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Beyond the Boxscore: Flames give fans something to cheer about despite 4-2 loss to the Ducks
The Calgary Flames gave the fans in the Saddledome something to cheer for Saturday, despite losing 4-2 to the Anaheim Ducks. CF% – 48.68% || SCF% – 50.59% || HDCF% – 43.34% || xGF% – 49.77% It’s a Team Game – I’m really happy with the consistency of the offensive attack in the start of…
Flames still in search of their first win despite a good showing against Anaheim
The Calgary Flames played their fifth game of the 2026-27 regular season on Saturday, as they hosted the Anaheim Ducks at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The Flames played a pretty good hockey game. They defended pretty well. They made some nice offensive plays and scored a couple very nice goals at even strength. They played smart….
Instant Reaction: Flames battle hard, but fall short against Ducks
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 hosted the Anaheim Ducks at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Saturday night. The Flames played two really good periods of hockey. In the third…
Friedman: Canucks ‘considering’ move for Flames’ Connor Zary
The biggest story for the Calgary Flames this past week, arguably even more prominent than the team’s slow start, has been the saga of forward Connor Zary. Zary was scratched last Saturday in Vancouver, back in the lineup on Sunday in Seattle, on waivers on Monday, assigned to the American Hockey League on Tuesday, and…
Flames roster news: Sam Honzek to miss Saturday’s game due to unspecified injury
The Calgary Flames will return to action at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Saturday night to host the Anaheim Ducks. But they’ll do so without one of their more promising young players: winger Sam Honzek. Per Flames head coach Ryan Huska, Honzek is unavailable for Saturday night’s game, as he’s being evaluated for an injury –…
Flames Game Day 5: Looking for a win at home against the Ducks (8pm MT, SNW)
Through four games, the Calgary Flames (0-4-0, 0 points) don’t just have zero wins, but they’re the last team in the NHL remaining without a standings point. They’ll try to turn that around on Saturday night when they face the Anaheim Ducks (3-1-0, 6 points), who are playing a back-to-back (with travel) after a win in Winnipeg…
Connor Zary and Brayden Pachal both showed well in their AHL returns with the Wranglers
After a week that involved a pair of waiver placements, 24 hours of waiting for the unknown, and then a pair of roster moves, the Calgary Wranglers hit the ice at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Friday night. Their lineup featured a pair of familiar faces to Calgary Flames fans: forward Connor Zary and defenceman Brayden…
Recap: Connor Zary scores in AHL return, Wranglers beat Condors 2-1
The Calgary Wranglers had a two game winning streak going into this game that they were looking to turn into three. They hosted the Bakersfield Condors, who are the Edmonton Oilers’ affiliate so there were a mix of fans in attendance for both sides. The first goal wasn’t scored until halfway through the game and…
The Flames’ collegiate players are all starting their seasons (except for Harvard)
Friends, if you’ve been seeing the early results for the National Hockey League’s Calgary Flames and have said to yourself, “Oh man, if only we had oodles of prospects to watch while the Flames figure themselves out,” we have some good news for you. By the end of this weekend, essentially every single prospect in…
Flashback Friday: Seven of the Flames’ 10 Hall of Fame skaters picked up a point in their first NHL regular season game
On Thursday evening, Jonathan Castagna made his National Hockey League debut. It didn’t take him long to pick up his first career point either, winning a puck battle in his own zone and getting the puck up to Adam Klapka for a rush chance. This goal, while it being Castagna’s first point, is in the…
Down years are part of the rebuilding process
The Calgary Flames are off to the worst start in franchise history after being outscored 23-6 four games into this season. And things don’t look like they are going to turn around anytime soon. There are a lot of Flames fans who are not happy with how things have started, and I don’t blame them….
