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FN Draft Profiles: Tynan Lawrence could be the perfect draft pick if the Flames don’t pick in the top four

The Calgary Flames need to hit a home run at the upcoming draft if they want to bring their rebuild to a close. While you’d ideally like to be picking in the top three, a pick that high is no guarantee at this point.

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Recap: Wranglers control entire game against the Eagles in 5-2 win

The Calgary Wranglers kicked off their last series of the season with a Friday night game against the Colorado Eagles. They got most of their players back from the Flames in time for this road match-up and played this game with a lot of energy and held control of the lead the whole game.

Calgary Flames News / Professor Press Box / April 18

Frustration to Focus: The Flames’ Rebuild Begins

This season was a tough one for the Calgary Flames. The goals just weren’t there when they needed them, injuries kept popping up, and the team never really got into a groove.

Craig Conroy News / Flamesnation / April 17

‘We want to do it the right way’: Flames general manager Craig Conroy eyes sustainable success during exit interviews

Pals, the Stanley Cup playoffs begin on Saturday and the Calgary Flames will not be part of the proceedings. On Friday, Flames brass met with their players as part of their annual exit meetings before everyone leaves to start their off-seasons.

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The 'Stanley Cup Playoff hat-tricks' quiz

There have been 54 players to record multiple hat tricks in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the NHL's Modern Era (since 1967-68) can you name in six minutes?

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Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / April 17

Series preview: Wranglers embark on one last road series to wrap up season

The Calgary Hitmen and Calgary Flames may be done for the season, but there is still one more Calgary team with a couple of games left to play. The Calgary Wranglers wrap up their season with a two game road series in Loveland, CO, against the Colorado Eagles this weekend.

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The 25 greatest rookie seasons in NHL history

There have been successful rookie seasons in NHL history, and there have been superior efforts worth celebrating time and time again. Here's our list of the 25 notable seasons from those with official rookie status, as deemed by the NHL, in reverse chronological order.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / April 17

Flames return Arsenii Sergeev, Rory Kerins and Aydar Suniev to the AHL’s Wranglers

The 2025-26 season has ended for the Calgary Flames. But with a pair of games left on the docket for their minor league affiliate, the Flames made a trio of roster moves on Friday morning, sending goaltender Arsenii Sergeev and forwards Rory Kerins and Aydar Suniev back to the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wranglers.

Lucas Ciona News / Flamesnation / April 17

Lucas Ciona reacts to Wranglers Man of the Year Award for the 2025-26 season

For the second year in a row, Lucas Ciona was named as the Calgary Wranglers Man of the year. Every year, the team votes for the player who best exemplifies positive contributions to the community and charitable organizations over the course of the season.

Zayne Parekh News / The Hockey Writers / April 17

Flames Fans Don’t Need to Be Concerned by Zayne Parekh’s Rookie Season

There may not have been high expectations for the Calgary Flames for the 2025-26 season. However, there were pretty high expectations for their 2024 ninth-overall pick, Zayne Parekh.

Arsenii Sergeev News / Flamesnation / April 17

Netminder Arsenii Sergeev shines in his NHL debut as Flames close out 2025-26 with a win

The Calgary Flames came into the final game of their season with only draft lottery positioning at stake. With a rookie netminder between the pipes, playing

Calgary Flames News / The Win Column / April 17

Grading the Calgary Flames forwards for the 2025-26 season

The Calgary Flames’ season has officially come to a close. After missing the playoffs by a mere point a season ago, the club would fall to the bottom of the standings this year in a successful season for team tank.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / April 17

Beyond the Boxscore: The kids close things out in style, wrapping up their season with a home win.

The Calgary Flames got plenty of highlight reel contributions from a trio of rookies to topple the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 in the regular season finale. CF% – 35.49%|| SCF% – 28.72%|| HDCF% – 23.48%|| xGF% – 19.89% It’s a Team Game – The story of this game, start to finish, begins and ends with rookie netminder Arsenii Sergeev.

