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Could a shortened pre-season actually benefit the Flames rookies?

The 2026-27 NHL season is the first year of the new collective bargaining agreement, and the pre-season schedule has been cut down from the traditional six to eight games to only four, with veteran NHL players who have appeared in over 100 NHL games can only dress for two of these.

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Five Questions the Calgary Flames Need to Answer at Training Camp

The Calgary Flames upcoming season could end up being one of the worst in franchise history, but with some exciting players in the NHL as well as the junior level, there's some real excitement building around this franchise.

Matvei Gridin News / Flamesnation / September 7

20 Days, 20 Questions: What can Matvei Gridin do over a full NHL season?

The Calgary Flames started the 2025-26 regular season with a pair of teenagers on their roster for the first time since 1997-98. One of them, top prospect

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The ''EA NHL,'' covers since 2000' quiz

How many of the players to grace the cover of each EA NHL video game going back to 'NHL 2000?"

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The 'Most NHL goals all-time' quiz

Zayne Parekh News / Flamesnation / September 6

20 Days, 20 Questions: What does Zayne Parekh’s sophomore season look like?

Man, Zayne Parekh had a really, really weird first professional season, didn’t he? The ninth overall selection by the Calgary Flames in the 2024 NHL Draft, Parekh joined the club in 2025-26 on the heels of one of the most impressive couple seasons an Ontario junior defenceman has ever had.

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The best and worst NHL free agency deals since 2000

The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.

Jonathan Huberdeau News / Professor Press Box / September 5

Jonathan Huberdeau Is Feeling Better. Now's the Harder Part

There’s a funny thing about hockey injuries. Sometimes the best news isn't that a player is ready to play. Sometimes it's simply that he isn't hurting anymore.

Yegor Sharangovich News / Flamesnation / September 5

20 Days, 20 Questions: Can Yegor Sharangovich re-discover his offensive swagger?

The very first trade that Craig Conroy made as general manager of the Calgary Flames had extremely promising early returns. On June 27, 2023, the Flames

Calgary Flames News / The Win Column / September 5

Candidates for the Calgary Flames 2026-27 leadership group

The Calgary Flames locker room is going to look a lot different heading into the 2026–27 season. After last season’s veteran clean-out, the Flames leadership group needs some new faces.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / September 5

Meet the new EBUG, same as the old EBUG: Dusty Nickel to be named Flames full-time emergency backup

When the National Hockey League’s collective bargaining agreement was extended for four years in July 2025 – a year before its expiry – one of the interesting wrinkles was the introduction of full-time emergency backup goaltenders (or EBUG) for every team starting with the 2026-27 season.

Calgary Flames News / Daily Faceoff / September 4

Flames name Dusty Nickel emergency backup goaltender

We don’t know exactly how far and wide the Calgary Flames searched, but in the end, they reached into their proverbial couch cushions to find their emergency backup goaltender (EBUG).

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / September 4

‘It’s just a matter of when, not if’: Craig Conroy on Jonathan Huberdeau’s injury return timeline

Earlier this week, Calgary Flames general manager Craig Conroy chatted with QR Calgary’s Jock Wilson, and part of their conversation might have caused some worries about the status of Flames forward Jonathan Huberdeau’s return from hip surgery.

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The defining figure for every NHL franchise

People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.

Calgary Flames News / Flame for Thought / September 4

Who Will Lead the Calgary Flames in These Top Categories This Season?

The Calgary Flames are a team that lack high end talent, and at this point in time, it appears as though they are committed to their rebuild, meaning that those future stars will come to Calgary through the NHL Draft.

Joel Farabee News / Flamesnation / September 4

20 Days, 20 Questions: Can Joel Farabee become the Flames’ new Blake Coleman?

After covering hockey for a few years, one of my conclusions about player performance is pretty simple. It’s easier to find consistency when your game has a clear identity.

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Calgary Flames News / Daily Faceoff / September 4

Flames GM Conroy clarifies Huberdeau’s status: ‘Matter of when, not if’ he returns

Calgary Flames general manager Craig Conroy has cleared the air about comments he made earlier in the week about the status of winger Jonathan Huberdeau’s recovery from hip resurfacing surgery.

Calgary Flames News / Flame for Thought / September 4

Talented Calgary Flames Prospect Makes His NCAA Commitment Official

The Calgary Flames prospect pool was once one of the worst in the entire National Hockey League, but under General Manager Craig Conroy, he's not only improved them, but taken them to one of the best in the league instead.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / September 4

The Flames will play four times on Amazon Prime’s Wednesday Night Hockey in 2026-27

Pals, over the past couple of seasons, the folks at Amazon Prime sub-contracted Sportsnet’s Monday national window and ran Monday Night Hockey broadcasts in Canada on their stream service.

Calgary Flames News / The Win Column / September 4

Calgary Flames fantasy hockey dynasty rankings

September is almost here, and with an earlier start to the 2026-27 NHL season, fantasy draft season is fast approaching. While the Calgary Flames won’t have many valuable fantasy assets for this season, they’re absolutely loaded with young talent.

Bode Laylin News / Flamesnation / September 4

Flames prospect Bode Laylin commits to University of Minnesota for 2027-28 season

Calgary Flames defence prospect Bode Laylin announced Thursday that he has committed to attend the University of Minnesota starting in the 2027-28 season.

Jonathan Huberdeau News / NHL Trade Talk / September 4

Huberdeau to the Oilers? A Rivalry Trade That Actually Helps Both Teams

Jonathan Huberdeau arrived in Calgary as one of the marquee return pieces in the Matthew Tkachuk blockbuster — a 115‑point superstar coming off a career year, expected to become the Flames’ next franchise winger.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / September 3

20 Days, 20 Questions: Who will be the Flames’ fourth line centre in 2026-27?

Friends, when the 2026-27 begins for the Calgary Flames, all indications are that their centres will include 37-year-old captain Mikael Backlund, pending unrestricted free agents Morgan Frost and Ryan Strome, and a to-be-determined fourth person.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / September 3

What Ryan Pike read, watched and listened to in August 2026

Pals, if you’re anything like me, you consume a lot of hockey content. After covering the Calgary Flames and the National Hockey League for roughly 15 seasons, I still like reading, watching and listening to content about the sport – I didn’t play beyond the pee wee level, so I try to learn as much as I can.

Yegor Sharangovich News / The Hockey Writers / September 2

Calgary Flames 2026-27 Projections: Yegor Sharangovich

The 2026–27 NHL season is quickly approaching. Before it kicks off, we can take advantage of the dog days of summer and look ahead to the Calgary Flames and their roster expectations.