Series preview: Wranglers host Oilers affiliate with a couple of new faces from the Flames
It’s been a quiet midweek in the AHL as no games took place league-wide for the second week of the season. All the action kicks back in this weekend. The Calgary Wranglers continue their four game homestand with a two game set against the Edmonton Oilers’ affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors. The Wranglers have a perfect…
Beyond the Boxscore: Flames suffer fourth straight blowout as Avalanche breeze to a 7-3 victory
Just another day in Calgary, where the rebuild continues and the Flames struggle to score and defend, losing 7-3 to the Colorado Avalanche Thursday night. CF% – 43.19% || SCF% – 43.31% || HDCF% – 44.4% || xGF% – 54.78% It’s a Team Game – Lets hammer home some positives first, because it’s really easy…
Flames prospects Jonathan Castagna and Aydar Suniev had their moments against Colorado
The Colorado Avalanche are a very good hockey team. But in the life of any young professional, they’re going to be pit against some very good hockey teams from time to time, and the aim is to learn from the experience. On Thursday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome, the Calgary Flames dressed a pair of…
Instant Reaction: Flames fade after good start, lose at home against Avalanche
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 returned to home ice for the first time in a week, hoping to put together a good effort and, ideally, also a good…
WATCH: Klapka scores highlight-reel goal, Castagna records first NHL point
Calgary Flames call-up Jonathan Castagna recorded his first NHL point with the primary assist on a highlight-reel goal by Adam Klapka against the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday evening at the Saddledome. Playing in his first NHL game, Castagna chipped the puck past fallen Avalanche forward Zachary L’Heureux along the boards in the Flames’ defensive zone…
Calgary Hitmen acquire Flames defence prospect Bode Laylin
The Calgary Hitmen announced Thursday afternoon that they have acquired Calgary Flames defence prospect Bode Laylin from the Everett Silvertips in exchange for 2008-born forward Caine Wilke and a fourth-round pick in the 2028 WHL Prospects Draft. Laylin, a 2007-born defender who turns 19 in November, recorded one assist in five games with the Silvertips…
Flames prospect Jonathan Castagna set to make NHL debut on Thursday against Colorado
A week full of milestones for Calgary Flames prospect Jonathan Castagna will cap off with a pretty big one on Thursday night: his National Hockey League debut. It sounds like Jonathan Castagna will make his NHL debut for #Flames vs. #GoAvsGo tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/kh0MpOmeMO — Derek Wills (@dwillsnhl) October 7, 2026 Last Friday night, Castagna…
Flames Game Day 4: A visit from the Colorado Avalanche (7pm MT, SNW)
After three games in four nights – and three losses – to open the 2026-27 regular season, the Calgary Flames (0-3-0, 0 points) are back at home and hoping to turn things around when they host… one of the top teams in the National Hockey League, the powerhouse Colorado Avalanche (2-1-0, 4 points). Now, the Avalanche are…
Report: Zary, Whitecloud and Frost generating trade interest across the league
It’s setting up to be a busy season for the Calgary Flames on the trade front. On Wednesday’s edition of Daily Faceoff LIVE, David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period reported that the Flames players Connor Zary, Zach Whitecloud, and Morgan Frost are of interest to other teams across the league. Zary is the most obvious…
Flames Prospect Round-Up: Chase Harrington’s Spokane Chiefs remain undefeated
Almost every Calgary Flames prospect playing in junior, overseas, and college, have begun their season. This past week, 10 prospects in the college rank began their season, adding to the six prospects already playing in the Canadian Hockey League and three overseas. Hockey really is back at this point. Let’s take a look at how…
NHL Notebook: Brad Marchand departs Panthers’ game with lower-body injury
Just one game into his 2026-27 season, it looks like Brad Marchand will miss significant time. Active off the injured list this past weekend, the Florida Panthers’ forward crashed hard into a goal post late in the second period against the Los Angeles Kings, having to be helped off the ice. As of right now,…
Flames roll with new forward lines following pair of AHL call-ups
The Calgary Flames hit the practice ice at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Wednesday morning for their final day of preparations for Thursday evening’s clash with the powerhouse Colorado Avalanche. After making some fairly noteworthy roster shuffles on Tuesday and Wednesday, the big news at Wednesday’s skate was that the two newest faces on the club’s…
Flames call up forwards Aydar Suniev and Jonathan Castagna from the AHL’s Wranglers
On Tuesday, the Calgary Flames sent a pair of players to the American Hockey League. On Wednesday, the Flames called up a pair of players from the AHL. On Tuesday, forward Connor Zary and defenceman Brayden Pachal cleared waivers and were assigned to the AHL’s Calgary Wranglers. On Wednesday, forward prospects Aydar Suniev and Jonathan…
Wranglers winger Luke Philp reflects on return to Flames organization
Right winger Luke Philp was a part of the Calgary Flames’ AHL system between 2019 and 2022 with the Stockton Heat. He played games at the Scotiabank Saddledome when the Heat needed to play a modified 30 game season in 2020-21 during the Covid-19 bubble season but departed from the organization before the Heat turned…
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