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FN Draft Profiles: Keaton Verhoeff can take the Flames’ defence core to the next level

It’s guaranteed that the Calgary Flames will have a top six pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. They’ve finished with the fourth-lowest record in the league’s overall standings, meaning pretty solid odds to land their highest-overall pick in franchise history.

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Grading the 2025-26 Calgary Flames defencemen and goaltenders

The time has now come for the second part of grading the Calgary Flames season. Today, we will move to the backend of the team and look at the defencemen and the goaltenders for this season.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / April 19

The Flames’ power play struggled to produce in 2025-26

Pals, it’s not a secret that the 2025-26 edition of the Calgary Flames lacked high-end, elite offensive skill. That’s not meant as a slight or an insult.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / April 19

FN Draft Profiles: Liam Ruck’s hockey IQ could help a young Flames team

Liam Ruck is projected to be drafted in the late first-round or early second-round in the 2026 NHL Draft. Ruck is a right-handed forward with a remarkable hockey IQ.

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The 'Stanley Cup Playoff hat-tricks' quiz

There have been 54 players to record multiple hat tricks in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the NHL's Modern Era (since 1967-68) can you name in six minutes?

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Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / April 19

Recap: Wranglers sweep Eagles in season closing series

The Calgary Wranglers played their final game of the season on Saturday night against the Colorado Eagles. They had a commanding 5-2 win on Friday and looked to continue this high into the back to back.

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The 25 greatest rookie seasons in NHL history

There have been successful rookie seasons in NHL history, and there have been superior efforts worth celebrating time and time again. Here's our list of the 25 notable seasons from those with official rookie status, as deemed by the NHL, in reverse chronological order.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / April 18

Devin Cooley and Martin Pospisil are headed to the World Championships

A pair of Calgary Flames players will be continuing on playing hockey into the spring. During Friday’s exit interviews, it was announced that goaltender Devin Cooley and forward Martin Pospisil will be representing their countries at the upcoming 2026 IIHF World Hockey Championships in Switzerland in May.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / April 18

3 recent Flames first-rounders made strides in 2025-26

Friends, Craig Conroy was promoted to general manager of the Calgary Flames in May 2023. In three years as GM so far, the team has made 24 draft selections – including five first-round selections.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / April 18

FN Draft Profiles: Tynan Lawrence could be the perfect draft pick if the Flames don’t pick in the top four

The Calgary Flames need to hit a home run at the upcoming draft if they want to bring their rebuild to a close. While you’d ideally like to be picking in the top three, a pick that high is no guarantee at this point.

Jonathan Huberdeau News / NHL on ClutchPoints / April 18

Flames’ Jonathan Huberdeau provides positive injury update following hip surgery

The Calgary Flames endured another tough 2025-26 campaign as the rebuild continues, and things only got more difficult after top forward Jonathan Huberdeau suffered a season-ending in March.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / April 18

Recap: Wranglers control entire game against the Eagles in 5-2 win

The Calgary Wranglers kicked off their last series of the season with a Friday night game against the Colorado Eagles. They got most of their players back from the Flames in time for this road match-up and played this game with a lot of energy and held control of the lead the whole game.

Calgary Flames News / Professor Press Box / April 18

Frustration to Focus: The Flames’ Rebuild Begins

This season was a tough one for the Calgary Flames. The goals just weren’t there when they needed them, injuries kept popping up, and the team never really got into a groove.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / April 17

‘We want to do it the right way’: Flames general manager Craig Conroy eyes sustainable success during exit interviews

Pals, the Stanley Cup playoffs begin on Saturday and the Calgary Flames will not be part of the proceedings. On Friday, Flames brass met with their players as part of their annual exit meetings before everyone leaves to start their off-seasons.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / April 17

Series preview: Wranglers embark on one last road series to wrap up season

The Calgary Hitmen and Calgary Flames may be done for the season, but there is still one more Calgary team with a couple of games left to play. The Calgary Wranglers wrap up their season with a two game road series in Loveland, CO, against the Colorado Eagles this weekend.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / April 17

Flames return Arsenii Sergeev, Rory Kerins and Aydar Suniev to the AHL’s Wranglers

The 2025-26 season has ended for the Calgary Flames. But with a pair of games left on the docket for their minor league affiliate, the Flames made a trio of roster moves on Friday morning, sending goaltender Arsenii Sergeev and forwards Rory Kerins and Aydar Suniev back to the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wranglers.

