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Friends, two things seem true roughly a third of the way through the 2025-26 National Hockey League season. First and foremost, the Calgary Flames had a rough start to the season.

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How will a Dustin Wolf bounceback affect the Calgary Flames’ plans for this season?

The Calgary Flames currently rank second-last in the NHL, as the team has a real chance of acquiring a high draft pick in 2026. With that being said, when it comes to the Flames, there’s always a fear among the fanbase that the team ends up overperforming just to barely miss the playoffs, or in other words, ending up in the dreaded mushy middle.

Calgary Flames News / The Win Column / December 16

An updated look at Calgary Flames players odds of playing at the 2026 Olympics

While the Calgary Flames remain a mess, some good news is that best-on-best hockey is returning at the Olympics in February for the first time in over 10 years.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / December 16

Flames prospect Mace’o Phillips wins gold with Team USA at Junior A World Challenge

Over the weekend, Calgary Flames blueline prospect Mace’o Phillips completed a full set of medals. On Saturday, at the Junior A World Challenge, Phillips was part of the United States Junior Select Team that captured the gold medal.

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Axel Hurtig News / Flamesnation / December 15

Flames prospect Axel Hurtig is leading by example with the WHL’s Hitmen

If there’s one certainty when it comes to the Calgary Flames, it’s that they’ve long relied on the honesty and skill of Swedish players to keep the hockey club on the right track.

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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.

Calgary Flames News / The Win Column / December 15

How the Quinn Hughes blockbuster affects the Calgary Flames and Rasmus Andersson

The hockey world was shaken mere weeks before Christmas upon learning that Quinn Hughes had been dealt to the Minnesota Wild. First, because no one had even mentioned Minnesota as a potential Hughes destination.

Calgary Flames News / The Win Column / December 15

Playoffs or draft lottery: The Calgary Flames refuse to go away

Can the Calgary Flames pull off the impossible? Despite the worst start in franchise history, the Flames have somehow managed to remain in the playoff hunt longer than anyone expected.

Zayne Parekh News / Flamesnation / December 14

Flames’ Zayne Parekh aiming to make the most of his World Junior experience

On Saturday in Niagara Falls, Calgary Flames defenceman Zayne Parekh did something he hasn’t done a lot of over the past month: he participated in a full practice.

Etienne Morin News / Flamesnation / December 14

Recap: Etienne Morin’s first AHL goal forces overtime but Wranglers fall to Canucks

The Calgary Wranglers kicked off their second home series of the week against the Abbotsford Canucks on Saturday night. They struck first in this game and kept control of the first half of the game, but the Canucks came back with a couple in the middle frame.

NHL News / Flamesnation / December 14

Beyond the Boxscore: Flames shut down Los Angeles in 2-1 overtime victory

The Calgary Flames and the Los Angeles Kings went back and forth at each other all night on Saturday with the Flames coming out on top, 2-1 in overtime.

Morgan Frost News / Field Level Media / December 14

Surging Flames nip Kings on Morgan Frost's OT goal

Morgan Frost scored his first career overtime-winning goal to give the visiting Calgary Flames a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. Blake Coleman also scored for the Flames, who have won four of five games.

NHL News / Flamesnation / December 14

Instant Reaction: Flames grind out road win in Los Angeles

The Calgary Flames began a two game road trip, with their fathers, brothers and mentors in tow, on Saturday night against the Los Angeles Kings. The Flames and Kings did what they tend to do: play a low-scoring, tight-checking, scrappy brand of hockey.

Calgary Flames News / The Hockey Writers / December 12

8 Flames Players Who Could Be Traded By the Deadline

Though they have recovered from an awful start, the feeling is that the Calgary Flames will be sellers at this year’s trade deadline. How many players they wind up moving on from remains to be seen, but you can get that general manager Craig Conroy will be working the phone lines as the trade deadline approaches.

Calgary Flames News / Pro Hockey Rumors / December 12

Flames Activate Zayne Parekh From IR, Recall Dryden Hunt

The Flames announced a pair of roster moves on Friday. Rookie defenseman Zayne Parekh was activated from injured reserve and subsequently loaned to Canada’s national junior team ahead of the 2026 World Junior Championship, which begins on Boxing Day in Minneapolis and St.

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Matvei Gridin News / Breakaway on SI / December 11

Flames Top Prospect Sees Rebuild as Opportunity

Matvei Gridin is a top prospect for the Calgary Flames. The 2024 first-round pick is a highly-skilled forward with the potential to be a top-six forward one day in Calgary.

Dryden Hunt News / Pro Hockey Rumors / December 11

Flames reassign Dryden Hunt

The Calgary Flames announced today that they have reassigned forward Dryden Hunt to the club’s AHL affiliate, the Calgary Wranglers. The move ends Hunt’s most recent NHL stint, a period that began on Nov.

Yan Kuznetsov News / The Hockey Writers / December 10

Flames Are Very Lucky They Didn’t Lose Kuznetsov on Waivers

The Calgary Flames have had a very unexpected player help them turn their season around. After struggling immensely through October, the Flames chose to recall defenceman Yan Kuznetsov from the American Hockey League.

Calgary Flames News / The Hockey Writers / December 9

Flames News & Rumours: Parekh, Brzustewicz, Conroy & More

In this week’s edition of Calgary Flames News & Rumours, Zayne Parekh, as well as prospect Cole Reschny, have both been invited to Canada’s World Junior camp.

Blake Coleman News / NHL Trade Talk / December 7

Three Potential Landing Spots for Flames’ Blake Coleman

With the Calgary Flames sitting near the bottom of the NHL standings, their roster is increasingly being viewed through a trade-deadline lens. While much of the speculation has centered on Rasmus Andersson and Nazem Kadri, Blake Coleman has quietly emerged as one of the more intriguing names to watch around the league.