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FN AHL Report Cards: Arsenii Sergeev’s capitalized on opportunities and earned his first NHL start
The development cycle between the Calgary Flames’ affiliate teams works. While this might not be the case for every player involved, there are stories that come out even disappointing seasons that prove this. Arsenii Sergeev was one of the biggest development wins for the Rapid City Rush, Calgary Wranglers and Calgary Flames this season. The…
Why the Flames’ future could arrive this spring
Friends, the Calgary Flames have made a lot of picks over the past four NHL Draft under general manager Craig Conroy. As development camp opened on Wednesday morning at Winsport and many of the organization’s future stars took to the ice, a few of the club’s most exciting prospects spoke with the media. And the…
Flames re-sign restricted free agent forward William Strömgren (one year, two-way, $850,000)
On a day where other National Hockey League clubs have done some wild stuff, general manager Craig Conroy and the Calgary Flames have focused on quiet depth moves. Case in point? After the announcement of adding four depth players via free agency, the club announced that they’ve re-signed forward William Strömgren, a restricted free agent,…
Flames sign four players to one year, two-way deals, including the return of Ben Jones
The Calgary Flames are bringing one of their previous top scoring AHL centres to the organization. Ben Jones, as part of a quartet of players signed to one year, two-way deals on Wednesday. Jones was announced as a free agent signing on July 1 and has been picked up on a one year, two-way contract…
A pair of Flames prospects will play in new places, and another in their usual spot, in the 2026-27 season
Over the last little while, we’ve seen some moves involving Calgary Flames prospects potentially playing in new places for the 2026-27 season. On Wednesday morning at Winsport for the club’s development camp, the assembled media had a chance to catch up with Flames director of player development. So we asked Edwards about the 2026-27 homes…
Scotia Place: a street-level look at construction progress from late June 2026
Friends, June has concluded and we’re now into July. But before the curtain was drawn on June, and thankfully before it started raining this past Saturday, we did our regular wandering around the Scotia Place construction to marvel and how things are progressing. By now you know the drill: we have four regular spots we…
FN AHL Report Cards: Gavin White fit a role on the Wranglers blue line after his trade
Gavin White was a Dallas Stars fourth round draft pick in the 2022 NHL Draft and after two and a half seasons with their AHL affiliate, he was shopped out for a fresh start. White was a two-time J. Ross Robertson Cup winner in his OHL career days and was a large contributor from the…
What to expect from the Flames in 2026’s NHL free agency
Some years, the opening of National Hockey League free agency is an utter frenzy of activity as teams scramble to grab the best available players to fill out their rosters. In 2026, for the Calgary Flames, that’s probably not the case. First and foremost, the NHL’s free agency crop for 2026 leaves a lot to…
Calgary Flames 2026 NHL free agency live blog
Friends, welcome to July 1. In addition to being the anniversary of the British North America Act coming into force in 1867, creating the great nation we know as the Dominion of Canada, July 1 is also Jarome Iginla’s 49th birthday… and the day the National Hockey League’s calendar flips over to the next league…
Flames prospect Mace’o Phillips joining the Western League’s Medicine Hat Tigers for 2026-27 season
We have a trade to announce… in the Western Hockey League. On Tuesday, the Western League’s Medicine Hat Tigers announced that they’ve acquired the rights to Calgary Flames prospect Mace’o Phillips from the Portland Winterhawks in exchange for a pair of draft picks. He’s expected to be joining the Tigers for the upcoming 2026-27 season,…
4 Flames prospects named to United States roster for World Junior Summer Showcase
Over the weekend, the Calgary Flames added to their stockpile of young prospects with nine selections at the 2026 NHL Draft. On Tuesday, USA Hockey announced their invites to the upcoming World Junior Summer Showcase, being held in Windsor, Ontario in late July. On that roster were four Flames prospects: defenceman Mace’o Phillips and forwards…
Flames prospect Jakob Leander selected by Calgary Hitmen in CHL Import Draft
A Calgary Flames prospect will have some North American options open to him for the 2026-27 season. On Tuesday morning, the Canadian Hockey League held their annual import draft, an opportunity for teams from the three Canadian major junior circuits to obtain the rights of promising young European players. During that event, the Calgary Hitmen…
Where each Flames 2026 draft pick will play in 2026-27
The 2026 NHL Draft is in the rear-view mirror and a couple hundred promising young hockey players were drafted. Now, it’s time to get back to work and prepare for the coming season. The Calgary Flames selected nine players over the weekend at the draft. Where will they be playing next season? Here’s a quick…
Revisiting the Calgary Flames organizational roster following the 2026 NHL Draft
Pals, it’s been an eventful few days. The Calgary Flames made nine selections at the 2026 NHL Draft on Friday and Saturday. On Monday, they opted not to tender qualifying offers to seven pending restricted free agents. As we prepare for the opening of unrestricted free agency on Wednesday morning, let’s update our prior organizational…
Trading NHL players should be the Flames main off-season priority
The 2026 NHL draft, the most important part of the Calgary Flames off-season, has come and gone with the Flames selecting nine players to add to their already deep prospect pool. A lot of time and energy went into making those selections happen. But now it’s time for the Flames to switch their focus on…
Flames tender qualifying offers to three pending restricted free agents
The Calgary Flames have tendered qualifying offers to three players, retaining their exclusive negotiating rights as they prepare to become restricted free agents on Wednesday. The deadline to qualify RFAs was 3 p.m. MT on Monday. The Flames had 10 players they could provide qualifying offers to, and they extended offers to three of them….