Arsenii Sergeev News / Field Level Media / April 17

Flames' Arsenii Sergeev shines in NHL debut; Kings get 2nd wild card

Arsenii Sergeev made 27 saves, several of the spectacular variety, in his NHL debut to backstop the host Calgary Flames to a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night in the teams' final game of the regular season.

NHL News / Flamesnation / April 16

Instant Reaction: Flames close out 2025-26 with a sharp win over Kings

The Calgary Flames entered the final game of the season with really nothing at stake, aside from draft lottery positioning. The Los Angeles Kings began the evening with perhaps a chance of avoiding Colorado in the first round if the out-of-town scoreboard broke their way.

Connor Zary News / The Hockey Writers / April 16

Connor Zary Should No Longer Be Part of the Flames’ Long-Term Plans

In many ways, it feels like it was just yesterday that Calgary Flames fans were doing what they could to get some attention on Connor Zary when it came to Calder Trophy recognition.

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Arsenii Sergeev News / Daily Faceoff / April 16

Flames recall Arsenii Sergeev, will make first NHL start against Kings

The Calgary Flames have recalled goaltender Arsenii Sergeev from the AHL’s Calgary Wranglers on an emergency basis ahead of their 2025-26 season finale against the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday.

Andrew Basha News / Flamesnation / April 16

Flames prospect Andrew Basha and the Medicine Hat Tigers advance to the WHL’s Eastern Conference Final

The last two seasons have been a bit odd for Calgary Flames prospect Andrew Basha. Basha entered the 2024-25 campaign off the high of being drafted in the 2024 NHL Draft by his hometown team.

Calgary Flames News / The Win Column / April 16

Calgary Flames Prospect Update: Prospects in the Playoffs

With the Flames, Wranglers, and Rush all eliminated from playoff contention, hockey in the system is almost concluded for the 2025–2026 campaign. The University of North Dakota and its three Flames prospects were also eliminated by Wisconsin last week.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / April 16

Which Flames players might play in the World Championships?

The Calgary Flames’ 2025-26 season will end on Thursday night when they host the Los Angeles Kings. However, that doesn’t mean that it’ll be the last game every single member of the team plays this spring.

Theo Stockselius News / Flamesnation / April 15

Flames prospect round-up: Theo Stockselius is on the cusp of winning back-to-back championships

The end of the hockey season is quickly approaching. This is the Apr. 8-14 edition of the Calgary Flames prospect round-up, where we look at how Flames prospects have done every week.

Rory Kerins News / Pro Hockey Rumors / April 14

Flames Recall Rory Kerins

The Flames announced Tuesday that they’ve recalled forward Rory Kerins from AHL Calgary. In doing so, they’ve used up the last of the five standard recalls available after the trade deadline, so they won’t be able to make any non-emergency moves before Thursday’s season finale against the Kings.

Calgary Flames News / The Hockey Writers / April 13

Flames’ Inability to Play With Pace Led to 2025-26 Struggles

The Calgary Flames 2025-26 season was nothing short of a disaster, missing the playoffs for the fourth straight time and being on pace to finish in the bottom three in the NHL after missing the playoffs via a tiebreaker last season.

Calgary Flames News / Field Level Media / April 13

Dustin Wolf, Flames deal defeat to playoff-bound Mammoth

Brayden Pachal scored his first goal of the season and added two assists, and the host Calgary Flames beat the Utah Mammoth 4-1 on Sunday night. Matt Coronato, Connor Zary and Mikael Backlund also scored for the Flames (33-38-9, 75 points), who had lost three straight and are eliminated from playoff contention.

Calgary Flames News / NHL Trade Talk / April 12

The Flames’ Reset Year Might Be More Successful Than You Think

The Calgary Flames’ season looks messier on paper than it has really felt in the building. Sure, the team is down to three games and sits outside the playoffs, but there are a number of reasons this year should be considered a step forward — even if it didn’t end the way fans hoped.

Abram Wiebe News / Pro Hockey Rumors / April 10

Flames Expected To Sign Abram Wiebe

The Flames are expected to sign defense prospect Abram Wiebe to his entry-level contract, per reports from Frank Seravalli of Victory+ and Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960.