nikita Zadorov, Rasmus…
Can the Flames carry over their momentum from last season?
The 2025-26 season was a bit weird for the Calgary Flames. The season began with the hockey world wondering if the Flames could somehow get that one additional point that kept them out of the playoffs the prior season. After the team got out of the gates slowly, the club opted to instead accelerate their…
Flames Prospect Round-up: Mace’o Phillips scored first WHL goal
Hockey is officially back, as the National Hockey League kicked off on Tuesday evening. While the Flames don’t begin their season until Thursday evening, their prospects in the Canadian Hockey League and overseas have been playing for a few weeks now. This past week has been a big one for a few of their prospects,…
2026-27 season preview: Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks kicked off their 2026-27 season with a 6-5 overtime victory over the Edmonton Oilers. After finishing with the fewest points in the National Hockey League last season, the same is expected of the Canucks yet again. Like the Calgary Flames, they’re a rebuilding team looking to accumulate young talent for their upcoming…
NHL Notebook: William Karlsson signs two-year extension with Golden Knights
There aren’t many original misfits left on the Vegas Golden Knights. One of them, William Karlsson will be a Golden Knight (barring a trade) for the next three seasons, as the Swede signed a two-year extension that carries an annual cap hit of $6.75 million. That’s set to begin next season, as he’s making $5.9…
Flames announce leadership group for 2026-27 season
The Calgary Flames’ leadership group is set for the 2026-27 season. On Wednesday morning, the team announced who’ll wear the C and the two As. Mikael Backlund resumes his captaincy, while Jonathan Huberdeau and Zach Whitecloud will serve as alternates. While Huberdeau is injured, the second alternate will rotate between Jake Middleton, Ryan Strome, and…
A brief history of Calgary Flames season-opening goals
The roster for the Calgary Flames always takes a slightly different shape each fall, and this fall there are some young players looking to make a statement early. What better way to make a statement than to be the first goalscorer of the year? Over the years, a variety of players have started the scoring…
Trusting the process: a 2026-27 Flames season preview
On May 23, 2023, the Calgary Flames named assistant general manager Craig Conroy, a 1,009 National Hockey League veteran as a player and budding club executive since his retirement in February 2011, as the club’s new general manager. In his very first press conference, Conroy discussed his team philosophy, including both the importance of getting…
Report: Flames were involved in Kirill Marchenko trade talks as potential cap facilitators
Less than 24 hours after the Toronto Maple Leafs and Columbus Blue Jackets consummated their blockbuster Matthew Knies-for-Kirill Marchenko blockbuster, Sportsnet’s Eric Francis has reported that the Calgary Flames were also involved in the trade discussions, just not in a traditional way. According to Francis on Tuesday, Calgary was involved in the talks around Marchenko…
A look at the Flames’ 2026-27 season-opening salary cap picture
The Calgary Flames announced their 2026-27 season-opening roster on Monday afternoon. The roster contains 23 active players – two goaltenders, eight defencemen and 13 forwards – plus one player on the injury reserve list. External expectations may be low, but salary cap flexibility is very high – and that’s despite the Flames starting the season…
2026-27 season preview: Los Angeles Kings
After their fifth consecutive first round defeat, the Los Angeles Kings needed to change something. From the 2022 to 2025 post-season, the Kings lost to the Oilers in the first round. They mixed it up in 2026, as they were swept by the Colorado Avalanche. Not great. So what did they do this past off-season?…
Flames sign 2026 second-rounder Chase Harrington to three year entry-level contract ($1.075 million AAV)
The Calgary Flames have put pen to paper with one of their most exciting prospects. On Tuesday evening, the Flames announced that they’ve signed forward Chase Harrington to a three year entry-level contract carrying an average annual value of $1.075 million. The 18-year-old Harrington was selected by the Flames in the second round, 36th overall,…
2026-27 season preview: Anaheim Ducks
The Anaheim Ducks were one of the busiest teams this off-season. Was it a good off-season? No. Was it a bad off-season? Yes. Was it an entertaining off-season as a non-Duck fan? Absolutely. After reaching the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in over half a decade, the Ducks knocked off the Edmonton Oilers…
NHL Notebook: Blue Jackets and Maple Leafs swing blockbuster deal
A top-six forward is now off the trade market. On Monday evening, the Columbus Blue Jackets sent Kirill Marchenko, Elvis Merzļikins, and Miles Wood to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Matthew Knies, Steven Lorentz, Emil Andrae, and a 2027 second-rounder. Following the trade, Marchenko signed a six-year extension that carries a cap hit of $12.5…
A Flame from the Past: Wes Walz
Do you remember Wes Walz? Every once in a while, we take a look at a player who once played for the Calgary Flames in a series called “A Flame From the Past.” This player has to have played a significant number of games for the Flames. I’ll put every Flames’ season into a Wheel…
Wranglers Recap: Alex Young scores Calgary’s first and only pre-season goal in 3-1 loss
After a Sunday evening shutout for the Calgary Wranglers, they were looking for a better result to build their confidence in their last pre-season game. They played the Abbotsford Canucks once again with a more stripped down lineup of guys who will mostly make up some of their depth options. Leaders in this game were…
Introducing the 2026-27 Flames opening roster
The Calgary Flames announced their opening roster for the 2026-27 season on Monday afternoon. Here’s a rundown of all 24 players on the opening roster – 23 active players and one on the injury reserve list. Goaltenders #1 – Devin Cooley – goaltender 29 years old; from Los Gatos, California; 6’5″, 187 pounds $1.35 million…
2026-27 season preview: Vegas Golden Knights
It’s hard to say that the Vegas Golden Knights are better than they were when they were to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2026. It was a fairly busy summer for the 2023 Stanley Cup Champions, but many of their moves were re-signings. They did improve the back-end, but lost a 30-goal scorer in an…
Flames set opening roster: Aydar Suniev assigned to Wranglers, Jonathan Huberdeau placed on injury reserve
The Calgary Flames have formally locked in their season-opening roster. To get down to a 23-man active roster, they’ve made a pair of moves. Forward Aydar Suniev, who’s waiver exempt, was assigned to the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wranglers. Forward Jonathan Huberdeau, still working his way back from hip surgery back in March, has been…
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