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Flames forward John Beecher suspended one game for punching Michael McCarron

The Calgary Flames will be without a member of their fourth line group for at least one game. On Sunday afternoon, the National Hockey League’s Department

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Flames' Beecher, Jets' Stanley get roughing bans

The NHL's department of player safety suspended Calgary Flames forward John Beecher and Winnipeg Jets defenseman Logan Stanley one game each for separate roughing incidents Sunday.

John Beecher News / Pro Hockey Rumors / January 4

Flames’ John Beecher Suspended One Game

3:30 PM: The NHL Department of Player Safety announced this afternoon that Beecher will be suspended one game as a result of last night’s roughing incident.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / January 4

Flames prospect Hunter Brzustewicz is impressing in his NHL audition

Gang, sometimes things don’t go quite according to plan and you end up having to pivot. But sometimes those pivots turn out to have positive impacts. With that in mind, let’s chat about the 2025-26 Calgary Flames and how some unexpected challenges have led to a couple of young blueliners getting some prolonged National Hockey League looks.

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The 'All-time points leader by NHL team' quiz

Can you name every NHL franchise's all-time leader in points in five minutes?

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Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / January 4

Flames forward John Beecher to have hearing with Player Safety following incident with Michael McCarron

On Saturday night, Calgary Flames forward John Beecher received a roughing minor penalty and a 10-minute misconduct for a skirmish with Nashville Predators defender Michael McCarron.

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Who is the winningest coach for every NHL franchise?

NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.

NHL News / Daily Faceoff / January 4

Flames’ John Beecher to have hearing for roughing Predators’ Michael McCarron

John Beecher may be receiving some supplemental discipline, as the Calgary Flames forward is set to have a hearing for roughing Nashville Predators forward Michael McCarron.

Calgary Flames News / The Win Column / January 4

Calgary Flames Prospect Update: New Years, New Efforts for Prospects

The Flames crawled back to the .500 mark (though they dipped one game below after last night’s loss), but with Zayne Parekh and Cole Reschny playing well at the World Juniors, the Flames look to be in a good position for 2026.

John Beecher News / Pro Hockey Rumors / January 4

Flames’ John Beecher To Have Player Safety Hearing

Calgary Flames forward John Beecher will have a hearing today for roughing Nashville Predators forward Michael McCarron during last night’s contest, the Department of Player Safety announced.

NHL News / Flamesnation / January 4

Beyond the Boxscore: Predators take advantage of Flames at home in crushing 4-3 regulation loss

The Calgary Flames almost snuck away with some points, but ultimately got the result that was deserved with a crushing 4-3 regulation defeat against the visiting Nashville Predators.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / January 4

Flames slide back below .500 with uneven outing against Nashville

If you’ve watched the Calgary Flames over the past couple of seasons, you’ve probably noticed that when the Flames look a certain way, they tend to give themselves a chance.

NHL News / Flamesnation / January 3

Instant Reaction: Flames battle back, but fall short against Nashville

Gang, let’s be honest here: the Calgary Flames weren’t amazing on Saturday night when they hosted the Nashville Predators. They had a pretty decent start, but the Predators carried play for the bulk of the first and second periods.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / January 3

From Kadri to Coleman, ranking the Flames’ top five goal-scorers of 2025

The Calgary Flames certainly didn’t score a ton of goals in 2025. Despite posting a perfectly reasonable 41-33-11 record in the 85 games they played between Jan.

Zayne Parekh News / The Win Column / January 3

Zayne Parekh is having an all-time performance for Team Canada

Calgary Flames defenseman Zayne Parekh has not had the greatest go with the team early on. Thankfully, he had the opportunity to represent Team Canada at the 2026 WJC.