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Flames roster news: Two players sent to Wranglers, camp roster down to 43

The Calgary Flames have made a couple roster moves on Wednesday, as they regroup after Tuesday’s pre-season win against Vancouver and prepare for Thursday’s pre-season game in Seattle.

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Some big Wranglers questions may be answered early this season

The countdown is on for the season opener for the Calgary Wranglers and there are quite a few things to establish at the start of the new year. With them clearing out most of last year’s roster, new players have a chance to make their mark in the Flames prospect pool.

NHL News / Yardbarker / September 23

Three NHL defensemen poised for a breakout season

Several young NHL defensemen are entering the 2026 season with bigger opportunities and higher expectations. Some have already flashed star potential, while others are finally getting the role needed to show what they can do. Here are three defensemen poised for a breakout season.

Blackhawks defenseman Bowen Byram has dream debut after signing massive extension

The 'Most NHL goals all-time' quiz

NHL News / Flame for Thought / September 23

Three Takeaways From the Calgary Flames Pre-Season Win Over the Vancouver Canucks

The Calgary Flames lost their pre-season opener against the Seattle Kraken, but on Tuesday, we saw the first look at their true NHL lineup as the team took on another division rival in the Vancouver Canucks.

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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?"

The 'First-overall NHL Draft picks' quiz

The 'Conn Smythe Trophy winners' quiz

The 'Most NHL goals all-time' quiz

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / September 23

Which Flames may be hitting the waiver wire soon?

The Calgary Flames will need to make some decisions ahead of Sept. 28’s roster finalization deadline. As it stands, the Flames’ roster sits at 41 players with NHL contracts, 18 more than the maximum of 23.

NHL News / Yardbarker

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.

Zach Whitecloud News / Flame for Thought / September 23

2026/27 Calgary Flames Player Preview: Zach Whitecloud

Last season, the Calgary Flames roster underwent plenty of change, and on the blue line the team saw the most change as both Mackenzie Weegar and Rasmus Andersson, long-term veterans on the Flames defensive group were traded, with the team opting to rely on the youth to lead them forward.

Morgan Frost News / The Win Column / September 23

The Calgary Flames should trade Morgan Frost

Morgan Frost has yet to find his fit as a member of the Calgary Flames. The 27-year-old Aurora, Ontario native is in the final year of his contract, and what his future holds looms just on the horizon.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / September 23

The Flames’ special teams units start coming into focus against Vancouver

The Calgary Flames hosted the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday evening at the Scotiabank Saddledome, winning by a 3-1 score. The Canucks brought a fairly youthful – AHL-level, really – line-up, and so the flow of the game was rather tilted towards the home side.

Calgary Flames News / The Hockey Writers / September 23

4 Calgary Flames Hot Takes Entering the 2026-27 Season

The Calgary Flames are expected to struggle throughout the 2026-27 season, but that doesn’t mean they will be a boring watch. After trading Rasmus Andersson, Nazem Kadri, MacKenzie Weegar, and Blake Coleman, it’s a new era in Calgary, with plenty of young faces expected to step in and make big impacts.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / September 23

Ryan Pike discussed the pre-season and the Flames’ rebuild on West Coast Conversation

The Calgary Flames reached the midway mark of their pre-season schedule on Tuesday evening when they hosted – and beat – the Vancouver Canucks at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

NHL News / Flamesnation / September 22

Instant Reaction: Veteran-heavy Flames corral youthful Canucks in pre-season clash

Gang, you know how sometimes, you can see two lineups on paper and kind of have an inkling of how a hockey game is going to go? Well, that’s the type of evening that unfolded at the Scotiabank Saddledome as the Calgary Flames met the Vancouver Canucks in exhibition action.

NHL News / Yardbarker

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 / Flamesnation / September 22

Flames announce 2026-27 jersey schedule, including Hometown Remix alternate and return of 2004 black C jersey

During the final National Hockey League season at the Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary Flames fans will be treated to some new threads, some classic threads, and some retro threads.

Calgary Flames News / Daily Faceoff / September 23

Flames unveil 2004-era ‘Black C’ throwback jerseys

To commemorate their final season at the iconic Scotiabank Saddledome, the Calgary Flames have thrown it back to their 2004 Stanley Cup Final run with special new alternate jerseys.

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Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / September 22

Trio of new Flames set to make preseason debuts Tuesday vs. Canucks

With the Calgary Flames set to deploy a veteran-laden lineup in their preseason clash with the Vancouver Canucks at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Tuesday, fans will get the opportunity to take a first look at the team’s three major offseason acquisitions on home ice.

Dustin Wolf News / Professor Press Box / September 22

How Big a Load Can Dustin Wolf Carry for the Flames?

Some teams have rosters where you look and immediately see where the strength is. With the Calgary Flames, that might be the goaltending. That's a pretty good thing to have.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / September 22

Notes from last game: Aydar Suniev shines in Flames’ first pre-season game

The 2026-27 season has finally kicked off, only if it’s pre-season. While the Calgary Flames fell 4-2 to the Seattle Kraken, there were still a handful of strong performances from Flames’ players, mostly from their prospects.

Aydar Suniev News / The Hockey Writers / September 22

Flames’ Aydar Suniev Deserves an Opening-Night Roster Spot

Aydar Suniev is making his case to earn a spot on the Calgary Flames’ opening-night roster after another strong showing in a preseason matchup vs. the Seattle Kraken on Sept.

Jonathan Castagna News / Flamesnation / September 22

An eventful final college season prepared Flames prospect Jonathan Castagna for the unexpected

This fall, Calgary Flames prospect Jonathan Castagna is embarking upon a new challenge, a professional hockey career. But his third and final season with the Cornell University Big Red men’s hockey team was full of ups, downs, a mid-season trade – and a lengthy ice delay early in the season.

Chase Harrington News / The Win Column / September 22