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Lucas Ciona News / Flamesnation / April 17

Lucas Ciona reacts to Wranglers Man of the Year Award for the 2025-26 season

For the second year in a row, Lucas Ciona was named as the Calgary Wranglers Man of the year. Every year, the team votes for the player who best exemplifies positive contributions to the community and charitable organizations over the course of the season.

Zayne Parekh News / The Hockey Writers / April 17

Flames Fans Don’t Need to Be Concerned by Zayne Parekh’s Rookie Season

There may not have been high expectations for the Calgary Flames for the 2025-26 season. However, there were pretty high expectations for their 2024 ninth-overall pick, Zayne Parekh.

Arsenii Sergeev News / Flamesnation / April 17

Netminder Arsenii Sergeev shines in his NHL debut as Flames close out 2025-26 with a win

The Calgary Flames came into the final game of their season with only draft lottery positioning at stake. With a rookie netminder between the pipes, playing

Calgary Flames News / The Win Column / April 17

Grading the Calgary Flames forwards for the 2025-26 season

The Calgary Flames’ season has officially come to a close. After missing the playoffs by a mere point a season ago, the club would fall to the bottom of the standings this year in a successful season for team tank.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / April 17

Beyond the Boxscore: The kids close things out in style, wrapping up their season with a home win.

The Calgary Flames got plenty of highlight reel contributions from a trio of rookies to topple the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 in the regular season finale. CF% – 35.49%|| SCF% – 28.72%|| HDCF% – 23.48%|| xGF% – 19.89% It’s a Team Game – The story of this game, start to finish, begins and ends with rookie netminder Arsenii Sergeev.

Arsenii Sergeev News / Field Level Media / April 17

Flames' Arsenii Sergeev shines in NHL debut; Kings get 2nd wild card

Arsenii Sergeev made 27 saves, several of the spectacular variety, in his NHL debut to backstop the host Calgary Flames to a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night in the teams' final game of the regular season.

Connor Zary News / The Hockey Writers / April 16

Connor Zary Should No Longer Be Part of the Flames’ Long-Term Plans

In many ways, it feels like it was just yesterday that Calgary Flames fans were doing what they could to get some attention on Connor Zary when it came to Calder Trophy recognition.

Arsenii Sergeev News / Daily Faceoff / April 16

Flames recall Arsenii Sergeev, will make first NHL start against Kings

The Calgary Flames have recalled goaltender Arsenii Sergeev from the AHL’s Calgary Wranglers on an emergency basis ahead of their 2025-26 season finale against the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday.

Rory Kerins News / Pro Hockey Rumors / April 14

Flames Recall Rory Kerins

The Flames announced Tuesday that they’ve recalled forward Rory Kerins from AHL Calgary. In doing so, they’ve used up the last of the five standard recalls available after the trade deadline, so they won’t be able to make any non-emergency moves before Thursday’s season finale against the Kings.

Calgary Flames News / The Hockey Writers / April 13

Flames’ Inability to Play With Pace Led to 2025-26 Struggles

The Calgary Flames 2025-26 season was nothing short of a disaster, missing the playoffs for the fourth straight time and being on pace to finish in the bottom three in the NHL after missing the playoffs via a tiebreaker last season.

Calgary Flames News / NHL Trade Talk / April 12

The Flames’ Reset Year Might Be More Successful Than You Think

The Calgary Flames’ season looks messier on paper than it has really felt in the building. Sure, the team is down to three games and sits outside the playoffs, but there are a number of reasons this year should be considered a step forward — even if it didn’t end the way fans hoped.