Flames announce 2026 development camp roster and schedule
The draft is done with and now it’s time to get your eyes on the newest members of the Calgary Flames. The Flames announced on Monday afternoon the roster and schedule for the 2026 edition of their annual summer development camp. The Flames have a lot of exciting youngsters coming to town, headlined by recent…
FlamesNation Mailbag: Reflecting on a busy draft
It’s a busy time of year, pals! The 2026 NHL Draft has come and gone! Qualifying offers for pending restricted free agents are due on Monday by 3 p.m. MT. Then free agency begins on Wednesday at 10 a.m. MT. As we continue through a busy stretch, let’s check in with our pals with the…
With Parekh, Nemec and now Carels, the Flames’ defensive pipeline is the envy of the NHL
It sure seems like June is Craig Conroy’s month. Two years ago, his Calgary Flames knocked it out of the park with a fantastic 2024 draft class. The following summer, they picked up right where they left off with a centre-heavy crop of intriguing prospects. And now, here we are, with all seven rounds of…
Flames 2026 NHL Draft grades: Carels to Iginla evaluated
The Calgary Flames entered the 2026 NHL Draft with nine selections, including five inside the top 55, giving them plenty of opportunities to add impact talent. Rather than chasing boom-or-bust prospects, Calgary focused on players with strong NHL projection while still finding value throughout the draft. The Flames addressed nearly every position. They landed a…
Projecting the Calgary Wranglers’ 2026-27 roster after the 2026 NHL Draft
The Calgary Wranglers, like the Flames are looking to make a huge improvement on the 2025-26 season and move forward with a clean slate going into the last season in the Saddledome. This organization is trying to make moves to put them back in a contender conversation and develop their new and existing assets to…
What the Pacific Division teams did on Day 2 of the 2026 NHL Draft and other notes
The 2026 draft has finished, and in just three days, the 2026 Free Agent Frenzy will begin Unlike Friday, all eight teams in the Pacific Division made a selection on Saturday, which featured rounds two through seven. The Calgary Flames made seven selected, tied for the most with the Vancouver Canucks, Seattle Kraken, and Anaheim…
Flames receive an ‘A’ in Daily Faceoff’s post-draft report card
After two days and seven rounds of selections, the Calgary Flames have emerged from the 2026 NHL Entry Draft with nine new prospects. So how did Calgary’s draft compared to other franchises across the league? On Saturday, Daily Faceoff’s Steven Ellis published his annual draft report card, grading each team’s selections at this year’s event. Ellis…
FN AHL Report Cards: David Silye served similar role in his second full season with the Wranglers
David Silye played his second full season of pro hockey with the Calgary Wranglers last year and in a harder year for the team, he at least had the perspective to know how this group found success in the past. He was one of the regulars that navigated the highs and unfortunately the more common…
Flames head scout Tod Button breaks down the 2026 NHL Draft class
The 2026 NHL Draft has concluded, and the Calgary Flames have been busy. The Flames made nine selections over the two days of the draft, adding a goaltender, two defencemen and six forwards. As we do every year, the assembled media met with Flames director of amateur scouting Tod Button after the final round and…
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