On Thursday, following morning skate for the Calgary Flames, head coach Ryan Huska opened his media availability with an update on defenceman Jake Bean’s status.
Ahead of the Calgary Flames’ home date with the Seattle Kraken, they made a pair of roster moves, placing forward Dryden Hunt on waivers and calling up forward Justin Kirkland from the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wranglers.
The Calgary Flames are in sell mode. After taking a step back this season and watching the Minnesota Wild land Quinn Hughes in a franchise-altering trade, the Flames know they have decisions to make.
The roster for the Canadian national junior team’s entry at the upcoming 2026 World Junior Championship tournament isn’t set in stone yet, friends, but it sure does seem like a pair of prominent Calgary Flames prospects will be donning the maple leaf this winter.
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.
The Flames placed forward Dryden Hunt on waivers Thursday, according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet. The move will allow Calgary to assign him to the AHL before the holiday roster freeze goes into effect Saturday if he clears.
Calgary Flames defenseman Jake Bean will have surgery to repair an undisclosed injury that’s been lingering for a while, according to Flames head coach Ryan Huska.
The Flames are shutting down defenseman Jake Bean indefinitely due to his undisclosed injury, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 reports. He’s undergoing surgery, with no certainty that he’ll be back this season.
The biggest trade of the season so far came last Friday. Quinn Hughes, then captain of the Vancouver Canucks, had been in trade rumours for a few weeks.
Folks, we’re getting close to the midway mark of the 2026-27 season and it’s probably about time we start looking to the future a bit. More specifically, which Calgary Flames prospects may be going pro in the 2026-27 season?
In a season in which the Calgary Flames have sat in the basement of the NHL standings for over two months, the organization continues to move forward business as usual.
It wasn’t the start to the season anyone was expecting from Zayne Parekh or the Calgary Flames as a whole. Nothing seemed to click, and not a single player got off to a start worth being proud of.
The holiday break is almost upon us. This is the Dec. 9-16 edition of the Flames prospect round-up, where we look at how Calgary Flames prospects have done every week.
In this week’s edition of Calgary Flames News & Rumours, Rasmus Andersson continues to remain in heavy trade speculation. In other news, Zayne Parekh has officially been loaned to Canada’s roster for the upcoming World Juniors.
The Calgary Flames couldn’t handle the speed of the youthful San Jose Sharks in a 6-3 beat down in the bay area. CF% – 49.21%|| SCF% – 42.99%|| HDCF% – 37.64%|| xGF% – 41.13% It’s a Team Game – From the start the San Jose Sharks were aggressive and creative on offence.
There was no way around it: this 2025-26 Calgary Flames team was always going to be under a microscope this season, after electing to stand pat at last season’s trade deadline, not sell any assets, to miss the playoffs via tiebreaker.
Momentum seems to be everywhere in the Flames organization right now. Flames prospects are no different, as some head off to WJC training camps, and others look to end the 2025 calendar year on a strong note.
With the Olympic trade freeze approaching, the likelihood of trade activity picking up across the NHL is prominent. The Calgary Flames are especially a team to watch out for, as they’ve been in the thick of trade rumors ever since their miserable start to the season.
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – If there’s one thing Calgary Flames defenseman Zayne Parekh doesn’t lack, it’s confidence. You have to truly believe in yourself when you play a high-flying game style as he does.