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Flames Draft 2026: A history of the 51st overall pick

The Calgary Flames’ prospect pool is going to get even better in less than a week. Barring any trades, which seem like a possibility, the Flames are set to have 11 picks at this draft.

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The Calgary Flames’ 2026 NHL Draft Guide: Everything you need to know

The Calgary Flames enter the 2026 NHL draft with 11 picks, eight in the top 70, the most draft capital they have held in a single class in nearly 25 years.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / June 22

The Flames have had some big fourth-round hits (and a few misses)

Over the past few years, the Calgary Flames have shown a willingness to move picks. But unlike in previous eras, they’ve opted to hold onto their early picks.

Calgary Flames News / The Win Column / June 22

Possible Flames at 6th: Keaton Verhoeff

The NHL Draft commences this Friday at 5:00 PM MT. The Calgary Flames hold a strong draft position with the 6th overall selection. Barring any surprises, it feels pretty set that the top four will include Gavin McKenna, Ivar Stenberg, Chase Reid, and Caleb Malhotra in some order.

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The 'Conn Smythe Trophy winners' quiz

The NHL began awarding the Conn Smythe Trophy to the most valuable player of the postseason beginning in the 1965 season. How many of the past winners can you name in six minutes?

The 'NHL Hart Trophy winners' quiz

The '5+ goal Stanley Cup Finals' quiz

The 'Playoff power play goal leaders by team' quiz

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / June 22

FN AHL Report Cards: Simon Mack was a useful depth signing out of college

Simon Mack joined the Calgary Wranglers defensive depth as a college signing at the end of the 2025-26 season. The 5’10” right shot defenceman got a couple of games to show his stuff and ended up getting signed to an AHL contract in early September.

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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 / June 21

The Flames have had 7 head amateur scouts since 1972

Gang, the Calgary Flames are a team that’s tended to rise and fall based on the quality of their drafting. In the 1970s and 1980s, under general manager Cliff Fletcher, the Flames drafted well, made smart trades using the players they drafted, and ended up winning a Stanley Cup.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / June 21

The Flames have had tough drafting luck in the third round

Pop quiz: when was the last time the Calgary Flames drafted a player in the third round that played 200 or more National Hockey League regular season games for the Flames?

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / June 21

5 items on the Flames’ off-season to do list

The Calgary Flames are going to need to make some tough decisions and monumental moves during this off-season. As they prepare to accelerate their rebuild

Calgary Flames News / Professor Press Box / June 21

3 Reasons the Flames Should Stick to the Rebuild Plan

The Calgary Flames are in a position that many rebuilding teams spend years trying to reach. They've accumulated draft picks and have built one of the NHL's deeper prospect pools.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / June 20

The 4 best draft weekend trades in Calgary Flames history

Over the course of the Calgary Flames’ illustrious history, they’ve made big moves at the NHL Draft. Not only have they made some dandy draft picks over the years, but they’ve also made some pretty impressive trades.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / June 20

The Athletic’s full mock draft sees Flames take Viggo Björck and Liam Ruck in the first round

We are officially less than a week away from the 2026 NHL Draft. Getting sick of the mock drafts yet? While most NHL experts so far have focused solely on the first round, The Athletic’s Corey Pronman went all the way on Thursday, mock drafting all 224 picks.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / June 20

The Calgary Flames hope to have a long-awaited second-round draft breakthrough

The second round has been feast or famine for the Calgary Flames over the years. There are some years where they’ve gotten Hall of Fame players like Joe Nieuwendyk.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / June 20

The Flames have an unprecedented amount of picks in the 2026 NHL Draft

The 2025-26 National Hockey League season has now concluded, and the league has locked in the positioning for all of the picks in the upcoming 2026 NHL Draft.

Ben Hawerchuk News / Inside The Rink / June 19

ECHL: Trois-Rivières Lions Acqurie Ben Hawerchuk

The Trois-Rivières Lions have acquired the rights to forward Ben Hawerchuk from the South Carolina Stingrays. This completes the trade that sent Alexis Gravel to the Stingrays.

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Craig Conroy News / Flamesnation / June 19

Craig Conroy previewed the 2026 NHL Draft on Friday’s Barn Burner

Give Craig Conroy credit. He’s trying not to tip his hand ahead of the 2026 NHL Draft. Conroy joined Dean “Boomer” Molberg and Rhett Warrener on Friday’s edition of the Barn Burner podcast for a 45-minute chat to discuss preparations for next week’s draft.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / June 19

4 worst draft weekend trades in Calgary Flames history

Friends, throughout the history of the Calgary Flames franchise, they’ve done a great deal of their team-building at the draft. And that’s not just through drafting and developing fine young hockey players, it’s also via trades made during the weekend of the entry draft.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / June 19

FN Draft Profiles: Local product Cooper Williams could add to the Flames’ young forward group

Another home-town player is ready to be drafted in a couple weeks. 2026 NHL Draft prospect Cooper Williams is a Calgary native, who played a majority of his youth hockey career in Calgary.

Calgary Flames News / The Win Column / June 19

When will the Calgary Flames make the playoffs next?

The Calgary Flames have missed out on the race for Lord Stanley’s Cup since their heartbreaker series loss to the Oilers back in the 2022 playoffs. A lot has changed since then; only Blake Coleman and Mikael Backlund remain from that playoff team.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / June 19

The Flames have reliably found effective NHL players with recent first-round picks

Pals, there was a period of time where the Calgary Flames had issues with their first-round draft picks. There were chunks of time in the 1990s and 2000s where their first-rounders didn’t often become NHL regulars, or even play games.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / June 18

Flames announce schedule for new, shorter 2026-27 pre-season

Friends, pre-season is hockey is generally something to be endured, not enjoyed. Sure, you get to see some players pull on a Calgary Flames jersey for the first time and test out how close they are to being fully-fledged National Hockey League players, but the quality of hockey can be variable.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / June 18

The Flames have bought out seven players in their history

Way, way back after the 2004-05 lockout, the National Hockey League and the players’ association hammered out a new collective bargaining agreement. As part of that agreement, they introduced a structure for conducting contract buyouts.

NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / June 17

This Flames & Stars Blockbuster Actually Worked for Both Teams

Now, thirty years later, that 1995 blockbuster where the Calgary Flames sent Joe Nieuwendyk to the Dallas Stars for a freshly drafted Jarome Iginla (plus Corey Millen) still holds up as one of the cleanest, fairest big-name swaps the NHL has ever seen.

Calgary Flames News / Pro Hockey Rumors / June 12

Flames are positioned for a busy offseason

The Calgary Flames could be one of the NHL’s most fascinating teams this summer, as they remain among the few teams firmly entrenched in a rebuild. What makes Calgary unique is not that they’re rebuilding, but where they are in the process.